Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-110
§6455 Working Groups
Title 16 › CHAPTER 83A — CORAL REEF CONSERVATION, MANAGEMENT, AND ASSISTANCE › SUBCHAPTER I — UNITED STATES CORAL REEF TASK FORCE › § 6455
Summary
Co-chairs may form working groups to help the Task Force. Members can ask for them; outside groups (universities, conservation groups, and fishing associations) may join. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) does not apply.
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Title 16, §6455
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(a)In general
The co-chairpersons of the Task Force may establish working groups as necessary to meet the goals and carry out the duties of the Task Force.
(b)Requests from members
The members of the Task Force may request that the co-chairpersons establish a working group under subsection (a).
(c)Participation by nongovernmental organizations
The co-chairpersons may allow nongovernmental organizations as appropriate, including academic institutions, conservation groups, and commercial and recreational fishing associations, to participate in a working group established under subsection (a).
(d)Nonapplicability of Federal Advisory Committee Act
The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to working groups established under this section.
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The Federal Advisory Committee Act, referred to in subsec. (d), is Pub. L. 92–463, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 770, which was set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, and was substantially repealed and restated in chapter 10 (§ 1001 et seq.) of Title 5 by Pub. L. 117–286, §§ 3(a), 7, Dec. 27, 2022, 136 Stat. 4197, 4361. For disposition of sections of the Act into chapter 10 of Title 5, see Disposition Table preceding section 101 of Title 5.
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16 U.S.C. § 6455
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Sep 23, 2026
Release point: 119-110