§ 3128. — General provisions.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 7USC3128]
TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 64--AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND TEACHING
SUBCHAPTER II--COORDINATION AND PLANNING OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH,
EXTENSION, AND TEACHING
Sec. 3128. General provisions
(a) Vacancies in Advisory Board
Any vacancy in the Advisory Board shall not affect its duties under
this title and shall be filled in the same manner as the original
position.
(b) Compensation and expenses of members of Advisory Board
Members of the Advisory Board shall serve without compensation, if
not otherwise officers or employees of the United States, except that
they shall, while away from their homes or regular places of business in
the performance of services under this chapter, 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 sections 5701 through 5707 of title 5.
(c) Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated annually such sums as
Congress may determine necessary to carry out the provisions of section
3127 of this title and subsection (b) of this section.
(Pub. L. 95-113, title XIV, Sec. 1413, Sept. 29, 1977, 91 Stat. 991;
Pub. L. 97-98, title XIV, Sec. 1414(a), Dec. 22, 1981, 95 Stat. 1303;
Pub. L. 101-624, title XVI, Sec. 1605(b)(2), Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat.
3713; Pub. L. 103-354, title II, Sec. 218(e)(7), Oct. 13, 1994, 108
Stat. 3213; Pub. L. 104-127, title VIII, Secs. 852(b)(4), 853(b)(5),
Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1171, 1172; Pub. L. 105-185, title VI,
Sec. 606(b), (c)(2), June 23, 1998, 112 Stat. 603, 604.)
References in Text
For definition of ``this chapter'', referred to in subsec. (b), see
note set out under section 3102 of this title.
Amendments
1998--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105-185, Sec. 606(c)(2), substituted
``its duties'' for ``their powers''.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 105-185, Sec. 606(b), substituted ``Advisory
Board'' for ``Joint Council, the Advisory Board,''.
1996--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104-127, Secs. 852(b)(4)(A),
853(b)(5)(A), substituted ``the Advisory Board'' for ``the Joint
Council, the Advisory Board, or the Technology Board''.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 104-127, Sec. 853(b)(5)(B), struck out ``and
the Technology Board'' before ``shall serve without''.
Pub. L. 104-127, Sec. 852(b)(4)(B), which directed substitution of
``Advisory Board'' for ``Joint Council, Advisory Board,'' could not be
executed because those words did not appear in text.
1994--Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 103-354 struck out subsec. (d) which read
as follows: ``The President shall appoint, by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate, an Assistant Secretary of Agriculture who shall
perform such duties as are necessary to carry out this chapter and who
shall receive compensation at the rate now or hereafter prescribed by
law for Assistant Secretaries of Agriculture.''
1990--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 101-624, Sec. 1605(b)(2)(A), substituted
``, the Advisory Board, or the Technology Board'' for ``or the Advisory
Board''.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 101-624, Sec. 1605(b)(2)(B), substituted ``,
the Advisory Board, and the Technology Board'' for ``and Advisory
Board''.
Subsecs. (d), (e). Pub. L. 101-624, Sec. 1605(b)(2)(C), redesignated
subsec. (e) as (d) and struck out former subsec. (d) which read as
follows: ``The Subcommittee on Food, Agricultural, and Forestry
Research, the Joint Council, and the Advisory Board shall improve
communication and interaction among themselves and with others in the
agricultural science and education system through such mechanisms as the
exchange of reports, joint meetings, and the use of liaison
representatives.''
1981--Subsecs. (c) to (e). Pub. L. 97-98 added subsecs. (c) to (e).
Effective Date of 1981 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 97-98 effective Dec. 22, 1981, see section 1801
of Pub. L. 97-98, set out as an Effective Date note under section 4301
of this title.
