20 U.S.C. § 3702 : US Code - Section 3702: Organization of Commission

Search 20 U.S.C. § 3702 : US Code - Section 3702: Organization of Commission

(a) Membership
The Commission shall be composed of fifteen members as follows:
(1) The Secretary of the Interior (or his designee).
(2) The Secretary of Education (or his designee).
(3) The Librarian of Congress (or his designee).
(4) The President of the Association for the Study of Afro-
American Life and History.
(5) The presidents of Wilberforce University and Central State
University in Ohio.
(6) Nine members appointed by the President, who are especially
qualified to serve on the Commission by reason of their
background and experience. No more than two members appointed
under this paragraph shall be from any one State.
(b) Terms of office
Subject to subsection (c) of this section, the members of the
Commission specified in paragraphs (1) through (5) of subsection
(a) of this section shall serve for the life of the Commission. The
members of the Commission appointed under paragraph (6) of such
subsection shall serve for terms of four years, except that of the
members first appointed -
(1) three shall be appointed for terms of one year;
(2) three shall be appointed for terms of two years; and
(3) three shall be appointed for terms of four years;
as designated by the President at the time of appointment.
(c) Membership continuation
If any member of the Commission who was appointed to the
Commission under paragraphs (1) through (5) (!1) as an officer
designated under such paragraphs leaves such office, such member
may continue as a member of the Commission for not longer than the
thirty-day period beginning on the date he leaves that office.
(d) Vacancies
(1) Any vacancy in the Commission shall be filled in the same
manner in which the original appointment was made.
(2) Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the
expiration of the term for which his predecessor was appointed
shall be appointed for the remainder of such term. Members may be
reappointed.
(e) Quorum
Six members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum.
(f) Voting
The Commission shall act by affirmative majority vote.
(g) Officers
The Commission shall elect a chairman and other officers from
among its members to serve for terms established by the Commission.
(h) Meetings
The Commission shall meet at the call of the chairman or a
majority of its members, but not less than two times each year. The
headquarters of the Commission shall be at Wilberforce, Ohio, and
the Commission shall conduct its meetings in such city unless
circumstances otherwise require.
(i) Seal; bylaws; rules and regulations
The Commission may adopt an official seal which shall be
judicially noticed and may make such bylaws, rules, and regulations
as it considers necessary to carry out its functions under this
chapter.
(j) Compensation
Members of the Commission shall serve without pay.
(k) Temporary services
The Commission may procure, subject to the availability of funds,
temporary and intermittent services to the same extent as is
authorized by section 3109(b) of title 5.
(l) Personnel details
Upon request of the Commission, and subject to the availability
of funds, the head of any Federal agency may detail to the
Commission on a reimbursable basis any of the personnel of such
agency to assist the Commission in carrying out its duties under
this chapter.
(m) Administrative support services
The Administrator of the General Services Administration shall
provide to the Commission on a reimbursable basis such
administrative support services as the Commission may request to
carry out its duties under this chapter.