# 102-3.80 Amendments to advisory committee charters.
The agency head is responsible for amending the charter of an advisory committee. Amending any existing advisory committee charter does not constitute renewal of the advisory committee under § 102-3.60. The procedures for making changes and filing amended charters will depend upon the authority basis for the advisory committee:
(a) *Non-discretionary advisory committees.* When Congress by law, or the President by Presidential directive (*e.g.,* E.O.), changes the authorizing language that has been the basis for establishing an advisory committee, the agency head or the chairperson of an independent Presidential advisory committee must amend those sections of the current charter affected by the new statute or Presidential directive (*e.g.,* E.O.), and file the amended charter as specified in § 102-3.70.
(b) *Discretionary advisory committees.* The agency head must amend the charter of a discretionary advisory committee when an agency head determines that provisions of a filed charter are inaccurate or obsolete, specific provisions have changed, such as the name of the advisory committee, number of members, estimated number or frequency of meetings, objectives, or estimated costs, or when advisory committees need to be merged. The agency must then file the amended charter as specified in § 102-3.70.
(c) *Public notification of charter amendments.* Agencies must post an announcement and a copy of the charter amendment on the advisory committee website. If an advisory committee website is not available, the agency must publish a notice of amendment in the *Federal Register.* *Federal Register* notice publishing and website posting of charter amendments may be performed concurrently with the filing of the charter. The publishing requirement in the *Federal Register* does not apply to a non-discretionary advisory committee if the amendment was the result of a legislative change or Presidential directive.