Abolish non-statutory Commerce advisory committees and reconstitute the rest
Mandate claims many Commerce advisory committees are hostile to conservative principles and should be reviewed on day one, abolished if not required by statute, and reconstituted for ‘genuine expert advice,’ mindful of FACA and regulatory incorporation.
Mandate
Mandate Ch. 21 (Commerce) — Advisory Committees: upon entering office, review all such committees regarding whether required by statute and abolish if not; reconstitute membership of remaining committees; consider FACA compliance and ways committees have been written into regulations.
Undo plan
1) Reinstate diverse scientific and stakeholder advisory bodies terminated for ideology.
2) Use transparent FACA processes—not loyalty screens—for appointments.
3) Where committees are referenced in rules, use notice-and-comment before abolition.
4) Codify conflict-of-interest and viewpoint-neutrality standards for charters.
5) Verify: public docket of terminated/rechartered committees and membership criteria.