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Title 54 — National Park Service and Related ProgramsRelease 119-73

§312303 Establishment

Title 54 › Subtitle Subtitle III— - National Preservation Programs › Chapter CHAPTER 3123— - COMMISSION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF AMERICA’S HERITAGE ABROAD › § 312303

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Creates a Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad made up of 21 members. The President appoints all members, with 7 chosen after consulting the Speaker of the House and 7 after consulting the President pro tempore of the Senate. Members serve 3-year terms, but someone filling a vacancy serves only the rest of that term. A member may stay on until a successor is named. The President picks one member to be Chair. The group must meet at least once every 6 months. Members get no salary for serving, but they can be paid travel costs and per diem when away from home, paid the same way as intermittent federal workers under section 5703 of title 5.

Full Legal Text

Title 54, §312303

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(a)There is established a commission to be known as the Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad.
(b)The Commission shall consist of 21 members appointed by the President, 7 of whom shall be appointed after consultation with the Speaker of the House of Representatives and 7 of whom shall be appointed after consultation with the President pro tempore of the Senate.
(c)(1)Except as provided in paragraph (2), a member of the Commission shall be appointed for a term of 3 years.
(2)A member appointed to fill a vacancy on the Commission shall serve for the remainder of the term for which the member’s predecessor was appointed.
(3)A member may retain membership on the Commission until the member’s successor has been appointed.
(d)The President shall designate the Chairman of the Commission from among its members.
(e)The Commission shall meet at least once every 6 months.
(f)(1)Members of the Commission shall receive no pay on account of their service on the Commission.
(2)While away from their homes or regular places of business in the performance of services for the Commission, members of the Commission shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the same manner as individuals employed intermittently in the Government service are allowed expenses under section 5703 of title 5.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 312303(a)16 U.S.C. 469j(b).Pub. L. 99–83, title XIII, § 1303(b), (d) through (f), Aug. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 280. 312303(b) through (f)16 U.S.C. 469j(d) through (f). In subsection (c), the text of 16 U.S.C. 469j(d)(2)(B) is omitted as obsolete.

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54 U.S.C. § 312303

Title 54 — National Park Service and Related Programs

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73