[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 22, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 22CFR8.4]

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                       TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS
 
                     CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF STATE
 
PART 8--ADVISORY COMMITTEE MANAGEMENT--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 8.4  Definitions.

    (a) The Federal Advisory Committee Act defines advisory committee as 
any committee, board, commission, council, conference, panel, task 
force, or other similar group, or any subcommittee or other subgroup 
thereof, which is--
    (1) Established by statute or reorganization plan, or
    (2) Established or utilized by the President, or
    (3) 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, except a committee 
composed wholly of full-time officers and employees of the Government.
    (b) A formal subgroup or subcommittee independently possesses 
significant requisites of an advisory committee, i.e., fixed membership, 
periodic meetings, et cetera.
    (c) An informal subgroup or subcommittee is one that facilitates the 
activities of its advisory committee. For example, during a particular 
meeting, the advisory committee may divide itself into subgroups to 
permit simultaneous discussion of different topics.