§ 4902. — Fellowship 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: 22USC4902]
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 59--FASCELL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
Sec. 4902. Fellowship Board
(a) Establishment and function
There is hereby established a Fellowship Board (hereafter in this
chapter referred to as the ``Board''), which shall select the
individuals who will be eligible to serve as Fellows.
(b) Membership
The Board shall consist of 7 members as follows:
(1) A senior official of the Department of State (who shall be
the chair of the Board), designated by the Secretary of State.
(2) An officer or employee of the Department of Commerce,
designated by the Secretary of Commerce.
(3) Five academic specialists in international affairs or
foreign languages, appointed by the Secretary of State (in
consultation with the chairman and ranking minority member of the
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the
chairman and ranking minority \1\ of the Committee on Foreign
Relations of the Senate).
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\1\ So in original. Probably should be followed by ``member''.
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(c) Meetings
The Board shall meet at least once each year to select the
individuals who will be eligible to serve as Fellows.
(d) Compensation and per diem
Members of the Board shall receive no compensation on account of
their service on the Board, but while away from their homes or regular
places of business in the performance of their duties under this
chapter, may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of
subsistence, in the same manner as persons employed intermittently in
the Government service are allowed expenses under section 5703 of title
5.
(Pub. L. 99-399, title X, Sec. 1003, Aug. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 893; Pub.
L. 101-454, Sec. 9(c)(1), Oct. 24, 1990, 104 Stat. 1066; Pub. L. 105-
277, div. G, subdiv. A, title XIII, Sec. 1335(f), Oct. 21, 1998, 112
Stat. 2681-788.)
Amendments
1998--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 105-277, Sec. 1335(f)(1), substituted ``7
members'' for ``9 members'' in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (b)(3), (4). Pub. L. 105-277, Sec. 1335(f)(2)-(4),
redesignated par. (4) as (3), substituted ``Five'' for ``Six'', and
struck out former par. (3) which read as follows: ``An officer or
employee of the United States Information Agency, designated by the
Director of that Agency.''
1990--Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 101-454 substituted ``international
affairs or foreign languages,'' for ``Soviet or Eastern European area
studies or languages,''.
Change of Name
Committee on Foreign Affairs of House of Representatives treated as
referring to Committee on International Relations of House of
Representatives by section 1(a) of Pub. L. 104-14, set out as a note
preceding section 21 of Title 2, The Congress.
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 1990 Amendment
Section 9(c)(2) of Pub. L. 101-454 provided that: ``The amendment
made by paragraph (1) [amending this section] shall apply only to
appointments to the Fascell Fellowship Board after the date of the
enactment of this section [Oct. 24, 1990] and shall not affect the
service of members of such board on the date of the enactment of this
section.''
