§ 3507. — Council on International Scientific and Technological Cooperation.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 22USC3507]
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 50--INSTITUTE FOR SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL COOPERATION
Sec. 3507. Council on International Scientific and Technological
Cooperation
(a) Establishment
In order to further the purposes of the Institute, the President is
authorized to establish a Council on International Scientific and
Technological Cooperation (hereafter in this chapter referred to as the
``Council'').
(b) Functions
(1) The Council shall--
(A) advise the Director with respect to the policies, programs,
planning, and procedures of the Institute;
(B) make recommendations to the Director on the use of the
resources available to the Institute; and
(C) advise the Director on matters involving the activities of
the Institute overseas and appropriate relationships with the
private sector, within and outside the United States.
(2) The Council shall prepare an annual report setting forth the
major recommendations made and advice given pursuant to paragraph (1) of
this subsection.
(c) Advice to Director concerning selection, termination, or change in
activities, and transfer of government programs and projects to
Institute; review and recommendations respecting new programs
and initiatives
The Director shall seek the advice of the Council before making any
decision with respect to the selection or termination of, or any
significant change in, the areas and issues in which the Institute
conducts its activities, and with respect to the transfer of specific
programs and projects from any other Government agency to the Institute.
The Council shall have the authority to review all new programs and
initiatives before their implementation and to make recommendations with
regard to the approval or disapproval of new programs and initiatives
having a cost in excess of $500,000 or a duration greater than two
years.
(d) Composition; Chairman; appointment, terms, etc., of members
The Council shall consist of up to twenty-five members appointed by
the President, one of whom the President shall designate as Chairman.
The members of the Council shall be appointed for terms of four years,
except that the members first appointed shall be appointed for terms of
one, two, three, or four years, as designated by the President at the
time of their appointment, so that the terms of approximately one-fourth
of the members of the Council expire in any year. The members of the
Council shall be selected from among--
(1) citizens of the United States who are widely recognized for
their broad knowledge of, or expertise in, science and technology,
or their interest in the scientific and technological problems of
developing countries;
(2) citizens of foreign countries who by their knowledge and
expertise are capable of providing advice and guidance to the
Institute on the application of science and technology to the
problems of developing countries, except that not more than one-
third of the membership of the Council shall consist of members who
are citizens of foreign countries; and
(3) officials of the United States Government, except that not
to exceed five members of the Council may be appointed under this
paragraph, one of whom shall be the Secretary of State or his
designee.
(e) Compensation, reimbursement, status, etc., of nongovernmental
members
Members of the Council who are not officials of the United States
Government shall be entitled to compensation, not to exceed the daily
equivalent of the highest rate which may be paid to an employee under
the General Schedule established by section 5332 of title 5, while in
the performance of their duties under this chapter, and to reimbursement
for expenses and per diem in lieu of subsistence while away from their
homes or regular places of business in the same manner as persons
employed intermittently in Government service are allowed expenses under
section 5703 of title 5. Members of the Council who are not officials of
the United States Government shall not be deemed officers, employees, or
otherwise in the service or employment of the United States Government
for any purpose, except that members of the Council who are United
States citizens shall be deemed Government employees for the purposes of
sections 202, 203, 205, 207, 208, and 209 of title 18.
(f) Executive and additional committees; membership, powers, etc., of
Executive Committee
The Council may appoint from among its members an Executive
Committee, and such other committees it deems necessary, to assist it in
exercising its powers and functions. The Executive Committee shall
consist of seven members, one of whom shall be the Chairman of the
Council and not more than three of whom shall be employees of the United
States Government. The Executive Committee shall exercise such powers
and functions as are delegated to it by the Council.
(Pub. L. 96-53, title IV, Sec. 407, Aug. 14, 1979, 93 Stat. 374.)
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.
