In this chapter:
(1) **Administrator.—** — The term “Administrator” means the Administrator of General Services.
(2) **Advisory committee.—**
(A) *In general.—* — The term “advisory committee” means a committee, board, commission, council, conference, panel, task force, or other similar group, or any subcommittee or other subgroup thereof (hereafter in this paragraph referred to as “committee”) that is established or utilized to obtain advice or recommendations for the President or one or more agencies or officers of the Federal Government and that is—
(i) established by statute or reorganization plan;
(ii) established or utilized by the President; or
(iii) established or utilized by one or more agencies.
(B) *Exclusions.—* — The term “advisory committee” excludes—
(i) a committee that is composed wholly of full-time, or permanent part-time, officers or employees of the Federal Government; and
(ii) a committee that is created by the National Academy of Sciences or the National Academy of Public Administration.
(3) **Agency.—** — The term “agency” has the meaning given the term in [section 551 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section551&num=0&edition=prelim).
(4) **Presidential advisory committee.—** — The term “Presidential advisory committee” means an advisory committee that advises the President.
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In this chapter:
(1) **Administrator.—** — The term “Administrator” means the Administrator of General Services.
(2) **Advisory committee.—**
(A) *In general.—* — The term “advisory committee” means a committee, board, commission, council, conference, panel, task force, or other similar group, or any subcommittee or other subgroup thereof (hereafter in this paragraph referred to as “committee”) that is established or utilized to obtain advice or recommendations for the President or one or more agencies or officers of the Federal Government and that is—
(i) established by statute or reorganization plan;
(ii) established or utilized by the President; or
(iii) established or utilized by one or more agencies.
(B) *Exclusions.—* — The term “advisory committee” excludes—
(i) a committee that is composed wholly of full-time, or permanent part-time, officers or employees of the Federal Government; and
(ii) a committee that is created by the National Academy of Sciences or the National Academy of Public Administration.
(3) **Agency.—** — The term “agency” has the meaning given the term in [section 551 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section551&num=0&edition=prelim).
(4) **Presidential advisory committee.—** — The term “Presidential advisory committee” means an advisory committee that advises the President.
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§ 1001. Definitions
In this chapter:
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of General
Services.
(2) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘advisory com-
mittee’’ means a committee, board, commis-
sion, council, conference, panel, task force,
or other similar group, or any subcommittee
or other subgroup thereof (hereafter in this
paragraph referred to as ‘‘committee’’) that
is established or utilized to obtain advice or
recommendations for the President or one or
more agencies or officers of the Federal Gov-
ernment and that is—
(i) established by statute or reorganiza-
tion plan;
(ii) established or utilized by the Presi-
dent; or
(iii) established or utilized by one or
more agencies.
(B) EXCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘advisory com-
mittee’’ excludes—
(i) a committee that is composed wholly
of full-time, or permanent part-time, offi-
cers or employees of the Federal Govern-
ment; and
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§ 1002
(ii) a committee that is created by the
National Academy of Sciences or the Na-
tional Academy of Public Administration.
(3) AGENCY.—The term ‘‘agency’’ has the
meaning given the term in section 551 of this
title.
(4) PRESIDENTIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—The
term
‘‘Presidential
advisory
committee’’
means an advisory committee that advises the
President.
(Pub. L. 117–286, § 3(a), Dec. 27, 2022, 136 Stat.
4197.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Revised
Section
Source (U.S. Code)
Source (Statutes at Large)
1001 ............
5 U.S.C. App.
(FACA § 3)
Pub. L. 92–463, § 3, Oct. 6,
1972, 86 Stat. 770; Pub. L.
105–153, § 2(a), Dec. 17, 1997,
111 Stat. 2689.
[Although not mentioned in the explanation con-
tained in H. Rept. 117–193, in par. (1), ‘‘ ‘Administrator’
means th