Reading Room Document

Application of the Russell Amendment to Advisory Committees

This document is a memorandum opinion on the application of the Russell Amendment to the reconstitution of the National Advisory Committee for Women. The conclusion reached is that the Russell Amendment does not limit the use of government funds to pay the expenses of an advisory committee if the funds are otherwise available for use in the procurement of advice and the committee has no nonadvisory functions. The document presents questions regarding the interpretation of the Russell amendment, its legislative history, and its application to advisory committees, as well as the impact of the Federal Advisory Committee Act on the interpretation of the Russell Amendment.

June 27, 1979