§ 1469. — United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 22USC1469]
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 18--UNITED STATES INFORMATION AND EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS
SUBCHAPTER VI--ADVISORY COMMISSIONS TO FORMULATE POLICIES
Sec. 1469. United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy
(a) Establishment
(1) There is established an advisory commission to be known as the
United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy.
(2) The Commission shall consist of seven members appointed by the
President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The members
of the Commission shall represent the public interest and shall be
selected from a cross section of educational, communications, cultural,
scientific, technical, public service, labor, business, and professional
backgrounds. Not more than four members shall be from any one political
party.
(3) The term of each member shall be 3 years, except that of the
original seven appointments, two shall be for a term of 1 year and two
shall be for a term of 2 years.
(4) Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the
expiration of the term for which a predecessor was appointed shall be
appointed for the remainder of such term. Upon the expiration of a
member's term of office, such member may continue to serve until a
successor is appointed and qualified.
(5) The President shall designate a member to chair the Commission.
(b) Staff
The Commission shall have a staff director who shall be appointed by
the chairperson of the Commission. Subject to such rules and regulations
as may be adopted by the Commission, the chairperson of the Commission
may--
(1) appoint such additional personnel for the staff of the
Commission as the chairperson considers necessary; and
(2) procure temporary and intermittent services to the same
extent as is authorized by section 3109(b) of title 5, but at rates
for individuals not to exceed the daily equivalent of the annual
rate of basic pay payable for grade GS-18 of the General Schedule
under section 5332 of title 5.
(c) Duties and responsibilities
(1) The Commission shall formulate and recommend to the Director of
the United States Information Agency, the Secretary of State, and the
President policies and programs to carry out the functions vested in the
Director or the Agency, and shall appraise the effectiveness of policies
and programs of the Agency.
(2) The Commission shall submit to the Congress, the President, the
Secretary of State, and the Director of the United States Information
Agency annual reports on programs and activities carried out by the
Agency, including appraisals, where feasible, as to the effectiveness of
the several programs. The Commission shall also include in such reports
such recommendations as shall have been made by the Commission to the
Director for effectuating the purposes of the Agency, and the action
taken to carry out such recommendations.
(3) The Commission may also submit such other reports to the
Congress as it considers appropriate, and shall make reports to the
public in the United States and abroad to develop a better understanding
of and support for the programs conducted by the Agency.
(4) The Commission's reports to the Congress shall include
assessments of the degree to which the scholarly integrity and
nonpolitical character of the educational and cultural exchange
activities vested in the Director of the United States Information
Agency have been maintained, and assessments of the attitudes of foreign
scholars and governments regarding such activities.
(d) Limitation on authority
The Commission shall have no authority with respect to the J.
William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board or the United States
National Commission for UNESCO.
(Jan. 27, 1948, ch. 36, title VI, Sec. 604, as added Pub. L. 96-60,
title II, Sec. 203(f), Aug. 15, 1979, 93 Stat. 399; amended Pub. L. 100-
204, title II, Sec. 213, Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1376; Pub. L. 101-246,
title II, Sec. 206(a), Feb. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 51; Pub. L. 105-277,
div. G, subdiv. A, title XIII, Sec. 1334(b), Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat.
2681-786; Pub. L. 106-113, div. B, Sec. 1000(a)(7) [div. A, title IV,
Sec. 404(a), (c)], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A-446, 1501A-447;
Pub. L. 107-77, title IV, Sec. 407(c), Nov. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 790.)
Amendments
2001--Pub. L. 107-77 reenacted this section. See Reenactment and
Repeal of Certain Provisions of Law note below.
1999--Pub. L. 106-113, Sec. 1000(a)(7) [div. A, title IV,
Sec. 404(c)(2)], repealed this section. See Reenactment and Repeal of
Certain Provisions of Law note below.
Pub. L. 106-113, Sec. 1000(a)(7) [div. A, title IV, Sec. 404(a),
(c)(1)], amended Pub. L. 105-277, Sec. 1334, generally (see 1998
Amendment note below) and reenacted this section. See Reenactment and
Repeal of Certain Provisions of Law note below.
1998--Pub. L. 105-277, Sec. 1334(b), which directed the repeal of
this section, was omitted in the general amendment of Pub. L. 105-277,
Sec. 1334, by Pub. L. 106-113, Sec. 1000(a)(7) [div. A, title IV,
Sec. 404(a)]. See 1999 Amendment note above.
1990--Pub. L. 101-246 amended section generally. Prior to amendment,
section consisted of subsecs. (a) to (d) relating to redesignation of
United States Advisory Commission on International Communication,
Cultural and Educational Affairs as United States Advisory Commission on
Public Diplomacy, appointment of members, appointment of staff director
and staff personnel, date of section entering into force as being Jan.
20, 1989, and repeal of prohibition limiting membership of individuals
from same political party.
1987--Pub. L. 100-204 amended section generally, revising and
restating as subsecs. (a) to (d) provisions of former subsecs. (a) and
(b).
Effective Date
Section effective Oct. 1, 1979, and applicable only with respect to
funds appropriated after Aug. 15, 1979, where new authorities provide
for expenditure of appropriated funds, see section 209 of Pub. L. 96-60,
set out as an Effective Date of 1979 Amendment note under section 1471
of this title.
Transfer of Functions
United States Information Agency (other than Broadcasting Board of
Governors and International Broadcasting Bureau) abolished and functions
transferred to Secretary of State, see sections 6531 and 6532 of this
title.
Reenactment and Repeal of Certain Provisions of Law
Pub. L. 106-113, div. B, Sec. 1000(a)(7) [div. A, title IV,
Sec. 404(c)], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A-447, provided that:
``(1) Reenactment.--The provisions of law repealed by section 1334
[22 U.S.C. 6553] of the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of
1998 [repealing this section and section 8 of Reorganization Plan No. 2
of 1977, set out under section 1461 of this title and in the Appendix to
Title 5, Government Organization and Employees], as in effect before the
date of the enactment of this Act [Nov. 29, 1999], are hereby reenacted
into law.
``(2) Repeal.--Effective September 30, 2001, section 604 of the
United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (22
U.S.C. 1469) and section 8 of the Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 1977
are repealed.''
[Pub. L. 107-77, title IV, Sec. 407(c), Nov. 28, 2001, 115 Stat.
790, reenacted into law the provisions that were repealed by section
1000(a)(7) [div. A, title IV, Sec. 404(c)(2)] of div. B of Pub. L. 106-
113, set out above.]
Continuity of Advisory Commission
Pub. L. 107-77, title IV, Sec. 407(d), Nov. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 790,
provided that: ``Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any period
of discontinuity of the United States Advisory Commission on Public
Diplomacy shall not affect the appointment or terms of service of
members of the commission.''
Pub. L. 106-113, div. B, Sec. 1000(a)(7) [div. A, title IV,
Sec. 404(d)], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A-447, provided that:
``Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any period of
discontinuity of the United States Advisory Commission on Public
Diplomacy shall not affect the appointment or terms of service of
members of the commission.''
Reduction in Staff and Budget
Pub. L. 106-113, div. B, Sec. 1000(a)(7) [div. A, title IV,
Sec. 404(e)], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A-447, provided that:
``Notwithstanding section 604(b) of the United States Information and
Educational Exchange Act of 1948 [22 U.S.C. 1469(b)], effective on the
date of the enactment of this Act [Nov. 29, 1999], the United States
Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy shall have not more than 2
individuals who are compensated staff, and not more than 50 percent of
the resources allocated in fiscal year 1999.''
References in Other Laws to GS-16, 17, or 18 Pay Rates
References in laws to the rates of pay for GS-16, 17, or 18, or to
maximum rates of pay under the General Schedule, to be considered
references to rates payable under specified sections of Title 5,
Government Organization and Employees, see section 529 [title I,
Sec. 101(c)(1)] of Pub. L. 101-509, set out in a note under section 5376
of Title 5.
Continued Service of Commission Members
Pub. L. 101-246, title II, Sec. 206(b), Feb. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 53,
provided that each member of the United States Advisory Commission on
Public Diplomacy as in existence on the day before Jan. 20, 1989, was to
continue to serve for the remainder of the term to which such member was
appointed.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 6553 of this title.
