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22 U.S. Code § 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) MembershipThe 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).
(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, § 1003, Aug. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 893; Pub. L. 101–454, § 9(c)(1), Oct. 24, 1990, 104 Stat. 1066; Pub. L. 105–277, div. G, subdiv. A, title XIII, § 1335(f), Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–788.)


[1]  So in original. Probably should be followed by “member”.
Editorial Notes
Amendments

1998—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 105–277, § 1335(f)(1), substituted “7 members” for “9 members” in introductory provisions.

Subsec. (b)(3), (4). Pub. L. 105–277, § 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,”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
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

Pub. L. 101–454, § 9(c)(2), Oct. 24, 1990, 104 Stat. 1066, 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.”