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[CITE: 7USC2283]

 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
       CHAPTER 55A--DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE ADVISORY COMMITTEES
 
Sec. 2283. Membership on advisory committees


(a) Simultaneous service

    No person other than an officer or employee of the Department of 
Agriculture may serve simultaneously on more than one advisory 
committee, unless authorized by the Secretary.

(b) Service by more than one officer or employee of corporation or non-
        Federal entity

    Not more than one officer or employee of any corporation or other 
non-Federal entity, including all subsidiaries and affiliates thereof, 
may serve on the same advisory committee at any one time, unless 
authorized by the Secretary.

(c) Maximum length

    No person other than an officer or employee of the Department of 
Agriculture may serve for more than six consecutive years on an advisory 
committee, unless authorized by the Secretary.

(Pub. L. 95-113, title XVIII, Sec. 1803, Sept. 29, 1977, 91 Stat. 1041; 
Pub. L. 97-98, title XI, Sec. 1116(a), Dec. 22, 1981, 95 Stat. 1270.)


                               Amendments

    1981--Pub. L. 97-98 substituted provision relating to membership on 
advisory committees for provision relating to establishment of advisory 
committees.


                    Effective Date of 1981 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 97-98 effective Dec. 22, 1981, see section 1801 
of Pub. L. 97-98, set out as an Effective Date note under section 4301 
of this title.
