§4216 Board of Directors of the Fund

Summary

Creates the Civil Liberties Public Education Fund Board of Directors and gives it the job of spending money from the Fund. The Board may only pay for research and public education about the evacuation, relocation, and internment of U.S. citizens and permanent resident aliens of Japanese ancestry and for publishing the Commission’s hearings, findings, and recommendations. The Board may also use Fund money for reasonable administrative costs, including member travel, staff pay, and support services. The Board has 9 members chosen by the President with the Senate’s approval. Members must not be federal officers or employees. Normal terms are 3 years. For the first group, 5 members serve 3 years and 4 serve 2 years as the President decides. Vacancies are filled only for the rest of the term. A member may serve more than their term until a successor is sworn in, but no one may serve more than 2 consecutive terms. Members get no salary but can be reimbursed for travel and other necessary expenses. Five members make a quorum; fewer can hold hearings. The members elect the Chair. The Board must hire a Director and any staff it needs and may set their pay, but no employee’s pay may exceed the minimum GS–18 rate under 5 U.S.C. 5332(a). The General Services Administrator must provide requested administrative support for reimbursement. The Board may accept gifts and donations. It must send a report to the President and each House of Congress no later than 12 months after its first meeting and every 12 months after that. The Board ends 90 days after the Fund ends.