,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #deeg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #bg1      
#bjai,mr4 ,casten of ,illinois 7for     
himself1 ,mr4 ,tonko1 and ,mr4 ,quigley7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was referred to the ,committee on       
,oversight and ,reform  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
prohibit the termination of advisory    
committees before the end of their      
charter unless authorized by law1 and   
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,preserve
 ,science in ,policymaking ,act of      
#bjai4  #b4 ,prohibition on termination 
of advisory committees ,section #ad of  
the ,federal ,advisory ,committee ,act  
7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app47 is amended by      
inserting at the end the following new  
subsection3  7d7 ,an advisory committee 
created under paragraphs 7#a7 or 7#b7 of
 section #i7;a7 may not be terminated by
 the ,president1 the head of an agency1 
or any officer of the ,federal          
,government before the end of the       

charter of the advisory committee       
unless--  7#a7 the termination is       
authorized by law2 or  7#b7 the         
termination is unanimously approved by  
the ,chief ,data ,officer1 ,chief       
,evaluation ,officer1 and ,chief        
,information ,officer of the relevant   
agency4  7e7 ,before the termination of 
an advisory committee under subsection  
7d77#b7 and not later than #fj days     
before the date on which the advisory   
committee is scheduled to be terminated1
 the head of the relevant agency shall  
submit to ,congress a notification of   
such termination and provide for a      
public notice and comment period4  4