The Federal Advisory Committee Act: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and Technology of the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fifth Congress, First Session, November 5, 1997 |
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Page 77 - States as may be designated, and the Academy shall, whenever called upon by any department of the Government, investigate, examine, experiment, and report upon any subject of science or art, the actual expense of such investigations, examinations, experiments, and reports to be paid from appropriations which may be made for the purpose, but the Academy shall receive no compensation whatever for any services to the Government of the United States.
Page 77 - advisory committee" means any committee, board, commission, council, conference, panel, task force, or other similar group, or any subcommittee or other subgroup thereof...
Page 179 - ... committee"), which is — (A) established by statute or reorganization plan, or (B) established or utilized by the President, or (C) established or utilized by one or more agencies. in the interest of obtaining advice or recommendations for the President or one or more agencies or officers of the Federal Government...
Page 225 - Sciences, and is a fellow of both the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Page 108 - The housing, feeding and nonmedical care of the animals will be directed by a veterinarian or other scientist trained and experienced in the proper care, handling and use of the species being maintained or studied.
Page 108 - Proper use of animals, including the avoidance or minimization of discomfort, distress, and pain when consistent with sound scientific practices, is imperative. Unless the contrary is established, investigators should consider that procedures that cause pain or distress in human beings may cause pain or distress in other animals.
Page 93 - One of the great dangers in the unregulated use of advisory committees is that special interest groups may use their membership on such bodies to promote their private concerns.
Page 109 - Care and Use of Laboratory Animals prepared by the Institute of Laboratory Animal Resources, National Academy of Sciences...
Page 108 - Animal experiments should be undertaken only after due consideration of their relevance for human or animal health and the advancement of biological knowledge. IV. The animals selected for an experiment should be of an appropriate species and quality, and the minimum number required to obtain scientifically valid results. V. Investigators and other personnel should never fail to treat animals as sentient, and should regard their proper care and use and the avoidance or minimization of discomfort,...
Page 77 - Federal Advisory Committee Act". FINDINGS AND PURPOSES SEC. 2. (a) The Congress finds that there are numerous committees, boards, commissions, councils, and similar groups which have been established to advise officers and agencies in the executive branch of the Federal Government and that they are frequently a useful and beneficial means of furnishing expert advice, ideas, and diverse opinions to the Federal Government. (b) The Congress further finds and declares that — ( 1 ) the need for many...