---
kind: "section"
citation: "2 U.S.C. § 1553"
title: "2"
title_heading: "The Congress"
number: "1553"
heading: "Special authorities of Advisory Commission"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/2/1553"
units:
  - "Chapter 25 — Unfunded Mandates Reform"
  - "Subchapter III — Review of Federal Mandates"
---

# §1553. Special authorities of Advisory Commission

- (a) **Experts and consultants—** For purposes of carrying out this subchapter, the Advisory Commission may procure temporary and intermittent services of experts or consultants under [section 3109(b) of title 5](/usc/5/3109.md?p=b).
- (b) **Detail of staff of Federal agencies—** Upon request of the Executive [Director](/usc/2/1502.md?p=2) of the Advisory Commission, the head of any Federal department or agency may detail, on a reimbursable basis, any of the personnel of that department or agency to the Advisory Commission to assist it in carrying out this subchapter.
- (c) **Administrative support services—** Upon the request of the Advisory Commission, the Administrator of General Services shall provide to the Advisory Commission, on a reimbursable basis, the administrative support services necessary for the Advisory Commission to carry out its duties under this subchapter.
- (d) **Contract authority—** The Advisory Commission may, subject to appropriations, contract with and compensate government and private persons (including agencies) for property and services used to carry out its duties under this subchapter.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 104–4, title III, § 303, Mar. 22, 1995, 109 Stat. 69.)