### Question
How is the "advisory committee" defined?


### Answer
The term **advisory committee** is defined in *5 U.S.C. § 3* as follows -

> any committee, board, commission, council, conference, panel, task force, or other similar group, or any subcommittee or other subgroup thereof (hereafter in this paragraph referred to as “committee”), which is—


(A) established by statute or reorganization plan, or


(B) established or utilized by the President, or


(C) established or utilized by one or more agencies,


  

in the interest of obtaining advice or recommendations for the President or one or more agencies or officers of the Federal Government, except that such term excludes (i) the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, (ii) the Commission on Government Procurement, and (iii) any committee which is composed wholly of full-time officers or employees of the Federal Government

#### Citation:
  - *5 U.S.C. § 3*
  - Heading: **FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT**

