§ 3702. — Organization of Commission.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 20USC3702]
TITLE 20--EDUCATION
CHAPTER 50--NATIONAL CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF AFRO-AMERICAN HISTORY AND
CULTURE
Sec. 3702. Organization of Commission
(a) Membership
The Commission shall be composed of fifteen members as follows:
(1) The Secretary of the Interior (or his designee).
(2) The Secretary of Education (or his designee).
(3) The Librarian of Congress (or his designee).
(4) The President of the Association for the Study of Afro-
American Life and History.
(5) The presidents of Wilberforce University and Central State
University in Ohio.
(6) Nine members appointed by the President, who are especially
qualified to serve on the Commission by reason of their background
and experience. No more than two members appointed under this
paragraph shall be from any one State.
(b) Terms of office
Subject to subsection (c) of this section, the members of the
Commission specified in paragraphs (1) through (5) of subsection (a) of
this section shall serve for the life of the Commission. The members of
the Commission appointed under paragraph (6) of such subsection shall
serve for terms of four years, except that of the members first
appointed--
(1) three shall be appointed for terms of one year;
(2) three shall be appointed for terms of two years; and
(3) three shall be appointed for terms of four years;
as designated by the President at the time of appointment.
(c) Membership continuation
If any member of the Commission who was appointed to the Commission
under paragraphs (1) through (5) \1\ as an officer designated under such
paragraphs leaves such office, such member may continue as a member of
the Commission for not longer than the thirty-day period beginning on
the date he leaves that office.
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\1\ So in original. Probably should be followed by ``of subsection
(a) of this section''.
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(d) Vacancies
(1) Any vacancy in the Commission shall be filled in the same manner
in which the original appointment was made.
(2) Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the
expiration of the term for which his predecessor was appointed shall be
appointed for the remainder of such term. Members may be reappointed.
(e) Quorum
Six members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum.
(f) Voting
The Commission shall act by affirmative majority vote.
(g) Officers
The Commission shall elect a chairman and other officers from among
its members to serve for terms established by the Commission.
(h) Meetings
The Commission shall meet at the call of the chairman or a majority
of its members, but not less than two times each year. The headquarters
of the Commission shall be at Wilberforce, Ohio, and the Commission
shall conduct its meetings in such city unless circumstances otherwise
require.
(i) Seal; bylaws; rules and regulations
The Commission may adopt an official seal which shall be judicially
noticed and may make such bylaws, rules, and regulations as it considers
necessary to carry out its functions under this chapter.
(j) Compensation
Members of the Commission shall serve without pay.
(k) Temporary services
The Commission may procure, subject to the availability of funds,
temporary and intermittent services to the same extent as is authorized
by section 3109(b) of title 5.
(l) Personnel details
Upon request of the Commission, and subject to the availability of
funds, the head of any Federal agency may detail to the Commission on a
reimbursable basis any of the personnel of such agency to assist the
Commission in carrying out its duties under this chapter.
(m) Administrative support services
The Administrator of the General Services Administration shall
provide to the Commission on a reimbursable basis such administrative
support services as the Commission may request to carry out its duties
under this chapter.
(Pub. L. 96-430, title II, Sec. 203, Oct. 10, 1980, 94 Stat. 1847.)
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 3701 of this title.
