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104 STAT. 4976 PUBLIC LAW 101-648—NOV. 29, 1990 "(f) PAYMENT OF EXPENSES OF AGENCIES.— The Chairman of the Administrative Conference of the United States is authorized to pay, upon request of an agency, all or part of the expenses of establishing a negotiated rulemaking committee and conducting a negotiated rulemaking. Such expenses may include, but are not limited to— "(1) the costs of conveners and facilitators; "(2) the expenses of committee members determined by the agency to be eligible for assistance under section 588(c); and "(3) training costs. Determinations with respect to payments under this section shall be at the discretion of such Chairman in furthering the use by Federal agencies of negotiated rulemaking. "(g) USE OF FUNDS OF THE CONFERENCE.— The Administrative Conference of the United States may apply funds received under section 575(c)(12) of this title to carry out the purposes of this subchapter. " § 590. Judicial review "Any agency action relating to establishing, assisting, or terminating a negotiated rulemaking committee under this subchapter shall not be subject to judicial review. Nothing in this section shall bar judicial review of a rule if such judicial review is otherwise provided by law. A rule which is the product of negotiated rulemaking and is subject to judicial review shall not be accorded any greater deference by a court than a rule which is the product of other rulemaking procedures.". (b) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: "SUBCHAPTER IV—NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING PROCEDURE "Sec. 581. Purpose. "Sec. 582. Definitions. "Sec. 583. Determination of need for negotiated rulemaking committee. "Sec. 584. Publication of notice; applications, for membership on committees. "Sec. 585. Establishment of committee. "Sec. 586. Conduct of committee activity. "Sec. 587. Termination of committee. "Sec. 588. Services, facilities, and payment of committee member expenses. "Sec. 589. Role of the Administrative Conference of the United States and other entities. "Sec. 590. Judicial review.". 5 USC 581 note. SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. In order to carry out this Act and the amendments made by this Act, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Administrative Conference of the United States, in addition to amounts authorized by section 576 of title 5, United States Code, not in excess of $500,000 for each of the fiscal years 1991, 1992, and 1993. 5 USC 581 note. SEC. 5. SUNSET AND SAVINGS PROVISIONS. Subchapter IV of title 5, United States Code, as added by section 3 of this Act, and that portion of the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 5 of title 5, United States (Dode, relating to subchapter IV, are repealed, effective 6 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, except that the provisions of such subchapter shall continue to