§2471a. Users' Advisory Group

(a) Establishment

(1) The National Space Council shall establish a Users' Advisory Group composed of non-Federal representatives of industries and other persons involved in aeronautical and space activities.

(2) The Vice President shall name a chairman of the Users' Advisory Group.

(3) The National Space Council shall from time to time, but not less than once a year, meet with the Users' Advisory Group.

(4) The function of the Users' Advisory Group shall be to ensure that the interests of industries and other non-Federal entities involved in space activities, including in particular commercial entities, are adequately represented in the National Space Council.

(5) The Users' Advisory Group may be assisted by personnel detailed to the National Space Council.

(b) Exemption

The Users' Advisory Group shall not be subject to section 14(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act.

( Pub. L. 101–611, title I, §121, Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 3204 .)

References in Text

Section 14(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, referred to in subsec. (b), is section 14(a)(2) of Pub. L. 92–463, which is set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

Codification

Section was enacted as part of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1991, and not as part of the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 which is classified principally to this chapter.