5 USC § 8911 - Advisory committee

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title: "5 USC § 8911 - Advisory committee"
title_number: 5
title_name: "GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES"
section_number: "8911"
section_name: "Advisory committee"
chapter_number: 89
chapter_name: "HEALTH INSURANCE"
part_number: "III"
part_name: "EMPLOYEES"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 607; Pub. L. 95–454, title IX, § 906(a)(1), (4), Oct. 13, 1978, 92 Stat. 1224, 1225.)"
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# § 8911. Advisory committee

The Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall appoint a committee composed of five members, who serve without pay, to advise the Office regarding matters of concern to employees under this chapter. Each member of the committee shall be an employee enrolled under this chapter or an elected official of an employee organization.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 607; Pub. L. 95–454, title IX, § 906(a)(1), (4), Oct. 13, 1978, 92 Stat. 1224, 1225.)

| Derivation | U.S. Code | Revised Statutes andStatutes at Large |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | 5 U.S.C. 3012. | Sept. 28, 1959, Pub. L. 86–382, § 13, 73 Stat. 716. |

Standard changes are made to conform with the definitions applicable and the style of this title as outlined in the preface to the report.

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1978— substituted “Director of the Office of Personnel Management” for “Chairman of the Civil Service Commission” and “Office” for “Commission”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 1978 Amendment

Amendment by  effective 90 days after , see , set out as a note under .

### Termination of Advisory Committees

Advisory committees in existence on , to terminate not later than the expiration of the 2-year period following , unless, in the case of a committee established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such committee is renewed by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year period, or in the case of a committee established by the Congress, its duration is otherwise provided by law. See .