The Federal Advisory Committee Act, referred to in subsecs. (d) and (f), is Pub. L. 92–463, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 770, as amended, which is set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

2005—Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 109–156 substituted “2007” for “2006”.

1996—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104–333, § 814(f)(1)(A), substituted provisions relating to establishment of Board, its purpose, advisory duties, members’ terms, composition, first meeting, vacancies, rules, and members’ compensation for “A general advisory board to be known as the National Park System Advisory Board is hereby established, to be composed of not to exceed sixteen persons, citizens of the United States who have a demonstrated commitment to the National Park System, to include but not be limited to representatives competent in the fields of history, archaeology, architecture, anthropology, biology, geology, and related disciplines, who shall be appointed by the Secretary for a term not to exceed four years. The Secretary shall take into consideration nominations for appointees from public and private, professional, civic, and educational societies, associations, and institutions. The members of such board shall receive no salary but may be paid expenses incidental to travel when engaged in discharging their duties as members.”

Subsecs. (b) to (e). Pub. L. 104–333, § 814(f)(1)(C), added subsecs. (b) to (e). Former subsecs. (b) and (c) redesignated (f) and (g), respectively.

Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 104–333, § 814(f)(1)(B), redesignated former subsec. (b) as (f) and substituted “2006” for “1995”.

Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 104–333, § 814(f)(1)(B), redesignated former subsec. (c) as (g).

1990—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 101–628, § 1211(1), (2), substituted “sixteen” for “twelve”, “United States who have a demonstrated commitment to the National Park System,” for “United States,” and “anthropology, biology, geology, and related disciplines,” for “and natural science,” and inserted at end “Such board shall also provide recommendations on the designation of national historic landmarks and national natural landmarks. Such board is strongly encouraged to consult with the major scholarly and professional organizations in the appropriate disciplines in making such recommendations.”

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 101–628, § 1211(3), (4), substituted “1995” for “1990” and “The provisions of section 14(b) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (the Act of October 6, 1972; 86 Stat. 776) are hereby waived with respect to the Board, but in” for “In”.

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 101–628, § 1212, added subsec. (c).

1978—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 95–625 increased Board membership to twelve from eleven.

1976—Pub. L. 91–383, § 9, as added by Pub. L. 94–458, renamed the Advisory Board on National Parks, Historic Sites, Buildings and Monuments as the National Park System Advisory Board, substituted natural science for human geography as a field from which member selection may be made, limited appointment term to four years rather than at pleasure of Secretary, eliminated duty of Board to make recommendations concerning use of surplus property as an historic monument, provided for continuation of Board until Jan. 1, 1990, and made it subject to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act.

Pub. L. 109–156, § 5, Dec. 30, 2005, 119 Stat. 2948, provided that the amendment made by section 5 is effective Jan. 1, 2006.

Section 814(f)(3) of title VIII of div. I of Pub. L. 104–333 provided that: “This subsection [amending this section and enacting provisions set out as a note below] shall take effect on December 7, 1997.”

Section 814(f)(2) of title VIII of div. I of Pub. L. 104–333 provided that: “There are authorized to be appropriated to the National Park System Advisory Board $200,000 per year to carry out the provisions of section 3 of the Act of August 21, 1935 (49 Stat. 667; 16 U.S.C. 463).”

Act Aug. 11, 1955, ch. 779, §§ 1, 2, 69 Stat. 632, as amended by Pub. L. 85–658, Aug. 14, 1958, 72 Stat. 613, provided for the appointment of an advisory board, to be known as the New York City National Shrines Advisory Board, to render advice to the Secretary of the Interior and to further public participation in the rehabilitation, development and the preservation of those historic properties in the New York City area that are of great national significance, identified as the Federal Hall National Memorial, Castle Clinton National Monument, and the Statue of Liberty National Monument, to conduct a study of these historic properties, and to submit recommendations concerning their preservation and administration to the Secretary of the Interior, such report and recommendations of the Board to be transmitted to the Congress by the Secretary of the Interior, together with his recommendations thereon, within one year following the date of the establishment of the Board, and with the Board to cease to exist when the Secretary of the Interior found that its purposes had been accomplished. The Secretary of the Interior was authorized to accept donations of funds for rehabilitation, development and preservation of the historic properties including any made upon condition that such funds are to be expended only if Federal funds in an amount equal to the donated funds are appropriated for such purposes.

Act Aug. 11, 1955, ch. 779, § 3, 69 Stat. 633, provided that the Federal Hall Memorial National Historic Site, established pursuant to the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935 (49 Stat. 666) [sections 461 to 467 of this title], should thereafter be known as the “Federal Hall National Memorial”.