15 U.S.C. § 4102 — Arctic Research Commission
submitted 42 years ago by Pub. L. 98-373 to r/title-15-COMMERCE-AND-TRADE · 543 words · no verdicts yet
The President must create an Arctic Research Commission with seven appointed members and a nonvoting National Science Foundation member. The Commission advises on Arctic research, meets as provided here, and reports and publishes goals.
(a) Establishment. The President must establish an Arctic* Research Commission, called the “Commission” here.
(b) Membership.
(1) The Commission has seven members appointed by the President, plus the National Science Foundation Director as a nonvoting member serving by virtue of that office. The appointed members must include—
(A) four people from academic or other research institutions with Arctic-related expertise in physical, biological, health, environmental, social, or behavioral sciences;
(B) one Indigenous Arctic resident who represents Arctic residents’ needs and interests and lives in an area directly affected by Arctic resource development; and
(C) two people familiar with the Arctic who represent the needs and interests of private industry developing Arctic resources.
(2) The President must choose one appointed member as chair.
(c) Terms; vacancies; hold-over status.
(1) Unless paragraph (2) applies, each appointed member serves four years.
(2) Of the original appointees, one serves two years, two serve three years, and two serve four years.
(3) After the vacancy is published in the Federal Register, a vacancy is filled under this section for the rest of the unexpired term.
(4) A member may continue after the term ends until a successor is appointed.
(5) A member may serve consecutive terms after the original appointment.
(d) Compensation and travel; Federal status; meetings; observers.
(1) Members may receive authorized travel expenses, including daily subsistence payments. A member not currently employed for pay may receive, for each day performing Commission duties, the daily equivalent of the GS-18 rate, for no more than 90 service days per year. Except for work-injury compensation under chapter 81 of title 5 and tort claims under chapter 171 of title 28, a member is not a United States employee for any purpose.
(2) The Commission meets when its chair or a majority of members calls a meeting.
(3) Each Federal agency named in section 4106(b) may appoint an observer to report and advise the Commission about that agency’s Arctic research.
(4) The Commission must hold at least one public meeting in Alaska each year.
The President shall establish an Arctic* Research Commission (hereafter referred to as the “Commission”).
The Commission shall be composed of seven members appointed by the President, with the Director of the National Science Foundation serving as a nonvoting, ex officio member. The members appointed by the President shall include—
four members appointed from among individuals from academic or other research institutions with expertise in areas of research relating to the Arctic, including the physical, biological, health, environmental, social, and behavioral sciences;
one member appointed from among indigenous residents of the Arctic who are representative of the needs and interests of Arctic residents and who live in areas directly affected by Arctic resource development; and
two members appointed from among individuals familiar with the Arctic and representative of the needs and interests of private industry undertaking resource development in the Arctic.
The President shall designate one of the appointed members of the Commission to be chairperson of the Commission.
Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the term of office of each member of the Commission appointed under subsection (b)(1) shall be four years.
Of the members of the Commission originally appointed under subsection (b)(1)—
one shall be appointed for a term of two years;
two shall be appointed for a term of three years; and
two shall be appointed for a term of four years.
Any vacancy occurring in the membership of the Commission shall be filled, after notice of the vacancy is published in the Federal Register, in the manner provided by the preceding provisions of this section, for the remainder of the unexpired term.
A member may serve after the expiration of the member’s term of office until the President appoints a successor.
A member may serve consecutive terms beyond the member’s original appointment.
Members of the Commission may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by section 5703 of title 5. A member of the Commission not presently employed for compensation shall be compensated at a rate equal to the daily equivalent of the rate for GS–18 of the General Schedule under section 5332 of title 5 for each day the member is engaged in the actual performance of his duties as a member of the Commission, not to exceed 90 days of service each year. Except for the purposes of chapter 81 of title 5 (relating to compensation for work injuries) and chapter 171 of title 28 (relating to tort claims), a member of the Commission shall not be considered an employee of the United States for any purpose.
The Commission shall meet at the call of its Chairman or a majority of its members.
Each Federal agency referred to in section 4106(b) of this title may designate a representative to participate as an observer with the Commission. These representatives shall report to and advise the Commission on the activities relating to Arctic research of their agencies.
The Commission shall conduct at least one public meeting in the State of Alaska annually.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 98–373, title I, § 103, July 31, 1984, 98 Stat. 1243; Pub. L. 101–609, §§ 2, 3, Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 3125.)
- 1984Enacted · Pub. L. 98-373 · 98 Stat. 1243
- 1990Amended · Pub. L. 101-609 · 104 Stat. 3125
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