5 USC § 1005 - Responsibilities of the President

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title: "5 USC § 1005 - Responsibilities of the President"
title_number: 5
title_name: "GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES"
section_number: "1005"
section_name: "Responsibilities of the President"
chapter_number: 10
chapter_name: "FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEES"
part_number: "I"
part_name: "THE AGENCIES GENERALLY"
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last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 117–286, § 3(a), Dec. 27, 2022, 136 Stat. 4199.)"
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# § 1005. Responsibilities of the President

**(a)** **Delegation.—** The President may delegate responsibility for evaluating and taking action, where appropriate, with respect to all public recommendations made to the President by Presidential advisory committees.

**(b)** **Report on Response to Recommendations.—** Within 1 year after a Presidential advisory committee submits a public report to the President, the President or the President’s delegate shall submit to Congress a report stating either proposals for action or reasons for inaction, with respect to the recommendations contained in the public report.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 117–286, § 3(a), Dec. 27, 2022, 136 Stat. 4199.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1005 | 5 U.S.C. App. (FACA § 6(a), (b)) | Pub. L. 92–463, § 6(a), (b), Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 772. |