Title 5 — Government Organization and EmployeesRelease 119-73not60
§1005 Responsibilities of the President
Title 5 › Part I— THE AGENCIES GENERALLY › Chapter 10— FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEES › § 1005
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President may delegate handling of public advisory recommendations and must, within 1 year of a public report, tell Congress actions or reasons for inaction.
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Title 5, §1005
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(a)The President may delegate responsibility for evaluating and taking action, where appropriate, with respect to all public recommendations made to the President by Presidential advisory committees.
(b)Within 1 year after a Presidential advisory committee submits a public report to the President, the President or the President’s delegate shall submit to Congress a report stating either proposals for action or reasons for inaction, with respect to the recommendations contained in the public report.
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Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 10055 U.S.C. App. (FACA § 6(a), (b))Pub. L. 92–463, § 6(a), (b), Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 772.
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5 U.S.C. § 1005
Title 5 — Government Organization and Employees
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60