It shall be the duty of the Council to advise the Secretary with respect to the carrying out of his functions under this chapter and to submit to the Secretary recommendations with respect thereto. The Council shall meet at least four times each year and at such other times as the Secretary requests. In his annual report submitted pursuant to section 1143(b) 1 of this title, the Secretary shall include each recommendation which he has received from the Council during the preceding calendar year.
The Secretary shall furnish to the Council an executive secretary and such secretarial, clerical, and other services as are deemed necessary to conduct its business. The Secretary may call upon other agencies of the Government for statistical data, reports, and other information which will assist the Council in the performance of its duties.
Section 1013(a) of title 5 (relating to termination) shall not apply to the Council.
1 See References in Text note below.
2 So in original. Probably should be "for the Council,".
29 U.S.C. § 1142
EDITORIAL NOTES
REFERENCES IN TEXTThis chapter, referred to in subsecs. (a)(2), (b), was in the original "this Act", meaning Pub. L. 93-406 known as the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. Titles I, III, and IV of such Act are classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1001 of this title and Tables.Section 1143(b) of this title, referred to in subsec. (b), was omitted from the Code.Section 5703 of title 5, referred to in subsec. (d)(2), was amended generally by Pub. L. 94-22, §4, May 19, 1975, 89 Stat. 85, and, as so amended, does not contain a subsec. (b).
AMENDMENTS2022-Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 117-286 substituted "Section 1013(a) of title 5 (relating to termination)" for "Section 14(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (relating to termination)".
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
REGULATIONSSecretary authorized, effective Sept. 2, 1974, to promulgate regulations wherever provisions of this subchapter call for the promulgation of regulations, see section 1031 of this title.
REFERENCES IN OTHER LAWS TO GS-16, 17, OR 18 PAY RATESReferences in laws to the rates of pay for GS-16, 17, or 18, or to maximum rates of pay under the General Schedule, to be considered references to rates payable under specified sections of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, see section 529 [title I, §101(c)(1)] of Pub. L. 101-509 set out in a note under section 5376 of Title 5.