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Title 40 — Public Buildings, Property, and WorksRelease 119-73not60

§6921 Establishment, Composition, and Meetings

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

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Creates a National Visitor Facilities Advisory Commission. It includes five federal officials (Interior Secretary; GSA Administrator; Smithsonian Secretary; and the two commission chairs), six Senators (three of each party), six House members (three of each party), and three Presidential appointees (at least two not federal officers, one from D.C.). The Interior Secretary is chair; non‑federal members serve at the President’s pleasure; the chair calls meetings.

Full Legal Text

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.

Legislative History

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.

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Citation

40 U.S.C. § 6921

Title 40 — Public Buildings, Property, and Works

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60