[CPEO-MEF] RABS and FACA

[CPEO Moderator <cpeo@cpeo.org>]

The language below appears in both the House and Senate Defense
Authorization bills.  It appears the language is intended to exempt
Restoration Advisory Boards from the extremely cumbersome DOD Federal
Advisory Committee Act (FACA) process.  DOD is the only agency that
requires extensive financial disclosure in order to serve on an advisory
committee.  In recent years there has been discussion that Restoration
Advisory Boards (RABs) are in violation of FACA.  It looks as though
this legislation is designed to put that debate to rest.

However, it is vital that the spirit of FACA should not be lost.

Aimee

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SEC. 313. PROVISION TO EXEMPT RESTORATION ADVISORY
BOARDS FROM THE FEDERAL ADVISORY 2
COMMITTEE ACT. 3
Section 2705 (d)(2) of chapter 160 of title 10, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subparagraph:
‘‘(C) The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.
App.) shall not apply to any restoration advisory board
established by the Secretary pursuant to this subsection.’’.
SEC. 314. REPEAL OF MILITARY EQUIPMENT AND INFRA-
STRUCTURE: PREVENTION AND MITIGATION
OF CORROSION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2228 of title 10, United
States Code, is repealed.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
for chapter 131 of this title is amended by striking the
item relating to section 2228.

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