United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2004-04-16 monographic deposited born digital 149 p. GA 1.13:GAO-04-328 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-328 P0b002ee1803959bb f:d04328 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-328 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-328 GAO-04-328 Advisory committees Federal advisory bodies National policies Policy evaluation Strategic planning Conflict of interests Performance measures Policies and procedures Other Written Product A09804 Because advisory committees are established to advise federal decision makers on significant national issues, it is essential that their membership be, and be perceived as being, free from conflicts of interest and balanced as a whole. GAO was asked to (1) describe the role of federal advisory committees in the development of national policies, (2) examine the extent to which existing guidance and policies and procedures for evaluating committee members for conflicts of interest and points of view ensure independent members and balanced committees, and (3) identify practices and measures that could help ensure independence and balance. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-328/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-328.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-328/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-328.pdf GAO-04-328 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-328 Other Written Product GAO-04-328; Federal Advisory Committees: Additional Guidance Could Help Agencies Better Ensure Independence and Balance; Advisory committees Federal advisory bodies National policies Policy evaluation Strategic planning Conflict of interests Performance measures Policies and procedures Title 5 Appendix 2 5 U.S.C. App. 2 Volume 86 Page 770 86 Stat. 770 Public Law 106-503