§ 5822. — Business and Agriculture Advisory Council.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 22USC5822]
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 67--FREEDOM FOR RUSSIA AND EMERGING EURASIAN DEMOCRACIES AND
OPEN MARKETS SUPPORT
SUBCHAPTER II--BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT
Sec. 5822. Business and Agriculture Advisory Council
(a) Establishment
The President is authorized to establish an advisory council to be
known as the Independent States Business and Agriculture Advisory
Council (hereinafter in this section referred to as the ``Council'')--
(1) to consult with and advise the President periodically
regarding programs of assistance for the independent states of the
former Soviet Union; and
(2) to evaluate, and consult periodically with the President
regarding, the adequacy of bilateral and multilateral assistance
programs that would facilitate exports by United States companies
to, and investments by United States companies in, the independent
states.
(b) Membership
The Council should consist of 15 members, appointed by the
President, who are drawn from United States companies reflecting diverse
businesses and perspectives that have experience and expertise in
dealing with the independent states of the former Soviet Union. The
President should designate one such member to serve as Chair of the
Council. Five such members should be appointed upon the recommendation
of the Speaker and the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives
and 5 should be appointed upon the recommendation of the Majority Leader
and Minority Leader of the Senate. Members of the Council shall receive
no compensation from the United States Government by reason of their
service on the Council.
(c) Staff
Upon request of the Chair of the Council, the head of any United
States Government agency may detail, on a nonreimbursable basis, any of
the personnel of such agency to the Council to assist the Council.
(Pub. L. 102-511, title III, Sec. 302, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3333.)
Termination of Advisory Councils
Advisory councils established after Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate not
later than the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the date of
their establishment, unless, in the case of a council established by the
President or an officer of the Federal Government, such council is
renewed by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year
period, or in the case of a council established by Congress, its
duration is otherwise provided for by law. See sections 3(2) and 14 of
Pub. L. 92-463, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 770, 776, set out in the Appendix
to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in title 15 section 4729.
