12 USC § 2246 - Advisory committees

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title: "12 USC § 2246 - Advisory committees"
title_number: 12
title_name: "BANKS AND BANKING"
section_number: "2246"
section_name: "Advisory committees"
chapter_number: 23
chapter_name: "FARM CREDIT SYSTEM"
subchapter_number: "V"
subchapter_name: "FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION ORGANIZATION"
part_number: "B"
part_name: "Farm Credit Administration Organization"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 92–181, title V, § 5.12, Dec. 10, 1971, 85 Stat. 620; Pub. L. 99–205, title II, § 201(1), Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1690; Pub. L. 100–233, title IV, § 431(d), Jan. 6, 1988, 101 Stat. 1660; Pub. L. 117–286, § 4(a)(56), Dec. 27, 2022, 136 Stat. 4311.)"
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# § 2246. Advisory committees

The Chairman of the Board, subject to the approval of the Board, may establish one or more advisory committees in accordance with chapter 10 of title 5 and may appoint to such committee or committees individuals who are members of the Federal Farm Credit Board when such Board is terminated by the Farm Credit Amendments Act of 1985.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 92–181, title V, § 5.12, Dec. 10, 1971, 85 Stat. 620; Pub. L. 99–205, title II, § 201(1), Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1690; Pub. L. 100–233, title IV, § 431(d), Jan. 6, 1988, 101 Stat. 1660; Pub. L. 117–286, § 4(a)(56), Dec. 27, 2022, 136 Stat. 4311.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

The Farm Credit Amendments Act of 1985, referred to in text, is , , . For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 1985 Amendment note set out under  and Tables.

### Amendments

2022— substituted “chapter 10 of title 5” for “the Federal Advisory Committee Act”.

1988— inserted “, subject to the approval of the Board,” after “Chairman of the Board”.

1985— substituted provisions respecting advisory committees for provisions respecting compliance by the Governor with orders of the Federal Farm Credit Board.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 1985 Amendment

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

### Interim Implementation of 1985 Amendment

For provisions authorizing interim implementation by Governor of Farm Credit Administration of amendments to this section by , see , set out as a note under .