[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2463 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2463

To provide, in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, for 
 the repeal of advisory committees no longer carrying out the purposes 
                    for which they were established.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

           September 27 (legislative day, September 12), 1994

Mr. Glenn (for himself, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Roth, Mr. Levin, Mr. DeConcini, 
 Mr. Lieberman, and Mr. Stevens) introduced the following bill; which 
  was read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide, in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, for 
 the repeal of advisory committees no longer carrying out the purposes 
                    for which they were established.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Advisory Committee Termination Act 
of 1994''.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF ADVISORY COMMITTEES.

    (a) Department of Agriculture.--
            (1) Swine health advisory committee.--Section 11 of the 
        Swine Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 3810), which required the 
        Secretary of Agriculture to appoint a swine health advisory 
        committee or committees, is repealed.
            (2) Cascade head scenic-research area advisory council.--
        Section 8 of the Act of December 22, 1974 (16 U.S.C. 541g), 
        which required the Secretary of Agriculture to appoint a 
        Cascade Head Scenic-Research Area Advisory Council, is 
        repealed.
            (3) Global climate change technical advisory committee.--
        Section 2404 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade 
        Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6703), which required the Secretary of 
        Agriculture to appoint a Global Climate Change Technical 
        Advisory Committee, is repealed.
            (4) Mono basin national forest scenic area advisory 
        board.--Section 306 of the California Wilderness Act of 1984 
        (16 U.S.C. 543e), which established the Mono Basin National 
        Forest Scenic Area Advisory Board, is repealed.
            (5) Nez perce national historic trail advisory council.--
        Section 5(d) of the National Trails System Act, (16 U.S.C. 
        1244(d)), which required the Secretary of Agriculture to 
        establish an advisory council for the Nez Perce National 
        Historic Trail, is amended in the first sentence by inserting 
        before the period at the end ``and the Advisory Council 
        established for the Nez Perce National Historic Trail shall 
        terminate on the effective date of the Advisory Committee 
        Termination Act of 1994.''.
    (b) Department of Defense.--Section 3306 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (50 U.S.C. 98h-1 note), which 
authorized the Government-Industry Advisory Committee on the Operation 
and Modernization of the National Defense Stockpile, is repealed.
    (c) Department of Education; Improvement and Reform of Schools and 
Teaching Fund Board.--
            (1) Fund for the improvement and reform of schools and 
        teaching act.--The Fund for the Improvement and Reform of 
        Schools and Teaching Act (20 U.S.C. 4811 et seq.), which 
        established the Fund Board, is amended--
                    (A) in section 3231 (20 U.S.C. 4831)--
                            (i) in the heading by striking ``board 
                        authorized'' and inserting ``director's 
                        responsibilities'';
                            (ii) by striking subsection (a) and 
                        redesignating subsections (b) through (f) as 
                        subsections (a) through (e), respectively;
                            (iii) in subsection (b)--
                                    (I) by amending paragraph (3)(A) to 
                                read as follows:
                    ``(A) coordinate the work of the Fund with the work 
                of the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary 
                Education,'';
                                    (II) by amending paragraph (3)(C) 
                                to read as follows:
                    ``(C) identify promising initiatives and solicit 
                proposals,'';
                                    (III) by striking paragraph (2); 
                                and
                                    (IV) by redesignating paragraph (3) 
                                as paragraph (2); and
                            (iv) in subsection (c)--
                                    (I) by striking ``priorities rule'' 
                                and inserting ``project summary''; and
                                    (II) by striking the first two 
                                sentences;
                    (B) in section 3233 (20 U.S.C. 4833), by striking 
                the second sentence; and
                    (C) in section 3243 (20 U.S.C. 4843)--
                            (i) by striking paragraph (2); and
                            (ii) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and 
                        (4) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively.
            (2) Technical amendment.--Section 551 of the Higher 
        Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1107) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) by striking paragraph (2); and
                            (ii) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
                        paragraph (2);
                    (B) by striking subsection (c); and
                    (C) by redesignating subsections (d) through (k) as 
                subsections (c) through (j), respectively.
    (d) Department of Energy--
            (1) Technical advisory committee on verification of fissile 
        material and nuclear warhead controls.--Section 3151(c) of the 
        National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public 
        Law 101-510; 104 Stat. (839)), which authorized the Technical 
        Advisory Committee on Verification of Fissile Material and 
        Nuclear Warhead Controls, is repealed.
            (2) Technical panel on magnetic fusion.--Section 7 of the 
        Magnetic Fusion Energy Engineering Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 
        9306), which authorized a technical panel on magnetic fusion, 
        is repealed.
    (e) Department of Health and Human Services.--
            (1) Advisory council on hazardous substances research and 
        training.--Section 311(a)(5) of the Comprehensive Environmental 
        Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 
        9660(a)(5)), which authorized an advisory council on hazardous 
        substances research and training, is repealed.
            (2) Advisory council on trauma care systems.--Section 1202 
        of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300d-1), which 
        authorized the Advisory Council on Trauma Care Systems, is 
        repealed.
            (3) Job opportunities and basic skills training program 
        advisory panel.--Section 203(c)(4) of the Family Support Act of 
        1988 (42 U.S.C. 681 note), which authorized an advisory panel 
        for the evaluation of the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills 
        Training (JOBS) Program, is repealed.
            (4) Board of tea experts.--Section 4 of the Tea Importation 
        Act (21 U.S.C. 42), which authorized a board of tea experts, is 
        repealed.
            (5) Device good manufacturing advisory committee.--Section 
        520(f)(3) of the Federal Food, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 
        360j(f)(3)), which authorized a device good manufacturing 
        practice advisory committee, is repealed.
            (6) End stage renal disease data advisory committee.--The 
        second sentence of section 1881(c)(7) of the Social Security 
        Act (42 U.S.C. 1395rr(c)(7)), which authorized a professional 
        advisory group to assist in formulation of policies and 
        procedures relevant to the management of the end stage renal 
        disease registry, is amended by striking everything after 
        ``purpose of such'' and inserting ``registry and shall 
        determine the appropriate location of the registry.''.
            (7) Federal hospital council.--Section 641 of the Public 
        Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 291k), which authorized the 
        Federal Hospital Council, is repealed.
            (8) National arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin 
        diseases advisory board.--Section 442 of the Public Health 
        Service Act (42 U.S.C. 285d-7), which authorized the National 
        Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Advisory Board, 
        is repealed.
            (9) National commission on alcoholism and other alcohol-
        related problems.--Section 18 of the Comprehensive Alcohol 
        Abuse and Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation 
        Act Amendments of 1979 (42 U.S.C. 4541 note), which authorized 
        the National Commission on Alcoholism and Other Alcohol-Related 
        Problems, is repealed.
            (10) National deafness and other communication disorders 
        advisory board.--Section 464D of the Public Health Service Act 
        (42 U.S.C. 285m-4), which authorized the National Deafness and 
        Other Communication Disorders Advisory Board, is repealed.
            (11) National diabetes advisory board, national digestive 
        diseases advisory board, and national kidney and urologic 
        diseases advisory board.--Section 430 of the Public Health 
        Service Act (42 U.S.C. 285c-4), which authorized the National 
        Diabetes Advisory Board, National Digestive Diseases Advisory 
        Board, and National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Advisory 
        Board, is repealed.
            (12) Task force on aging research.--Title III of the Home 
        Health Care and Alzheimer's Disease Amendments of 1990 (42 
        U.S.C. 242q through 242q-5), which authorized the Task Force on 
        Aging Research, is repealed.
    (f) Department of the Interior.--
            (1) Chattahoochee river national recreation area advisory 
        commission.--Section 106 of Public Law 95-344 (16 U.S.C. 460ii-
        5), which authorized the Chattahoochee River National 
        Recreation Area Advisory Commission, is repealed.
            (2) Gulf islands national seashore advisory commission.--
        Section 10 of Public Law 91-660 (16 U.S.C. 459h-9), which 
        authorized the Gulf Islands National Seashore Advisory 
        Commission, is repealed.
            (3) Jefferson national expansion memorial commission.--
        Section 7 of the Act of August 24, 1984 (68 Stat. 98, chapter 
        204; 98 Stat. 1467; 16 U.S.C. 450jj-6), which authorized the 
        Jefferson National Expansion Memorial Commission, is repealed.
            (4) Potomac heritage national scenic trail advisory 
        council.--The first sentence of section 5(d) of the National 
        Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(d)), which required the 
        Secretary of the Interior to establish an advisory council for 
        the Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail, is amended by 
        inserting ``except the Potomac Heritage Trail'' after 
        ``respective trail''.
    (g) Department of Justice.--Section 5002 of title 18, United States 
Code, which authorized the Advisory Corrections Council, is repealed.
    (h) Department of Transportation.--
            (1) Commercial motor vehicle safety regulatory review 
        panel.--Section 31134 of title 49, United States Code, as 
        enacted by Public Law 103-472 (formerly section 209 of the 
        Motor Carrier Safety Act of 1984 (49 U.S.C. App. 2508)), which 
        authorized the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Regulatory 
        Review Panel, is repealed.
            (2) National driver register advisory committee.--Section 
        209 of the National Driver Register Act of 1982 (23 U.S.C. 401 
        note), which authorized the National Driver Register Advisory 
        Committee, is repealed.
            (3) National highway safety advisory committee.--Section 
        404 of title 23, United States Code, which authorized the 
        National Highway Safety Advisory Committee, is repealed.
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