§ 1622c. — Membership of Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 22USC1622c]
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 21--SETTLEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL CLAIMS
SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 1622c. Membership of Foreign Claims Settlement Commission
of the United States
(a) Composition of Commission; appointment and compensation of Chairman
The Commission shall be composed of a Chairman and two members. The
Chairman shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate, to serve on a full-time basis for a term of three
years, and compensated at the rate provided for level V of the Executive
Schedule under section 5316 of title 5.
(b) Appointment and compensation of members other than Chairman
The other members of the Commission shall be appointed by the
President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and serve
on a part-time basis, and be compensated on a per diem basis at a rate
of compensation equivalent to the daily rate for level V of the
Executive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5 for each day that such
member is employed in the actual performance of official business of the
Commission as may be directed by the Chairman. Each member shall be
reimbursed for travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of
subsistence, as authorized by section 5703 of title 5 for persons in
Government service employed intermittently.
(c) Terms of office
The terms of Office of the Chairman and members of the Commission
shall be for three years, except the Chairman and members first
appointed after the enactment of this subsection shall be appointed to
terms ending respectively September 30, 1982, September 30, 1981, and
September 30, 1980. The incumbent of any such office may continue to
serve until a successor takes office.
(d) Continuation in office of existing members
Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a), (b), and (c) of
this section, members of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission who
are serving on March 14, 1980, shall continue to serve in their same
capacities until the expiration of the terms to which they were
appointed.
(Pub. L. 96-209, title I, Sec. 103, Mar. 14, 1980, 94 Stat. 96.)
Codification
Section was not enacted as part of the International Claims
Settlement Act of 1949 which comprises this chapter.
Effective Date
Section effective Mar. 14, 1980, see title VI of Pub. L. 96-209, set
out as a note under section 1622a of this title.
