Title 54, National Park Service and Related ProgramsRelease 119-110

§100906 Advisory Committees

Title 54 › Subtitle I — National Park System › CHAPTER 1009 — ADMINISTRATION › § 100906

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary may create advisory committees to help run the System and may set their rules and terms. Any advisory commission or committee created by law for a System unit does not have to follow 5 U.S.C. 1013(b) while it is authorized. Members may keep serving after their terms end until a successor is named. They are not paid for service but may be reimbursed for necessary travel under 5 U.S.C. 5703.

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Title 54, §100906

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(a)Establishment.—
To facilitate the administration of the System, the Secretary, under such terms and conditions as the Secretary may consider advisable, may appoint and establish advisory committees in regard to the functions of the Service as the Secretary considers advisable.
(b)Charter Exception On Renewal.—
section 1013(b) of title 5 is waived with respect to any advisory commission or advisory committee established by law in connection with any System unit during the period for which the commission or committee is authorized by law.
(c)Service of Members.—
Any member of any advisory commission or advisory committee established in connection with any System unit may serve after the expiration of the member’s term until a successor is appointed.
(d)Compensation and Travel Expenses.—
Members of an advisory committee established under subsection (a) shall receive no compensation for their services as such but shall be allowed necessary travel expenses as authorized by section 5703 of title 5.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 100906(a)16 U.S.C. 1a–2 (matter before (a), (c) (words before comma).Pub. L. 91–383, § 3 (matter before (a)), (c), Aug. 18, 1970, 84 Stat. 826; Pub. L. 106–176, title I, § 118(2), (3), Mar. 10, 2000, 114 Stat. 28. 100906(b), (c)16 U.S.C. 1a–14.Pub. L. 102–525, title III, § 301, Oct. 26, 1992, 106 Stat. 3441. 100906(d)16 U.S.C. 1a–2(c) (words after comma).

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2022—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 117–286 substituted “section 1013(b) of title 5” for “section 14(b) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)”.

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54 U.S.C. § 100906

Title 54, National Park Service and Related Programs

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110