advisory committees

advisory committees Sec. 409. (a) The Secretary is authorized to appoint an advisory committee to advise him with respect to matters of general policy involved in the administration of this Act, and particularly with respect to the coordination of activities under this Act and related activities under other Federal, State, or local laws and on such other matters relating to this Act as the Secretary may request. (b) (1) The Secretary is also authorized to appoint such other technical or advisory committees to advise him in connection with activities under this Act as he deems necessary. (2) Members of any committee appointed under this section who are not otherwise in the regular full-time employ of the United Stales, while attending meetings of I heir respective committees, shall be entitled to receive compensation at a rate to be fixed by the Secretary, but not. exceeding $100 per diem (or, if higher, the rate specified at the time of such service for grade GS–18 in title 5, United States Code, section 5332), including travel time, and while away from their homes or regular places of business they may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5703) for persons in the Government service employed intermittently.