§ 2903. — JapanUnited States Friendship Commission.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 22USC2903]
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 44--JAPAN-UNITED STATES FRIENDSHIP
Sec. 2903. Japan-United States Friendship Commission
(a) Establishment; composition
There is established a commission to be known as the Japan-United
States Friendship Commission (hereafter referred to as the
``Commission''). The Commission shall be composed of--
(1) the members of the United States Panel of the Joint
Committee on United States-Japan Cultural and Educational
Cooperation;
(2) two Members of the House of Representatives, to be appointed
at the beginning of each Congress or upon the occurrence of a
vacancy during a Congress by the Speaker of the House of
Representatives;
(3) two Members of the Senate, to be appointed at the beginning
of each Congress or upon the occurrence of a vacancy during a
Congress by the President pro tempore of the Senate;
(4) the Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts; and
(5) the Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
(b) Compensation and travel expenses
Members of the Commission who are not full-time officers or
employees of the United States and who are not Members of Congress
shall, while serving on business of the Commission, be entitled to
receive compensation at rates fixed by the President, but not exceeding
the rate specified at the time of such service for grade GS-18 in
section 5332 of title 5, including traveltime; and while so serving away
from their homes or regular places of business, all members of the
Commission may be allowed 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) Chairman; quorum; meetings
The Chairman of the United States Panel of the Joint Committee on
United States-Japan Cultural and Educational Cooperation shall be the
Chairman of the Commission. A majority of the members of the Commission
shall constitute a quorum. The Commission shall meet at least twice in
each year.
(Pub. L. 94-118, Sec. 4, Oct. 20, 1975, 89 Stat. 604.)
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.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 2902 of this title.
