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Federal Advisory Committees, Panels, and Boards

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The U.S. Government utilizes a number of boards, panels, and committees that can offer expert advice and recommendations on specialized topics. Some boards or committees are comprised of subject matter experts from various federal Departments, while other boards bring in outside experts from academia, nonprofit organizations, the private sector, or civil society organizations to advise the government or to make recommendations. Boards that include experts from outside the federal government are subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) which ensures that the advice received by the government is relevant, objective and accessible to the public. A board or committee may be formed to address a very specific, time-limited topic, or it may meet regularly to consider ongoing issues. The board’s charter will outline the purpose of the board, the authority under which it was authorized, the scope of its activities, its membership and how members are selected, the length of the board’s service, and any other relevant parameters.

Federal Experts Security Advisory Panel (FESAP): The Federal Experts Security Advisory Panel (FESAP) was established by Executive Order 13546 on July 2, 2010 to provide recommendations related to the security of biological select agents and toxins (BSAT) to the Secretaries of Health and Human Services and Agriculture and the Attorney General.

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