{"data":{"id":"us/41-cfr-102-3.50","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"41 CFR 102-3.50","heading":"-3.50 Authorities for establishing advisory committees.","body":"FACA identifies four sources of authority for establishing an advisory committee:\n(a) Required by statute. By law where Congress establishes an advisory committee, or specifically directs the President or an agency to establish it (non-discretionary);\n(b) Presidential authority. By Presidential directive (non-discretionary);\n(c) Authorized by statute. By law where Congress authorizes, but does not direct the President or an agency to establish it (discretionary); or\n(d) Agency authority. By an agency under general authority in title 5 of the United States Code or under other agency-authorizing statutes (discretionary).","path":["Title 41—Public Contracts and Property Management","Subtitle C—Federal Property Management Regulations System","CHAPTER 102—FEDERAL MANAGEMENT REGULATION","SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL","PART 102-3—FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE MANAGEMENT","Subpart B—Establishment, Renewal, Reestablishment, Merger, and Termination of Advisory Committees"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-41.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:05Z","sha256":"d2da8f30edffc77bec57a1d2afa7ad5d1b14a60574c9b36be432d788414dec23","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/41-cfr-102-3.45","next":"us/41-cfr-102-3.55"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}