§ 1346. Commissions, councils, boards, and inter­agency and similar groups

• (a) Except as provided in this section—
  • (1) public money and appropriations are not available to pay—
    • (A) the pay or expenses of a commission, council, board, or similar group, or a member of that group;
    • (B) expenses related to the work or the results of work or action of that group; or
    • (C) for the detail or cost of personal services of an officer or employee from an executive agency in connection with that group; and
  • (2) an accounting or disbursing official, absent a special appropriation to pay the account or charge, may not allow or pay an account or charge related to that group.
• (b) Appropriations of an executive agency are available for the expenses of an interagency group conducting activities of interest common to executive agencies when the group includes a representative of the agency. The representatives receive no additional pay because of membership in the group. An officer or employee of an executive agency not a representative of the group may not receive additional pay for providing services for the group.
• (c) Subject to section 1347 of this title , this section does not apply to—
  • (1) commissions, councils, boards, or similar groups authorized by law;
  • (2) courts-martial or courts of inquiry of the armed forces; or
  • (3) the contingent fund related to foreign relations at the disposal of the President.