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6/4/2009--Reported to House without amendment. (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Federal Advisory Committee Act Amendments of 2009 - Amends the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) to require appointments to advisory committees to be made without regard to political affiliation or activity, unless otherwise required by federal statute. Directs each agency head to: (1) ensure that no individual who has a conflict of interest is appointed unless the agency head determines that the need for the individual's services outweighs the potential impacts of the conflict; (2) require that each individual to be appointed inform the agency of any actual or potential conflict; and (3) ensure that advisory committee reports are the result of the committee's independent judgment. Requires: (1) the public disclosure of any conflict of interest; (2) the Director of the Office of Government Ethics to promulgate regulations defining "conflict of interest"; and (3) the Administrator of General Services to promulgate regulations to implement FACA. Regards an individual who is not a full-time or permanent part-time officer or employee of the federal government as a committee member if the individual regularly attends and participates in meetings, even if the individual does not have the right to vote. Requires public disclosure of: (1) charters of advisory committees; (2) the process used to establish and appoint committee members; (3) specified information about current members; (4) each committee's decision-making process; (5) transcripts or recordings of meetings; (6) determinations to close meetings; and (7) notices of future meetings. Requires agency heads to make such information available on the agency's public Internet site within a specified time frame. Authorizes an agency to withhold information that would be exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act. Requires the Administrator to provide electronic access to such information on the General Services Administration's (GSA's) Internet site. Expands the information required to be disclosed about advisory committee charters. Requires the Comptroller General to review and report on agency compliance with FACA.

1244150880 2009-06-04 Fri Nov 13 15:42:16 -0600 2009 reported to house 55567 'act':4 '2009':7 'amend':5 'feder':1 'advisori':2 'committe':3 75914 false short introduced 55567 'act':7 'amend':2 'feder':4,15 'purpos':21 'account':13 'increas':9 'advisori':5,16 'committe':6,17 'transpar':11 69651 false official introduced 55567 'act':4 '2009':7 'amend':5 'feder':1 'advisori':2 'committe':3 69650 false short calendar 55567 1244150880 Thu Jun 04 18:28:00 -0500 2009 197605 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 68. C001049 1956-07-27 2247 434 Cannon House Office Building http://lacyclay.house.gov/contact.htm 1 202-226-3717 William 'd':4 '-1':6 'mo':5 'rep':1 'clay':3,8,10 'william':2,7,9 M 400074 Clay William_L_Jr_Clay Lacy Rep. William Clay [D, MO-1] 654 N00012460 6808 Democrat 202-225-2406 Roman Catholic MO Lacy William Clay 1.0 http://lacyclay.house.gov/ CongressmanClay T000326 1934-07-21 2076 2232 Rayburn House Office Building http://www.house.gov/towns/contact_form_zipcheck.shtml 10 202-225-1018 Edolphus 'd':4 'ed':9 'ny':5 '-10':6 'rep':1 'town':3,8,11 'edolphus':2,7,10 M 400409 Towns Edolphus_Towns Rep. Edolphus Towns [D, NY-10] 680 Ed N00001082 6499 Democrat 202-225-5936 Baptist NY Ed Edolphus Towns 1.125 http://www.house.gov/towns/ calendar 55567 1244150880 Thu Jun 04 18:28:00 -0500 2009 197605 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 68. action 55567 1244150880 Thu Jun 04 18:28:00 -0500 2009 197604 Reported by the Committee on Oversight and Government. H. Rept. 111-135. calendar 55567 1236657600 Tue Mar 10 00:00:00 -0500 2009 191062 Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 16 - 1. action 55567 1236657600 Tue Mar 10 00:00:00 -0500 2009 191061 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. action 55567 1236229200 Thu Mar 05 00:00:00 -0600 2009 186470 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. introduced 55567 1236229200 Thu Mar 05 00:00:00 -0600 2009 186469