Title 21, Food and DrugsRelease 119-102

§874 Advisory Committees

Title 21 › CHAPTER 13 — DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION AND CONTROL › SUBCHAPTER I — CONTROL AND ENFORCEMENT › Part E — Administrative and Enforcement Provisions › § 874

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Attorney General can appoint committees to advise on preventing and controlling drug abuse. Members may get $100 per day (including travel time) and receive travel expenses and per diem under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5.

Full Legal Text

Title 21, §874

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The Attorney General may from time to time appoint committees to advise him with respect to preventing and controlling the abuse of controlled substances. Members of the committees may be entitled to receive compensation at the rate of $100 for each day (including traveltime) during which they are engaged in the actual performance of duties. While traveling on official business in the performance of duties for the committees, members of the committees shall be allowed expenses of travel, including per diem instead of subsistence, in accordance with subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Termination of Advisory CommitteesAdvisory committees in existence on Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate not later than the expiration of the 2-year period following Jan. 5, 1973, and advisory committees established after Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate not later than the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the date of their establishment, unless in the case of a committee established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such committee is renewed by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year period, or in the case of a committee established by Congress, its duration is otherwise provided by law. See section 1013 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

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Citation

21 U.S.C. § 874

Title 21, Food and Drugs

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102