§ 4502. — 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: 20USC4502]
TITLE 20--EDUCATION
CHAPTER 57--JAMES MADISON MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
Sec. 4502. Foundation
(a) Establishment
In order to commemorate the bicentennial of the Constitution, there
is established, as an independent establishment of the executive branch,
the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation.
(b) Board of Trustees; membership; term of office
(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:
(A) Two Members of the Senate, of different political parties,
shall be appointed by the President upon the recommendation of the
President pro tempore of the Senate, in consultation with the
Majority Leader and Minority Leader of the Senate.
(B) Two Members of the House of Representatives, of different
political parties, shall be appointed by the President upon the
recommendation of the Speaker of the House, in consultation with the
Minority Leader of the House of Representatives.
(C) Two members of the Federal judiciary shall be appointed by
the President upon the recommendation of the Chief Justice of the
United States.
(D) Six members, not more than three of whom shall be of the
same political party, shall 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, two shall be members of the general
public, and three shall be members of the academic community,
appointed upon the recommendation of the Librarian of Congress.
(E) The Secretary of Education or his designate shall serve ex
officio as a member of the Board, but shall not be eligible to serve
as Chairman.
(2) The term of office of each member of the Board shall be six
years; except that (A) 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 (B) 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. This
provision shall not apply to members ex officio.
(3) A member of the Board whose term has expired may continue to
serve until the earlier of--
(A) the date on which a successor has taken office; or
(B) the date on which the Congress adjourns sine die to end the
session of Congress that commences after the date on which the
member's term expired.
(c) Officers
Members of the Board shall elect from the members of the Board a
Chairman and such other officers as may be necessary to carry out the
duties of the Foundation.
(d) Reimbursement for expenses
(1) Subject to paragraph (2), members of the Board shall serve
without pay.
(2) Members of the Board and the President, Executive Secretary, and
other personnel of the Foundation shall be entitled to reimbursement for
travel, subsistence, and other necessary expenses incurred in the
performance of their duties at rates applicable to judges of the United
States under section 456(a) of title 28.
(Pub. L. 99-500, Sec. 101(b) [title VIII, Sec. 803], Oct. 18, 1986, 100
Stat. 1783-39, 1783-76, and Pub. L. 99-591, Sec. 101(b) [title VIII,
Sec. 803], Oct. 30, 1986, 100 Stat. 3341-39, 3341-76; Pub. L. 101-208,
Sec. 1, Dec. 7, 1989, 103 Stat. 1836; Pub. L. 102-221, Sec. 1(1), Dec.
11, 1991, 105 Stat. 1676.)
Codification
Pub. L. 99-591 is a corrected version of Pub. L. 99-500.
Amendments
1991--Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 102-221 added par. (3).
1989--Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 101-208 amended subsec. (d) generally.
Prior to amendment, subsec. (d) read as follows: ``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.''
