membership on advisory committees

membership on advisory committees Sec. 1805. (a) No person other than an officer or employee of the Department of Agriculture shall serve on an advisory committee for more than six consecutive years. (b) No person shall simultaneously serve on more than one advisory committee unless authorized by the Secretary. (c) All advisory committees shall, to the extent practicable, have— (1) a balanced membership reflecting the differing views of the groups substantially affected by the matters to be considered by such advisory committees; and (2) ethnic, racial, and sexual balance. (d) Each member of an advisory committee shall use his or her full name and principal place of residence, and shall provide the Secretary with (1) the names of persons or companies by whom he or she is employed, (2) his or her principal occupation, and (3) his or her major sources of income. Such information shall be forwarded to the appropriate committees of Congress having legislative jurisdiction or over-sight responsibility with respect to the agency within the Department of Agriculture which established the advisory committee, as part of the annual report provided for in section 1807 of this title. (e) Not more than one officer or employee of any corporation or other entity, including all subsidiaries and affiliates thereof, shall serve on the same advisory committee at any one time, unless excepted by the Secretary.