22 U.S.C. § 287o — National Commission on Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Cooperation; membership; meetings; expenses

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The Secretary of State must set up a 100-member National Commission for UNESCO. Members represent voluntary organizations, government, states, and the public, serving three-year terms. The Commission meets yearly, has committees, and gets no pay beyond travel costs.

To carry out Article VII of the Organization's constitution, the Secretary of State must organize a National Commission on Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Cooperation, made up of no more than 100 members appointed by the Secretary. It consists of (a) no more than 60 representatives of major national voluntary organizations interested in educational, scientific, and cultural matters; and (b) no more than 40 other outstanding people the Secretary selects, including no more than 10 who work for the U.S. government, no more than 15 representing state and local governments' educational, scientific, and cultural interests, and no more than 15 chosen at large. The Secretary first names 50 principal national voluntary organizations, each invited to designate one representative to the Commission. After that, the Commission periodically reviews and, if it thinks it wise, revises this list to rotate which organizations designate representatives. To form the first Commission, one-third of members served one-year terms, one-third served two-year terms, and the rest served three-year terms; after that, every member serves a three-year term, but no member can serve more than two terms in a row. The Commission must meet at least once a year. It designates an executive committee from among its members, and can create other committees, to work with the State Department and do whatever else the Commission assigns them. No Commission member gets a salary or other pay, though members can be reimbursed for transportation and other expenses under section 5703 of title 5. The State Department must provide the Commission's necessary secretariat.

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In fulfillment of article VII of the constitution of the Organization, the Secretary of State shall cause to be organized a National Commission on Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Corporation 1 of not to exceed one hundred members. Such Commission shall be appointed by the Secretary of State and shall consist of (a) not more than sixty representatives of principal national, voluntary organizations interested in educational, scientific, and cultural matters; and (b) not more than forty outstanding persons selected by the Secretary of State, including not more than ten persons holding office under or employed by the Government of the United States, not more than fifteen representatives of the educational, scientific, and cultural interests of State and local governments, and not more than fifteen persons chosen at large. The Secretary of State is authorized to name in the first instance fifty of the principal national voluntary organizations, each of which shall be invited to designate one representative for appointment to the National Commission. Thereafter, the National Commission shall periodically review and, if deemed advisable, revise the list of such organizations designating representatives in order to achieve a desirable rotation among organizations represented. To constitute the initial Commission, one-third of the members shall be appointed to serve for a term of one year, one-third for a term of two years, and one-third or the remainder thereof for a term of three years; from thence on following, all members shall be appointed for a term of three years each, but no member shall serve more than two consecutive terms. The National Commission shall meet at least once annually. The National Commission shall designate from among its members an executive committee, and may designate such other committees as may prove necessary, to consult with the Department of State and to perform such other functions as the National Commission shall delegate to them. No member of the National Commission shall be allowed any salary or other compensation for services: Provided, however, That he may be paid transportation and other expenses as authorized by section 5703 of title 5. The Department of State is authorized to provide the necessary secretariat for the Commission.

Source credit: (July 30, 1946, ch. 700, § 3, 60 Stat. 713; Pub. L. 87–139, § 9, Aug. 14, 1961, 75 Stat. 341.)

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1946Enacted · Act of July 30, 1946, ch. 700 · 60 Stat. 713
1961Amended · Pub. L. 87-139 · 75 Stat. 341

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 700 on 1946-07-30.

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