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[CITE: 7USC3129a]

 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
       CHAPTER 64--AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND TEACHING
 
   SUBCHAPTER II--COORDINATION AND PLANNING OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, 
                         EXTENSION, AND TEACHING
 
Sec. 3129a. Federal Advisory Committee Act exemption for 
        competitive research, extension, and education programs
        
    The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) and title XVIII 
of this Act [7 U.S.C. 2281 et seq.] shall not apply to any committee, 
board, commission, panel, or task force, or similar entity, created 
solely for the purpose of reviewing applications or proposals requesting 
funding under any competitive research, extension, or education program 
carried out by the Secretary.

(Pub. L. 95-113, title XIV, Sec. 1413B, as added Pub. L. 104-127, title 
VIII, Sec. 804, Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1160.)

                       References in Text

    The Federal Advisory Committee Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 
92-463, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 770, as amended, which is set out in the 
Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
    Title XVIII of this Act, referred to in text, is title XVIII of the 
Food and Agriculture Act of 1977, Pub. L. 95-113, Sept. 29, 1977, 91 
Stat. 1041, as amended, which is classified generally to chapter 55A 
(Sec. 2281 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this 
Act to the Code, see Short Title of 1977 Amendment note set out under 
section 1281 of this title and Tables.
