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Title 5 — Government Organization and EmployeesRelease 119-73not60

§1007 Responsibilities of Agency Heads

Title 5 › Part I— THE AGENCIES GENERALLY › Chapter 10— FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEES › § 1007

Last updated Apr 3, 2026|Official source

Summary

Agency heads must create consistent rules and controls for their advisory committees, following the Administrator’s directions under sections 1006 and 1009. Agencies must keep clear information about each committee’s purpose, work, and how it operates. If an agency has advisory committees, it must name an Advisory Committee Management Officer. That officer must oversee the committees, keep their reports and records while they exist, and handle requests under section 552 for those materials.

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Title 5, §1007

Government Organization and Employees — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)Each agency head shall establish uniform administrative guidelines and management controls for advisory committees established by that agency, which shall be consistent with directives of the Administrator under section 1006 and 1009 of this title. Each agency shall maintain systematic information on the nature, functions, and operations of each advisory committee within its jurisdiction.
(b)The head of each agency that has an advisory committee shall designate an Advisory Committee Management Officer who shall—
(1)exercise control and supervision over the establishment, procedures, and accomplishments of advisory committees established by the agency;
(2)assemble and maintain the reports, records, and other papers of any advisory committee established by the agency during the advisory committee’s existence; and
(3)carry out, on behalf of the agency, the provisions of section 552 of this title with respect to such reports, records, and other papers.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 10075 U.S.C. App. (FACA § 8)Pub. L. 92–463, § 8, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 773. In subsection (a), the word “Administrator” is substituted for “Director” (meaning the Director of the Office of Management and Budget) because of section 5F of Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1977 (5 U.S.C. App.).

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5 U.S.C. § 1007

Title 5 — Government Organization and Employees

Last Updated

Apr 3, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60