54 U.S.C. § 312303 — Establishment
submitted 12 years ago by Pub. L. 113-287 to r/title-54-NATIONAL-PARK-SERVICE-AND-RELATED-PROGRAMS · 254 words · no verdicts yet
This section establishes a 21-member Commission appointed by the President, with specified consultation with congressional leaders. It sets three-year terms, vacancy rules, the chair, meeting frequency, and compensation and travel-expense rules.
(a) Establishment. A commission* called the Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad is established.
(b) Membership. The President appoints 21 members. The President appoints seven after consulting the Speaker of the House and seven after consulting the Senate president pro tempore.
(c) Term. (1) In general. Except as paragraph (2) provides, a member serves three years. (2) Vacancy. A member filling a vacancy serves the rest of the predecessor’s term. (3) Member until successor appointed. A member may remain on the Commission until a successor is appointed.
(d) Chairman. The President designates the chair from among the members.
(e) Meetings. The Commission must meet at least once every six months.
(f) Compensation and Expenses. (1) Members receive no pay for Commission service*. (2) When away from home or their regular businesses performing Commission services, members receive travel expenses, including a daily subsistence amount instead of meals and lodging, in the same way intermittently employed Government individuals receive expenses under section 5703 of title 5.
There is established a commission* to be known as the Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad.
The Commission shall consist of 21 members appointed by the President, 7 of whom shall be appointed after consultation with the Speaker of the House of Representatives and 7 of whom shall be appointed after consultation with the President pro tempore of the Senate.
Except as provided in paragraph (2), a member of the Commission shall be appointed for a term of 3 years.
A member appointed to fill a vacancy on the Commission shall serve for the remainder of the term for which the member’s predecessor was appointed.
A member may retain membership on the Commission until the member’s successor has been appointed.
The President shall designate the Chairman of the Commission from among its members.
The Commission shall meet at least once every 6 months.
Members of the Commission shall receive no pay on account of their service* on the Commission.
While away from their homes or regular places of business in the performance of services for the Commission, members of the Commission shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the same manner as individuals employed intermittently in the Government service are allowed expenses under section 5703 of title 5.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 113–287, § 3, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3252.)
- 2014Enacted · Pub. L. 113-287 · 128 Stat. 3252
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 113-287 on 2014-12-19.
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