---
kind: "section"
citation: "16 U.S.C. § 6605"
title: "16"
title_heading: "Conservation"
number: "6605"
heading: "Advisory group"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/16/6605"
units:
  - "Chapter 85 — Marine Turtle Conservation"
---

# §6605. Advisory group

- (a) **In general—** To assist in carrying out this chapter, the [Secretary](/usc/16/6602.md?p=8) may convene an advisory group consisting of individuals representing public and private organizations actively involved in the [conservation](/usc/16/6602.md?p=2) of [marine turtles](/usc/16/6602.md?p=6-A), [freshwater turtles](/usc/16/6602.md?p=3-A), or [tortoises](/usc/16/6602.md?p=10-A).
- (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/16/6602.md?p=8) 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/16/6602.md?p=8) 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. 108–266, § 6, July 2, 2004, 118 Stat. 795; Pub. L. 116–9, title VII, § 7001(c)(3)(E), Mar. 12, 2019, 133 Stat. 788; Pub. L. 117–286, § 4(a)(131), Dec. 27, 2022, 136 Stat. 4320.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### 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.

2019—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 116–9 inserted “, freshwater turtles, or tortoises” after “marine turtles”.