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Federal Research: The National Academy of Sciences and the Federal Advisory Committee Act

RCED-99-17 Published: Nov 13, 1998. Publicly Released: Nov 25, 1998.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the committee process at the National Academy of Sciences, focusing on the: (1) reasons the Academy sought relief from the Federal Advisory Committee Act; (2) Academy's committee procedures for providing advice to the federal government; and (3) Academy's implementation of the new requirements for providing information to the public.

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