22 U.S.C. § 290h–5 — Management of Foundation

submitted 46 years ago by Pub. L. 96-533 to r/title-22-FOREIGN-RELATIONS-AND-INTERCOURSE · 533 words · no verdicts yet

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A seven-member board, appointed by the President, runs the Foundation. Members serve six-year terms and can be reimbursed up to $100 a day for expenses. The Board also appoints a president and consults an Africa-focused advisory council.

(a) Board of directors: (1) A seven-member board, appointed by the President with Senate approval, manages the Foundation. The President designates one member as Chairperson and one as Vice Chairperson. Five members come from private life; two come from among officers and employees of federal agencies concerned with African affairs. All members must be appointed based on their understanding of and sensitivity to community-level development processes. No more than four members can belong to the same political party. (2) Members serve six-year terms, except that among the first group, as the President designated, two served two-year terms and two served four-year terms. A member appointed to fill an unfinished term only serves the rest of it. After a term ends, a member stays on until a successor is appointed and confirmed. (b) Expenses: Board members serve without extra compensation, but may be reimbursed up to $100 a day for actual, necessary expenses, plus transportation expenses, while doing Board work. (c) Quorum: A majority of the Board makes a quorum. (d) President of the Foundation: (1) The Board of Directors appoints a president of the Foundation, on terms the Board sets, paid at a rate no higher than Executive Schedule Level IV. (2) The Board may hire experts and consultants under the standard federal rule for that. (e) Advisory council: (1) The Board sets up an advisory council made up of people knowledgeable about African development activities, which may include Africans who have received grants, loans, or loan guarantees from the Foundation. (2) The Board must consult the council at least once a year about the Foundation's goals and activities. (3) Council members aren't paid for their service, but may be reimbursed for travel and other expenses under the standard federal travel rule.

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(a) Board of directors; membership; designation of Chairperson and Vice Chairperson; appointment considerations; term; vacancies

(1)

The management of the Foundation shall be vested in a board of directors (hereafter in this subchapter referred to as the “Board”) composed of seven members appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The President shall designate one member of the Board to serve as Chairperson of the Board and one member to serve as Vice Chairperson of the Board. Five members of the Board shall be appointed from private life. Two members of the Board shall be appointed from among officers and employees of agencies of the United States concerned with African affairs. All members of the Board shall be appointed on the basis of their understanding of and sensitivity to community level development processes. Members of the Board shall be appointed so that no more than four members of the Board are members of any one political party.

(2)

Members of the Board shall be appointed for terms of six years, except that of the members first appointed, as designated by the President at the time of their appointment, two shall be appointed for terms of two years and two shall be appointed for terms of four years. A member of the Board appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the term for which that member’s predecessor was appointed shall be appointed only for the remainder of that term. Upon the expiration of his or her term a member shall continue to serve until a successor is appointed and shall have qualified.

(b) Compensation, actual, necessary, and transportation expenses

Members of the Board shall serve without additional compensation, but may be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses not exceeding $100 per day, and for transportation expenses, while engaged in their duties on behalf of the Foundation.

A majority of the Board shall constitute a quorum.

(d) President of Foundation; appointment and compensation; employment of experts and consultants

(1)

The Board of Directors shall appoint a president of the Foundation on such terms as the Board may determine. The president of the Foundation shall receive compensation at a rate not to exceed that provided for level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5.

(2)

Experts and consultants may be employed by the Board as authorized by section 3109 of title 5.

(e) Advisory council; membership; appointment considerations; consultations with council; compensation, travel, and other expenses

(1)

The Board shall establish an advisory council to be composed of such number of individuals as may be selected by the Board from among individuals knowledgeable about development activities in Africa. The advisory council may include African recipients of grants, loans, or loan guarantees under this subchapter.

(2)

The Board shall, at least once each year, consult the advisory council concerning the objectives and activities of the Foundation.

(3)

Members of the advisory council shall receive no compensation for their services but may be allowed travel and other expenses in accordance with section 5703 of title 5, which are incurred by them in the performance of the functions under this subsection.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 96–533, title V, § 507, Dec. 16, 1980, 94 Stat. 3154; Pub. L. 101–167, title II, Nov. 21, 1989, 103 Stat. 1209.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

1980Enacted · Pub. L. 96-533 · 94 Stat. 3154
1989Amended · Pub. L. 101-167 · 103 Stat. 1209

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 96-533 on 1980-12-16.

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