Evaluating and Improving the Utility of Federal Advisory Committees
Executive Order 2019-13175
|Signed on June 15, 2019
45th Presidency
What it means
Requires federal agencies to evaluate their advisory committees and terminate at least one-third of eligible committees by September 30, 2019. It also caps the total number of committees at 350 government-wide, with exemptions for scientific merit review panels and independent regulatory agencies.
Expected impact
- Significant reduction in the number of federal advisory committees, potentially eliminating hundreds of panels
- Streamlined government operations with reduced administrative costs
- Potential concerns about loss of external expertise and public input in federal decision-making
- Some agencies may seek waivers to preserve committees deemed essential
- Scientific advisory committees and merit review panels remain protected, continuing their role in evidence-based policymaking