Applicability of the Federal Advisory Committee Act to the Native Hawaiians Study Commission

Applicability of the Federal Advisory Committee Act to the Native Hawaiians Study Commission The Native H aw aiians Study Com m ission (C om m ission) was established to advise C ongress, not the President o r agencies in the Executive Branch, and is thus not subject to the Federal Advisory Com m ittee A ct (FACA). The Com m ission could becom e subject to the FACA if it were utilized to advise the P resident or agencies The Com m ission is not subject to the requirem ent of the Governm ent in the Sunshine Act (G SA ), which applies only to “ agencies” a m ajority of whose m embers are…