US Code

Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

50 U.S.C. § 3073

Advisory committees; appointment; compensation of part-time personnel; applicability of other laws

(a)
section 5332 of title 5 The Director of the Office of Defense Mobilization, the Director of National Intelligence, and the National Security Council, acting through its Executive Secretary, are authorized to appoint such advisory committees and to employ, consistent with other provisions of this chapter, such part-time advisory personnel as they may deem necessary in carrying out their respective functions and the functions of agencies under their control. Persons holding other offices or positions under the United States for which they receive compensation, while serving as members of such committees, shall receive no additional compensation for such service. Retired members of the uniformed services employed by the Director of National Intelligence who hold no other office or position under the United States for which they receive compensation, other members of such committees and other part-time advisory personnel so employed may serve without compensation or may receive compensation at a daily rate not to exceed the daily equivalent of the rate of pay in effect for grade GS–18 of the General Schedule established by , as determined by the appointing authority.
(b)
Service of an individual as a member of any such advisory committee, or in any other part-time capacity for a department or agency hereunder, shall not be considered as service bringing such individual within the provisions of section 203, 205, or 207 of title 18, unless the act of such individual, which by such section is made unlawful when performed by an individual referred to in such section, is with respect to any particular matter which directly involves a department or agency which such person is advising or in which such department or agency is directly interested.

July 26, 1947, ch. 34361 Stat. 507Aug. 10, 1949, ch. 412, § 10(c)63 Stat. 585Sept. 3, 1954, ch. 1263, § 868 Stat. 1228Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, § 53(b)70A Stat. 67672 Stat. 1799Pub. L. 90–60882 Stat. 1194Pub. L. 97–89, title V, § 50495 Stat. 1153Pub. L. 100–453, title V, § 503102 Stat. 1910Pub. L. 108–458, title I, § 1071(a)(1)(U)118 Stat. 3689Pub. L. 109–295, title VI, § 612(c)120 Stat. 1410(, title III, § 303, ; , ; , ; , , 684; 1958 Reorg. Plan No. 1, § 2, eff. , 23 F.R. 4991, ; , ch. IV, § 402, , ; Ex. Ord. No. 11725, § 3, eff. , 38 F.R. 17175; Ex. Ord. No. 12148, §§ 1–103, 4–102, , 44 F.R. 43239; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

act July 26, 1947, ch. 34361 Stat. 495This chapter, referred to in subsec. (a), was in the original “this Act”, meaning , , known as the National Security Act of 1947, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.

Codification

section 405 of this titleSection was formerly classified to prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Amendments

Pub. L. 108–4582004—Subsec. (a). substituted “Director of National Intelligence” for “Director of Central Intelligence” in two places.

Pub. L. 100–4531988—Subsec. (a). substituted “Retired members of the uniformed services employed by the Director of Central Intelligence who hold no other office or position under the United States for which they receive compensation, other” for “Other” in last sentence.

Pub. L. 97–89, § 504(a)section 5332 of title 51981—Subsec. (a). , substituted “at a daily rate not to exceed the daily equivalent of the rate of pay in effect for grade GS–18 of the General Schedule established by ” for “at a rate not to exceed $50 for each day of service”.

Pub. L. 97–89, § 504(b)Subsec. (b). , substituted “section 203, 205, or 207 of title 18” for “section 281, 283, or 284 of title 18”.

1956—Subsec. (a). Act , struck out “Secretary of Defense, the” after “The”.

section 119(e) of title 411954—Act , amended section generally, substituting the “Director of the Office of Defense Mobilization” for “Chairman of the National Security Resources Board” in subsec. (a), and substituting “sections 281, 283, or 284 of title 18” for “sections 198 or 203 of title 18 or ”.

1949—Subsec. (a). Act , inserted reference to National Security Council, and increased per diem payable to consultants from $35 to $50.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2004 Amendment

Pub. L. 108–458section 3001 of this titleFor Determination by President that amendment by take effect on , see Memorandum of President of the United States, , 70 F.R. 23925, set out as a note under .

Pub. L. 108–458section 1097(a) of Pub. L. 108–458section 3001 of this titleAmendment by effective not later than six months after , except as otherwise expressly provided, see , set out in an Effective Date of 2004 Amendment; Transition Provisions note under .

Effective Date of 1981 Amendment

Pub. L. 97–89section 806 of Pub. L. 97–89section 1621 of Title 10Amendment by effective , see , set out as an Effective Date note under , Armed Forces.

Transfer of Functions

section 3042 of this titleFor abolition of Office of Defense Mobilization and its Director and transfers and delegations of their functions to Office of Emergency Planning, Office of Emergency Preparedness, President, Federal Preparedness Agency, Federal Emergency Management Agency, and Secretary of Homeland Security, see Transfer of Functions notes set out under former .

Termination of Advisory Committees

section 1013 of Title 5Advisory committees in existence on , to terminate not later than the expiration of the 2-year period following , unless, in the case of a committee established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such committee is renewed by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year period, or in the case of a committee established by the Congress, its duration is otherwise provided by law. Advisory committees established after , to terminate not later than the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the date of their establishment, unless, in the case of a committee established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such committee is renewed by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year period, or in the case of a committee established by the Congress, its duration is otherwise provided by law. See , Government Organization and Employees.

Advisory Committee Members and Personnel; Per Diem Compensation

Act June 24, 1948, ch. 63262 Stat. 648section 3073(a) of this title, , which related to authority of former Chairman of National Security Resources Board to appoint advisory committee members and part-time advisory personnel at rates up to $50 per day, was superseded by .

References in Other Laws to GS–16, 17, or 18 Pay Rates

Pub. L. 101–509section 5376 of Title 5References in laws to the rates of pay for GS–16, 17, or 18, or to maximum rates of pay under the General Schedule, to be considered references to rates payable under specified sections of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, see section 529 [title I, § 101(c)(1)] of , set out in a note under .

Executive Documents

Transfer of Functions

63 Stat. 1067section 3021 of this titleNational Security Council transferred to Executive Office of President by Reorg. Plan No. 4 of 1949, eff. , 14 F.R. 5227, . See note set out under .