---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 U.S.C. § 3129a"
title: "7"
title_heading: "Agriculture"
number: "3129a"
heading: "Exemption from chapter 10 of title 5 for competitive research, extension, and education programs"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/7/3129a"
units:
  - "Chapter 64 — Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching"
  - "Subchapter II — Coordination and Planning of Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching"
---

# §3129a. Exemption from chapter 10 of title 5 for competitive research, extension, and education programs


[Chapter 10](/usc/5/chptI/ch10.md) of title 5 and title XVIII of this Act [[7 U.S.C. 2281](/usc/7/2281.md) et seq.] shall not apply to any committee, board, commission, panel, or task force, or similar entity, created solely for the purpose of reviewing applications or proposals requesting funding under any competitive research, [extension](/usc/7/3103.md?p=8), or [education](/usc/7/3103.md?p=20) program carried out by the [Secretary](/usc/7/3103.md?p=15).


## Source credit

(Pub. L. 95–113, title XIV, § 1413B, as added Pub. L. 104–127, title VIII, § 804, Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1160; amended Pub. L. 117–286, § 4(a)(34), Dec. 27, 2022, 136 Stat. 4309.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### References in Text

Title XVIII of this Act, referred to in text, is title XVIII of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977, Pub. L. 95–113, Sept. 29, 1977, 91 Stat. 1041, which is classified generally to chapter 55A (§ 2281 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 1977 Amendment note set out under section 1281 of this title and Tables.

### Amendments

Pub. L. 117–286 substituted “Exemption from chapter 10 of title 5” for “Federal Advisory Committee Act exemption” in section catchline and “Chapter 10 of title 5” for “The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)” in text.