§ 2456. — J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship 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: 22USC2456]
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 33--MUTUAL EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAM
Sec. 2456. J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
(a) Appointment; members; considerations for selection
(1) For the purpose of selecting students, scholars, teachers,
trainees, and other persons to participate in the programs authorized
under section 2452(a)(1) of this title, and of supervising such programs
and the programs authorized under section 2452(b)(4) and (6) of this
title, there is continued the authority of the President to appoint a
board of foreign scholarships which shall be known as the ``J. William
Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board'' (hereinafter referred to as the
``Board'') consisting of twelve members. In connection with appointments
to such Board, due consideration shall be given to the selection of
distinguished representatives of cultural, educational, student
advisory, and war veterans groups, and representatives of the United
States Department of Education, the United States Department of Veterans
Affairs, public and private nonprofit educational institutions.
(2) In the selection of American citizens for participation in
programs under this chapter, preference shall be given to those who have
served in the Armed Forces of the United States, and due consideration
shall be given to applicants from all geographical areas of the United
States.
(b) Omitted
(c) Repealed. Pub. L. 105-277, div. G, subdiv. A, title XIII,
Sec. 1336(2), Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681-790
(d) Creation of interagency and other advisory committees; conferences
of persons
The President is authorized to create such interagency and other
advisory committees as in his judgment may be of assistance in carrying
out the purposes of this chapter, and from time to time to convene
conferences of persons interested in educational and cultural affairs to
consider matters relating to the purposes of this chapter.
(e) Availability of appropriations for expenses; transportation expenses
and per diem; compensation of members of Board and Committees
The provisions of section 1346(b) of title 31 shall be applicable to
any interagency committee created pursuant to the provisions of this
chapter. Members of the committees provided for in this section shall be
entitled (i) to transportation expenses and per diem in lieu of
subsistence at the rate prescribed by or established pursuant to section
5703 of title 5 while away from home in connection with attendance at
meetings or in consultation with officials of the Government or
otherwise carrying out duties as authorized, and (ii) if not otherwise
in the employ of the United States Government, to compensation at rates
not in excess of $50 per diem while performing services for such
committees. Members of the Board shall be entitled to such expenses and
per diem in lieu of subsistence as provided for under clause (i) of the
preceding sentence and, while performing services for the Board, to
compensation at a rate, prescribed by the Director of the United States
Information Agency, not in excess of the daily rate for the first step
of GS-15 of the General Schedule under section 5332 of title 5.
(f) Secretarial and staff assistance
The President is authorized to provide for necessary secretarial and
staff assistance for the Board and such committees as may be created
under this section.
(Pub. L. 87-256, Sec. 106, Sept. 21, 1961, 75 Stat. 532; 1977 Reorg.
Plan No. 2, Secs. 8(b), 9(a)(3), (6), 42 F.R. 62461, 91 Stat. 1638,
1639; Pub. L. 96-60, title II, Sec. 205(a), Aug. 15, 1979, 93 Stat. 401;
Pub. L. 96-88, title III, Sec. 301(b)(2), title V, Sec. 507, Oct. 17,
1979, 93 Stat. 678, 692; Pub. L. 97-241, title III, Sec. 303(b), Aug.
24, 1982, 96 Stat. 291; Pub. L. 101-246, title II, Sec. 204(a)(1), Feb.
16, 1990, 104 Stat. 49; Pub. L. 102-54, Sec. 13(h)(1), June 13, 1991,
105 Stat. 275; Pub. L. 105-277, div. G, subdiv. A, title XIII,
Sec. 1336(2), Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681-790.)
References in Text
This chapter, referred to in subsecs. (a), (d), and (e), was in the
original ``this Act'', meaning Pub. L. 87-256, Sept. 21, 1961, 75 Stat.
527, as amended, known as the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange
Act of 1961. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
Short Title note set out under section 2451 of this title and Tables.
Codification
Subsec. (b), which established the United States Advisory Commission
on International Educational and Cultural Affairs to replace the United
States Advisory Commission on Educational Exchange, and provided for its
functions and the appointment and terms of its members, and the
provisions of subsecs. (e) and (f) referring to the ``Commission'', were
omitted pursuant to Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1977, Sec. 9(a)(3), 42 F.R.
62461, 91 Stat. 1639, set out under section 1461 of this title, which
abolished that Commission effective on or before July 1, 1978, at such
time as specified by the President.
In subsec. (e), ``section 1346(b) of title 31'' substituted for
``section 214 of the Act of May 3, 1945 (59 Stat. 134; 31 U.S.C. 691)''
on authority of Pub. L. 97-258, Sec. 4(b), Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat.
1067, the first section of which enacted Title 31, Money and Finance.
In subsec. (e), ``section 5703 of title 5'' substituted for
``section 5 of the Administrative Expense Act of 1946, as amended (5
U.S.C. 73b-2)'' on authority of Pub. L. 89-554, Sec. 7(b), Sept. 6,
1966, 80 Stat. 631, the first section of which enacted Title 5,
Government Organization and Employees.
Amendments
1998--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 105-277 repealed subsec. (c), which
related to the continuation of the Advisory Committee on the Arts and
the appointment, qualifications, and terms of office of its members.
1991--Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 102-54 substituted ``Department of
Veterans Affairs'' for ``Veterans' Administration''.
1990--Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 101-246 substituted ``board of foreign
scholarships which shall be known as the `J. William Fulbright Foreign
Scholarship Board' '' for ``Board of Foreign Scholarships''.
1979--Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 96-60 struck from second sentence ``the
Board,'' before ``the Commission'' and from cl. (ii) thereof ``such
Board,'' before ``Commission'' and provided for entitlement of members
of the Board to expenses and per diem in lieu of subsistence and to
compensation for services not exceeding a daily rate for first step, GS-
15 of General Schedule.
Effective Date of 1998 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 105-277 effective Oct. 1, 1999, see section
1301 of Pub. L. 105-277, set out as an Effective Date note under section
6531 of this title.
Effective Date of 1979 Amendment
Section 205(b) of Pub. L. 96-60 provided that: ``The amendments made
by subsection (a) [to subsec. (e) of this section] shall take effect on
October 1, 1979.''
Transfer of Functions
``Department of Education'' substituted for ``Office of Education''
in subsec. (a), pursuant to sections 301(b)(2) and 507 of Pub. L. 96-88,
which are classified to sections 3441(b)(2) and 3507 of Title 20,
Education, and which transferred the Office of Education to the
Department of Education.
``Director of the United States Information Agency'' substituted for
``Director of the International Communication Agency'' in subsec. (e),
pursuant to section 303(b) of Pub. L. 97-241, title III, Aug. 24, 1982,
96 Stat. 291, set out as a note under section 1461 of this title. 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.
Functions vested in President, Secretary of State, Department of
State, United States Information Agency or Director thereof under this
chapter transferred to Director of International Communication Agency by
section 7(a)(2) of Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1977, set out under section 1461
of this title, effective on or before July 1, 1978, at such time as
specified by President, except (A) for such functions as are vested by
subsec. (a) of this section, sections 2452(b)(6), (10), 2454(a), (e)(1),
(2), (f), (g), 2455(a), (b), (c) and 2458 of this title, (B) for such
functions as are vested by subsecs. (d) and (f) of this section,
sections 2454(b) and 2455(d)(2), (f) of this title, to extent that such
functions were assigned to Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare
[now Secretary of Education] immediately prior to effective date of
Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1977, and (C) for such functions as are vested by
subsecs. (b) and (c) of this section to extent that any function therein
is vested in President or Secretary of State.
Delegation of Functions
Functions of President under this section delegated to Secretary of
State, Director of United States Information Agency, Secretary of
Commerce, and Secretary of Education, see Ex. Ord. No. 11034, June 25,
1962, 27 F.R. 6071, set out as a note under section 2454 of this title.
Termination of Advisory Commissions and Committees
Advisory commissions or committees in existence on Jan. 5, 1973, to
terminate not later than the expiration of the 2-year period following
Jan. 5, 1973, unless, in the case of a commission or committee
established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government,
such commission or committee is renewed by appropriate action prior to
the expiration of such 2-year period, or in the case of a commission or
committee established by the 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.
Continued Service of Board Members
Section 204(b) of Pub. L. 101-246 provided that: ``Each member
appointed to the Board of Foreign Scholarships before the date of the
enactment of this Act [Feb. 16, 1990] shall continue to serve for the
remainder of the term to which each such member was appointed.''
References to Board of Foreign Scholarships
Section 204(c) of Pub. L. 101-246 provided that: ``Any reference in
any provision of law to the Board of Foreign Scholarships shall, on and
after the date of enactment of this Act [Feb. 16, 1990], be deemed to be
a reference to the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.''
