§ 102-3.175 Reporting and recordkeeping requirements for advisory committees.

(a) Presidential advisory committee follow-up report. Within one year after a Presidential advisory committee has submitted a public report to the President, a follow-up report required by sec. 6(b) of the Act (codified at 5 U.S.C. 1005(b)) must be prepared and transmitted to the Congress detailing the disposition of the advisory committee's recommendations. These reports are prepared and transmitted to the Congress either by the President or the President's delegate pursuant to § 102-3.75(f). (b) Annual comprehensive review of Federal advisory committees. Per sec. 7(b) of the Act (codified at 5 U.S.C. 1006(b)), GSA is required to conduct an annual comprehensive review of the activities and responsibilities of each Federal advisory committee that was in existence during any part of a Federal fiscal year. In carrying out the review the Secretariat shall review the written public interest determination required by § 102-3.60(a), any reports or recommendations issued by each committee, including all grants, and data reported on each committee by its sponsoring agency to make a recommendation as to whether the committee should be renewed, merged, or terminated. Federal agencies are responsible for reporting data on each advisory committee into the GSA FACA database as part of the annual comprehensive review. (c) Annual report of closed or partially closed meetings. In accordance with sec. 10(d) of the Act (codified at 5 U.S.C. 1009(d)), advisory committees holding closed or partially closed meetings must issue reports at least annually, setting forth a summary of activities and such related matters as would be informative to the public consistent with the policy of 5 U.S.C. 552(b). (d) Advisory committee reports. Subject to 5 U.S.C. 552, copies of each report made by an advisory committee, including any report of closed or partially closed meetings as specified in paragraph (c) of this section and, where appropriate, background papers prepared by experts or consultants, must be filed with the Library of Congress as required by sec. 13 of the Act (codified at 5 U.S.C. 1012) for public inspection and use. (e) Advisory committee records. Official records generated by or for an advisory committee must be retained for the duration of the advisory committee. Upon termination of the advisory committee, the records must be processed in accordance with the Federal Records Act, 44 U.S.C. chapters 21 and 29 through 33, and regulations issued by the National Archives and Records Administration (see 36 CFR parts 1220, 1222, 1228, and 1234), or in accordance with the Presidential Records Act, 44 U.S.C. chapter 22.