§ 5.
Reports of subordinate bodies and committees; unvouchered expenditures
Reports shall be submitted by all subordinate bodies and by the advisory commission to the council, and from time to time the council shall report to the President or to the heads of executive departments upon special inquiries or subjects appropriate thereto. When deemed proper the President may authorize, in amounts stipulated by him, unvouchered expenditures.
Notes
Editorial Notes
Codification
Second sentence was from a proviso to the first sentence, which was affected by act
Aug. 7, 1946
.Amendments
1946—Act
Aug. 7, 1946
, repealed all provisions requiring annual reports to Congress of the Council’s activities and expenditures.Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Termination of Advisory Commissions
Advisory commissions in existence on
Jan. 5, 1973
, to terminate not later than the expiration of the 2-year period following Jan. 5, 1973
, unless, in the case of a commission established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such commission is renewed by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year period, or in the case of a commission established by the Congress, its duration is otherwise provided by law. Advisory commissions established after Jan. 5, 1973
, 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 commission established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such commission is renewed by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year period, or in the case of a commission established by the Congress, its duration is otherwise provided by law. See sections 1001(2) and 1013 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.