In 1972, the Congress passed legislation to establish Federal Advisory Committees and a support structure to manage them. Speculation says there are more than 1000 of these committee across the government. This page is primarily devoted to helping interested parties gather information about the committees.
General Information about the Operation of Federal Advisory Committees
There is a federal agency devoted completely to the Federal Advisory Committees. It does a variety of reporting functions, and lays out policy and comment. See Federal Advisory Committees Overview.
The Advisory Committee concept provides a superb opportunity for participation by citizens and interested organizations for participation in the conduct of more than 1000 Advisory Committees. The difficulty in in organizing possible interested parties so they actually make nominations, provide information, and participate in the committee deliberations.
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