§ 4503. — Establishment of Advisory Committee.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 22USC4503]
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 55--RESEARCH AND TRAINING FOR EASTERN EUROPE AND INDEPENDENT
STATES OF FORMER SOVIET UNION
Sec. 4503. Establishment of Advisory Committee
(a) Establishment; composition; Chairman
There is established within the Department of State the Advisory
Committee for Studies of Eastern Europe and the Independent States of
the Former Soviet Union which shall be composed of the Secretary of
State, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Education, the
Librarian of Congress, the President of the American Association for the
Advancement of Slavic Studies, and the President of the Association of
American Universities. The Secretary of State shall be the Chairman.
(b) Meetings; quorum
The Advisory Committee shall meet at the call of the Chairman and
shall hold at least one meeting each year. Three members of the Advisory
Committee shall constitute a quorum.
(c) Technical and clerical assistance
The Secretary of State may detail personnel of the Department of
State to provide technical and clerical assistance to the Advisory
Committee in carrying out its functions under this chapter.
(d) Functions
The Advisory Committee shall recommend grant policies for the
advancement of the objectives of this chapter. In proposing recipients
for grants under this chapter, the Advisory Committee shall give the
highest priority to national organizations with an interest and
expertise in conducting research and training concerning the countries
of Eastern Europe and the independent states of the former Soviet Union
and in disseminating the results of such research. In making its
recommendations, the Advisory Committee shall emphasize the development
of a stable, long-term research program.
(Pub. L. 98-164, title VIII, Sec. 804, Nov. 22, 1983, 97 Stat. 1048;
Pub. L. 103-199, title III, Sec. 302(5), Dec. 17, 1993, 107 Stat. 2322.)
Amendments
1993--Pub. L. 103-199, Sec. 302(5)(A), substituted ``Establishment
of Advisory Committee'' for ``Establishment of the Soviet-Eastern
European Studies Advisory Committee'' in section catchline.
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103-199, Sec. 302(5)(B), substituted ``Advisory
Committee for Studies of Eastern Europe and the Independent States of
the Former Soviet Union'' for ``Soviet-Eastern European Studies Advisory
Committee''.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 103-199, Sec. 302(5)(C), substituted ``the
countries of Eastern Europe and the independent states of the former
Soviet Union'' for ``Soviet and Eastern European countries''.
Termination of Advisory Committees
Advisory committees 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 committee established by
the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such committee is
renewed by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year
period, or in the case of a committee established by the Congress, its
duration is otherwise provided by law. See section 14 of Pub. L. 92-463,
Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 776, set out in the Appendix to Title 5,
Government Organization and Employees.
Definitions
In subsec. (d), independent states of the former Soviet Union has
the meaning given in section 5801 of this title, see section 3 of Pub.
L. 103-199, set out as a note under section 5801 of this title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 4502 of this title.
