22 U.S.C. § 4503 — Establishment of Advisory Committee
submitted 43 years ago by Pub. L. 98-164 to r/title-22-FOREIGN-RELATIONS-AND-INTERCOURSE · 234 words · no verdicts yet
This section creates a State Department advisory committee made up of specified government, academic, and library leaders. It sets meeting and quorum rules, permits staff assistance, and assigns grant-policy and research-program duties.
(a) The State Department advisory committee* is established with the specified name. It consists of the Secretaries of State, Defense, and Education; the Librarian of Congress; the president of the American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies; and the president of the Association of American Universities. The State Secretary is chair. (b) It meets when the chair calls it and at least once each year. Three members make a quorum. (c) The State Secretary may detail Department personnel for technical and clerical assistance. (d) The committee recommends grant policies advancing this chapter. When proposing grant recipients, it must give highest priority to national organizations interested and expert in research and training about Eastern Europe and the former Soviet states and in sharing results. Its recommendations must emphasize a stable, long-term research program.
There is established within the Department of State the Advisory Committee* for Studies of Eastern Europe and the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union which shall be composed of the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Education, the Librarian of Congress, the President of the American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies, and the President of the Association of American Universities. The Secretary of State shall be the Chairman.
The Advisory Committee shall meet at the call of the Chairman and shall hold at least one meeting each year. Three members of the Advisory Committee shall constitute a quorum.
The Secretary of State may detail personnel of the Department of State to provide technical and clerical assistance to the Advisory Committee in carrying out its functions under this chapter.
The Advisory Committee shall recommend grant policies for the advancement of the objectives of this chapter. In proposing recipients for grants under this chapter, the Advisory Committee shall give the highest priority to national organizations with an interest and expertise in conducting research and training concerning the countries of Eastern Europe and the independent states of the former Soviet Union and in disseminating the results of such research. In making its recommendations, the Advisory Committee shall emphasize the development of a stable, long-term research program.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 98–164, title VIII, § 804, Nov. 22, 1983, 97 Stat. 1048; Pub. L. 103–199, title III, § 302(5), Dec. 17, 1993, 107 Stat. 2322.)
- 1983Enacted · Pub. L. 98-164 · 97 Stat. 1048
- 1993Amended · Pub. L. 103-199 · 107 Stat. 2322
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