1995 US Code
Title 20 - EDUCATION
CHAPTER 42 - HARRY S TRUMAN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS
Sec. 2004 - Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation
View MetadataPublication Title | United States Code, 1994 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 20 - EDUCATION |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 20 - EDUCATION CHAPTER 42 - HARRY S TRUMAN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS Sec. 2004 - Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation |
Contains | section 2004 |
Date | 1995 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 16, 1996 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Pub. L. 93-642, §5, Jan. 4, 1975, 88 Stat. 2277; Pub. L. 96-88, title III, §301(a)(1), title V, §507, Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 677, 692. |
Statutes at Large References | 88 Stat. 2277 93 Stat. 677 |
Public Law References | Public Law 93-642, Public Law 96-88 |
§2004. Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation (a) Establishment
There is established, as an independent establishment of the executive branch of the United States Government, the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation.
(b) Board of Trustees; membership(1) 1 The Foundation shall be subject to the supervision and direction of a Board of Trustees. The Board shall be composed of thirteen members, as follows:
(A) two Members of the Senate, one from each political party, to be appointed by the President of the Senate;
(B) two Members of the House of Representatives, one from each political party, to be appointed by the Speaker;
(C) eight members, not more than four of whom shall be of the same political party, to be appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate, of whom one shall be a chief executive officer of a State, one a chief executive officer of a city or county, one a member of a Federal court, one a member of a State court, one a person active in postsecondary education, and three representatives of the general public; and
(D) the Secretary of Education or his designate, who shall serve ex officio as a member of the Board, but shall not be eligible to serve as Chairman.
(c) Term of officeThe term of office of each member of the Board shall be six years; except that (1) the members first taking office shall serve as designated by the President, four for terms of two years, five for terms of four years, and four for terms of six years, and (2) any member appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve for the remainder of the term for which his predecessor was appointed, and shall be appointed in the same manner as the original appointment for that vacancy was made.
(d) CompensationMembers of the Board shall serve without pay, but shall be entitled to reimbursement for travel, subsistence, and other necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
(Pub. L. 93–642, §5, Jan. 4, 1975, 88 Stat. 2277; Pub. L. 96–88, title III, §301(a)(1), title V, §507, Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 677, 692.)
Transfer of Functions“Secretary of Education” substituted for “Commissioner of Education” in subsec. (b)(1)(D) pursuant to sections 301(a)(1) and 507 of Pub. L. 96–88, which are classified to sections 3441(a)(1) and 3507 of this title and which transferred functions of Commissioner of Education to Secretary of Education.
1 So in original. No par. (2) has been enacted.
Disclaimer: These codes may not be the most recent version. The United States Government Printing Office may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the US site. Please check official sources.