7 U.S. Code § 3129a

7 U.S. Code § 3129a is about Exemption from chapter 10 of title 5 for competitive research, extension, and education programs. It is under Subchapter II (Coordination And Planning Of Agricultural Research, Extension, And Teaching) of Chapter 64 (Agricultural Research, Extension, And Teaching) of Title 7 (Agriculture) of the Code.

Chapter 10 of title 5 and title XVIII of this Act [7 U.S.C. 2281 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, or education program carried out by the Secretary.