§ 2004. — Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 20USC2004]
TITLE 20--EDUCATION
CHAPTER 42--HARRY S TRUMAN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS
Sec. 2004. Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation
(a) Establishment
There is established, as an independent establishment of the
executive branch of the United States Government, the Harry S Truman
Scholarship Foundation.
(b) Board of Trustees; membership
(1) \1\ The Foundation shall be subject to the supervision and
direction of a Board of Trustees. The Board shall be composed of
thirteen members, as follows:
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\1\ So in original. No par. (2) has been enacted.
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(A) two Members of the Senate, one from each political party, to
be appointed by the President of the Senate;
(B) two Members of the House of Representatives, one from each
political party, to be appointed by the Speaker;
(C) eight members, not more than four of whom shall be of the
same political party, to be appointed by the President with the
advice and consent of the Senate, of whom one shall be a chief
executive officer of a State, one a chief executive officer of a
city or county, one a member of a Federal court, one a member of a
State court, one a person active in postsecondary education, and
three representatives of the general public; and
(D) the Secretary of Education or his designate, who shall serve
ex officio as a member of the Board, but shall not be eligible to
serve as Chairman.
(c) Term of office
The term of office of each member of the Board shall be six years;
except that (1) the members first taking office shall serve as
designated by the President, four for terms of two years, five for terms
of four years, and four for terms of six years, and (2) any member
appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve for the remainder of the term
for which his predecessor was appointed, and shall be appointed in the
same manner as the original appointment for that vacancy was made.
(d) Compensation
Members of the Board shall serve without pay, but shall be entitled
to reimbursement for travel, subsistence, and other necessary expenses
incurred in the performance of their duties.
(Pub. L. 93-642, Sec. 5, Jan. 4, 1975, 88 Stat. 2277; Pub. L. 96-88,
title III, Sec. 301(a)(1), title V, Sec. 507, Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat.
677, 692.)
Transfer of Functions
``Secretary of Education'' substituted for ``Commissioner of
Education'' in subsec. (b)(1)(D) pursuant to sections 301(a)(1) and 507
of Pub. L. 96-88, which are classified to sections 3441(a)(1) and 3507
of this title and which transferred functions of Commissioner of
Education to Secretary of Education.
