7 U.S.C. § 2281
Congressional declaration of purpose
The purposes of this chapter are to—
(1)
require strict financial and program accounting by advisory committees of the Department of Agriculture;
(2)
assure balance and objectivity in the membership of such advisory committees; and
(3)
prevent the formation or continuation of unnecessary advisory committees by the Department of Agriculture.
( Pub. L. 95–113, title XVIII, § 1801 , Sept. 29, 1977 , 91 Stat. 1041 ; Pub. L. 97–98, title XI, § 1116(a) , Dec. 22, 1981 , 95 Stat. 1270 .)