22 U.S.C. § 4503: Establishment of Advisory…

Summary

Creates an advisory committee inside the Department of State made up of the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Education, the Librarian of Congress, the President of the American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies, and the President of the Association of American Universities. The Secretary of State must serve as chair. The committee must meet when the chair calls it and at least one time each year, and three members make a quorum. The Secretary of State may assign State Department staff to give technical and clerical help. The committee must recommend grant policies to support the chapter’s goals. When choosing grant recipients, it must give top priority to national organizations that do research and training about Eastern Europe and the independent states of the former Soviet Union and that share their findings. It must emphasize building a stable, long-term research program.

Title 22, §4503

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(a)Establishment; composition; Chairman

There is established within the Department of State the Advisory Committee for Studies of Eastern Europe and the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union which shall be composed of the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Education, the Librarian of Congress, the President of the American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies, and the President of the Association of American Universities. The Secretary of State shall be the Chairman.

(b)Meetings; quorum

The Advisory Committee shall meet at the call of the Chairman and shall hold at least one meeting each year. Three members of the Advisory Committee shall constitute a quorum.

(c)Technical and clerical assistance

The Secretary of State may detail personnel of the Department of State to provide technical and clerical assistance to the Advisory Committee in carrying out its functions under this chapter.

(d)Functions

The Advisory Committee shall recommend grant policies for the advancement of the objectives of this chapter. In proposing recipients for grants under this chapter, the Advisory Committee shall give the highest priority to national organizations with an interest and expertise in conducting research and training concerning the countries of Eastern Europe and the independent states of the former Soviet Union and in disseminating the results of such research. In making its recommendations, the Advisory Committee shall emphasize the development of a stable, long-term research program.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1993—Pub. L. 103–199, § 302(5)(A), substituted “Establishment of Advisory Committee” for “Establishment of the Soviet-Eastern European Studies Advisory Committee” in section catchline. Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–199, § 302(5)(B), substituted “Advisory Committee for Studies of Eastern Europe and the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union” for “Soviet-Eastern European Studies Advisory Committee”. Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 103–199, § 302(5)(C), substituted “the countries of Eastern Europe and the independent states of the former Soviet Union” for “Soviet and Eastern European countries”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Termination of Advisory CommitteesAdvisory committees 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 committee established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such committee is renewed by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year period, or in the case of a committee established by the Congress, its duration is otherwise provided by law. See section 1013 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. Definitions In subsec. (d), independent states of the former Soviet Union has the meaning given in section 5801 of this title, see section 3 of Pub. L. 103–199, set out as a note under section 5801 of this title.

§4503 Establishment of Advisory Committee