§ 214.31 A.I.D. Advisory Committee Representative
§ 214.32 Calling of advisory committee meetings
§ 214.33 Notice of meetings
§ 214.34 Public participation
§ 214.35 Minutes of meetings
§ 214.36 Records of advisory committees
§ 214.37 Public access to committee records
§ 214.38 Submission of reports to the Library of Congress

Terms Used In CFR > Title 22 > Chapter II > Part 214 > Subpart D - Operation of Advisory Committees

  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Freedom of Information Act: A federal law that mandates that all the records created and kept by federal agencies in the executive branch of government must be open for public inspection and copying. The only exceptions are those records that fall into one of nine exempted categories listed in the statute. Source: OCC
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.