---
kind: "section"
citation: "16 U.S.C. § 4265a"
title: "16"
title_heading: "Conservation"
number: "4265a"
heading: "Advisory group"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/16/4265a"
units:
  - "Chapter 62A — Asian Elephant Conservation"
---

# §4265a. Advisory group

- (a) **In general—** To assist in carrying out this chapter, the [Secretary](/usc/16/4263.md?p=4) may convene an advisory group consisting of individuals representing public and private organizations actively involved in the [conservation](/usc/16/4263.md?p=2) of Asian elephants.
- (b) **Public participation—**
  - (1) **Meetings—** The Advisory Group[^1] shall—
    - (A) ensure that each meeting of the advisory group is open to the public; and
    - (B) provide, at each meeting, an opportunity for interested [persons](/usc/16/450rr–1.md?p=b) to present oral or written statements concerning items on the agenda.
  - (2) **Notice—** The [Secretary](/usc/16/4263.md?p=4) shall provide to the public timely notice of each meeting of the advisory group.
  - (3) **Minutes—** Minutes of each meeting of the advisory group shall be kept by the [Secretary](/usc/16/4263.md?p=4) and shall be made available to the public.
- (c) **Exemption from chapter 10 of title 5—** [Chapter 10](/usc/5/chptI/ch10.md) of title 5 shall not apply to the advisory group.

## Footnotes

[^1]: So in original. Probably should not be capitalized.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 105–96, § 7, as added Pub. L. 107–141, § 4, Feb. 12, 2002, 116 Stat. 13; amended Pub. L. 117–286, § 4(a)(121), Dec. 27, 2022, 136 Stat. 4319.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 7 of Pub. L. 105–96 was renumbered section 8 and is classified to section 4266 of this title.

### Amendments

2022—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 117–286 substituted “chapter 10 of title 5” for “Federal Advisory Committee Act” in heading and “Chapter 10 of title 5” for “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” in text.