§ 80. — National Armed Forces Museum Advisory Board.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 20USC80]
TITLE 20--EDUCATION
CHAPTER 3--SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, NATIONAL MUSEUMS AND ART GALLERIES
SUBCHAPTER X--NATIONAL ARMED FORCES MUSEUM ADVISORY BOARD
Sec. 80. National Armed Forces Museum Advisory Board
(a) Establishment; functions
There is established in the Smithsonian Institution a National Armed
Forces Museum Advisory Board (hereinafter referred to as the Board),
which shall provide advice and assistance to the Regents of the
Smithsonian Institution on matters concerned with the portrayal of the
contributions which the Armed Forces of the United States have made to
American society and culture.
(b) Membership
The Board shall be composed of eleven members, as follows:
(1) The Secretary of Defense, who shall serve as an ex officio
member;
(2) The Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, who shall
serve as an ex officio member;
(3) Nine members appointed by the President, (A) three of whom
shall be appointed from persons recommended by the Secretary of
Defense to represent the Armed Forces, and (B) two of whom shall be
appointed from among persons recommended by the Regents of the
Smithsonian Institution. Not less than two members appointed by the
President shall be from civilian life.
(c) Term of office; vacancies
Members of the Board appointed by the President shall be appointed
to serve for a period of six years; except that any member appointed to
fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which
his predecessor was appointed shall be appointed for the remainder of
such term and the terms of office of the members first appointed shall
expire, as designated by the President at the time of appointment, three
at the end of two years, three at the end of four years, and three at
the end of six years.
(d) Quorum
Five members of the Board shall constitute a quorum and any vacancy
in the Board shall not affect its power to function.
(e) Compensation, travel and other expenses
The members of the Board shall serve without compensation but shall
be reimbursed for travel, subsistence, and other necessary expenses
incurred by them in the performance of their duties as members of the
Board.
(f) Biennial organization; rules and regulations
The Board shall select officers from among its members biennially
and shall make such bylaws, rules, and regulations as it deems necessary
for the furtherance of its business.
(Pub. L. 87-186, Sec. 1, Aug. 30, 1961, 75 Stat. 414.)
