Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Special Trustee shall establish an advisory board to provide advice on all matters within the jurisdiction of the Special Trustee. The advisory board shall consist of nine members, appointed by the Special Trustee after consultation with Indian tribes and appropriate Indian organizations, of which-
Each member shall serve a term of two years.
The advisory board shall not be subject to chapter 10 of title 5.
The advisory board shall terminate upon termination of the Office of Special Trustee.
25 U.S.C. § 4046
EDITORIAL NOTES
AMENDMENTS2022-Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 117-286 substituted "Chapter 10 of title 5" for "FACA" in heading and "chapter 10 of title 5." for "the Federal Advisory Committee Act." in text.1996-Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 104-109 substituted "advisory board" for "Advisory Board".
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
APPOINTMENT OF NEW MEMBERS Pub. L. 108-7, div. F, title I, §133, Feb. 20, 2003, 117 Stat. 243, provided that: "Within 90 days of enactment of this Act [Feb. 20, 2003] the Special Trustee for American Indians, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior and the Tribes, shall appoint new members to the Special Trustee Advisory Board."