In 1972 Congress passed the Federal Advisory Committee Act to ensure that advice by the various advisory committees formed over the years is objective and accessible to the public. The Act put in place a process for establishing, operating, overseeing, and terminating these committees. Executive orders and congressional revisions have amended the extension and application of the Act in 1993, 1997, and 1998.
- Communications Security, Reliability and Interoperability Council
- Consumer Advisory Committee
- Diversity Federal Advisory Committee
- Emergency Access Advisory Committee
- Emergency Response Interoperability Center (ERIC) Technical Advisory Committee
- Federal-State Joint Conference on Advanced Services
- Hurricane Katrina Independent Panel
- Intergovernmental Advisory Committee
- Joint Advisory Committee on Communications Capabilities of Emergency Medical and Public Health Care Facilities
- North American Numbering Council
- Technological Advisory Council
- Video Programming Accessibility Advisory Committee
- WRC-12 Advisory Committee
