43 USC 2803 - National Geospatial Advisory Committee

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§ 2803. National Geospatial Advisory Committee

(a) Establishment

(b) Membership

(1) CompositionThe Advisory Committee shall be composed of not more than 30 members, at least one of which will be from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, who shall—

(A) be appointed by the Chairperson of the Committee;

(B) be selected—

(i) to generally achieve a balanced representation of the viewpoints of various interested parties involved in national geospatial activities and the development of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure; and

(ii) with consideration of a geographic balance of residence of the members; and

(i) States;

(ii) local governments;

(iii) regional governments;

(iv) tribal governments;

(v) private sector entities;

(vi) geospatial information user industries;

(vii) professional associations;

(viii) scholarly associations;

(ix) nonprofit organizations;

(x) academia;

(xi) licensed geospatial data acquisition professionals; and

(xii) the Federal Government.

(2) Chairperson

(3) Period of appointment; vacancies

(A) In general

(B) Vacancies

(4) Limit on termsExcept for the member from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, an individual—

(A) may not be appointed to more than 2 consecutive terms as a member of the Advisory Committee; and

(B) after serving for 2 consecutive terms, is eligible to be appointed as a member of the Advisory Committee on and after the date that is 2 years after the end of the second consecutive term of the individual as a member of the Advisory Committee.

(5) Ethical requirements

(6) Incumbents

(A) In general

(B) Limit on terms

(1) may be formed for the purposes of compiling information or conducting research;

(2) shall be composed of members appointed by the Chairperson of the Advisory Committee;

(3) shall act under the direction of the Chairperson of the Advisory Committee and the officer or employee designated under section 10(e) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) 1

1 See References in Text note below.

with respect to the Advisory Committee;

(4) shall report the recommendations of the subcommittee to the Advisory Committee for consideration; and

(5) shall meet as necessary to accomplish the objectives of the subcommittee, subject to the approval of the Chairperson of the Advisory Committee and the availability of resources.

(d) Meetings

(1) In general

(2) Quorum

(e) Duties of the Advisory CommitteeThe Advisory Committee shall—

(1) provide advice and recommendations relating to—

(A) the management of Federal and national geospatial programs;

(B) the development of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure; and

(2) review and comment on geospatial policy and management issues; and

(3) ensure the views of representatives of non-Federal interested parties involved in national geospatial activities are conveyed to the Committee.

(f) Powers of the Advisory Committee

(1) Meetings

(2) Information from covered agencies

(A) In general

(B) Noncooperation

(3) Postal services

(g) Advisory Committee personnel matters

(1) No compensation of members

(A) Non-Federal employees

(B) Federal employees

(2) Travel expenses

(3) Detail of Government employees

(4) Staff support

(h) Applicability of FACA

(1) In general

(2) No termination

(i) Termination

(1) In general

(2) Continuation

(Pub. L. 115–254, div. B, title VII, § 754, Oct. 5, 2018, 132 Stat. 3418.)