§2281. Congressional declaration of purpose

The purposes of this chapter are to-

(1) require strict financial and program accounting by advisory committees of the Department of Agriculture;

(2) assure balance and objectivity in the membership of such advisory committees; and

(3) prevent the formation or continuation of unnecessary advisory committees by the Department of Agriculture.

(Pub. L. 95 113, title XVIII, §1801, Sept. 29, 1977, 91 Stat. 1041; Pub. L. 97 98, title XI, §1116(a), Dec. 22, 1981, 95 Stat. 1270.)

Amendments

1981-Pub. L. 97 98 reenacted section without change.

Effective Date of 1981 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 97 98 effective Dec. 22, 1981, see section 1801 of Pub. L. 97 98, set out as an Effective Date note under section 4301 of this title.

Effective Date

Chapter effective Oct. 1, 1977, see section 1901 of Pub. L. 95 113, set out as an Effective Date of 1977 Amendment note under section 1307 of this title.

Soybean Research Advisory Institute; Establishment, Composition, Etc.

Section 1446 of Pub. L. 97 98, which had provided for the establishment of a Soybean Research Advisory Institute for the purpose of preparing and submitting to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and the House Committee on Agriculture, not later than March 1, 1983, a comprehensive report, with appropriate recommendations, on the findings of the Institute regarding research on soybean production and utilization, was repealed by Pub. L. 99 198, title XIV, §1434, Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1557.