118 STAT. 795 PUBLIC LAW 108–266—JULY 2, 2004 to pay the administrative expenses necessary to carry out this Act. (c) INVESTMENT OF AMOUNTS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall invest such portion of the Fund as is not, in the judgment of the Secretary of the Treasury, required to meet current with drawals. Investments may be made only in interest bearing obligations of the United States. (2) ACQUISITION OF OBLIGATIONS.—For the purpose of investments under paragraph (1), obligations may be acquired— (A) on original issue at the issue price; or (B) by purchase of outstanding obligations at the market price. (3) SALE OF OBLIGATIONS.—Any obligation acquired by the Fund may be sold by the Secretary of the Treasury at the market price. (4) CREDITS TO FUND.—The interest on, and the proceeds from the sale or redemption of, any obligations held in the Fund shall be credited to and form a part of the Fund. (d) TRANSFERS OF AMOUNTS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The amounts required to be transferred to the Fund under this section shall be transferred at least monthly from the general fund of the Treasury to the Fund on the basis of estimates made by the Secretary of the Treasury. (2) ADJUSTMENTS.—Proper adjustment shall be made in amounts subsequently transferred to the extent prior estimates were in excess of or less than the amounts required to be transferred. (e) ACCEPTANCE AND USE OF DONATIONS.—The Secretary may accept and use donations to provide assistance under section 4. Amounts received by the Secretary in the form of donations shall be transferred to the Secretary of the Treasury for deposit in the Fund. SEC. 6. ADVISORY GROUP. (a) IN GENERAL.—To assist in carrying out this Act, the Sec retary may convene an advisory group consisting of individuals representing public and private organizations actively involved in the conservation of marine turtles. (b) PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.— (1) MEETINGS.—The Advisory Group shall— (A) ensure that each meeting of the advisory group is open to the public; and (B) provide, at each meeting, an opportunity for interested persons to present oral or written statements concerning items on the agenda. (2) NOTICE.—The Secretary shall provide to the public timely notice of each meeting of the advisory group. (3) MINUTES.—Minutes of each meeting of the advisory group shall be kept by the Secretary and shall be made avail able to the public. (c) EXEMPTION FROM FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT.— The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the advisory group. SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. There is authorized to be appropriated to the Fund $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009. 16 USC 6606. 16 USC 6605.
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