§ 2702. — Membership; chairman; meetings.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 44USC2702]
TITLE 44--PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS
CHAPTER 27--ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON THE RECORDS OF CONGRESS
Sec. 2702. Membership; chairman; meetings
(a)(1) The Committee shall consist of the eleven members including--
(A)(i) the Secretary of the Senate;
(ii) the Clerk of the House of Representatives;
(iii) the Archivist of the United States;
(iv) the Historian of the Senate; and
(v) the Historian of the House of Representatives; and
(B) six members of whom one shall be appointed by each of the
following:
(i) the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
(ii) the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives;
(iii) the Majority Leader of the Senate;
(iv) the Minority Leader of the Senate;
(v) the Secretary of the Senate; and
(vi) the Clerk of the House of Representatives.
(2) Each member appointed under paragraph (1)(B) shall have
knowledge or expertise in United States history, archival management,
publishing, library science, or use of legislative records.
(b) The Secretary of the Senate shall serve as Chairman during the
two-year period beginning on January 1, 1991, and the Clerk of the House
of Representatives shall serve as Chairman during the two-year period
beginning on January 1, 1993. Thereafter, such members shall alternate
serving as Chairman for a term of two years.
(c)(1) Members of the Committee referred to in subsection (a)(1)(A)
shall serve only while holding such offices. Members appointed to the
Committee under subsection (a)(1)(B) shall serve for a term of two
years, and may be reappointed without limitation. The initial
appointments for such terms shall begin on January 1, 1991.
(2) Any vacancy on the Committee shall not affect the powers of the
Committee. Any vacancy in an appointed position on the Committee shall
be filled in the same manner in which the original appointment was made.
(d)(1) No later than thirty days after the date on which the first
session of the 102d Congress begins, the Committee shall hold its first
meeting. Thereafter, the Committee shall meet semiannually or at the
call of a majority of its members.
(2) Seven members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum, but a
lesser number may hold hearings.
(Added Pub. L. 101-509, title IV, Sec. 1(d)(1), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat.
1417.)
References in Text
The date on which the first session of the 102d Congress begins,
referred to in subsec. (d)(1), is Jan. 3, 1991.
