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§6921 Establishment, composition, and meetings

Title 40 › Subtitle SUBTITLE II— - PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND WORKS › Part PART C— - FEDERAL BUILDING COMPLEXES › Chapter CHAPTER 69— - UNION STATION REDEVELOPMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - NATIONAL VISITOR FACILITIES ADVISORY COMMISSION › § 6921

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Summary

Creates a National Visitor Facilities Advisory Commission. Its members are the Secretary of the Interior (who is chair), the Administrator of General Services, the Secretary of the Smithsonian, the chairs of the National Capital Planning Commission and the Commission of Fine Arts, six Senators (three per party), six Representatives (three per party), and three Presidential appointees (at least two not federal officers and one from the District of Columbia). Non‑federal members can be removed by the President, and the commission meets when the chair calls a meeting.

Title 40, §6921

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(a)There is a National Visitor Facilities Advisory Commission.

(b)(1)The Commission is composed of—

(A)the Secretary of the Interior;

(B)the Administrator of General Services;

(C)the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution;

(D)the Chairman of the National Capital Planning Commission;

(E)the Chairman of the Commission of Fine Arts;

(F)six Members of the Senate, three from each party, to be appointed by the President of the Senate;

(G)six Members of the House of Representatives, three from each party, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and

(H)three individuals appointed by the President, at least two of whom shall not be officers of the Federal Government, and one member of whom shall be a representative of the District of Columbia government.

(2)The Secretary of the Interior serves as the Chairman of the Commission.

(3)Non-federal members serve at the pleasure of the President.

(c)The Commission shall meet at the call of the Chairman.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 6921(a)40:821 (related to creation).Pub. L. 90–264, title II, §§ 201 (related to creation), 202(a), Mar. 12, 1968, 82 Stat. 45. 6921(b)(1)40:822(a) (1st sentence). 6921(b)(2)40:822(a) (3d sentence). 6921(b)(3)40:822(a) (2d sentence). 6921(c)40:822(a) (last sentence).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Termination of Advisory CommissionsAdvisory commissions established after Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate not later than the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the date of their establishment, unless, in the case of a commission established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such commission is renewed by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year period, or in the case of a commission established by the Congress, its duration is otherwise provided by law. See section 1001(2) and 1013 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.