2020 US Code
Title 22 - Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Chapter 59 - Fascell Fellowship Program
Sec. 4902 - Fellowship Board

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Citation 22 U.S.C. § 4902 (2020)
Section Name §4902. Fellowship Board
Section Text (a) Establishment and function

There is hereby established a Fellowship Board (hereafter in this chapter referred to as the "Board"), which shall select the individuals who will be eligible to serve as Fellows.

(b) Membership

The Board shall consist of 7 members as follows:

(1) A senior official of the Department of State (who shall be the chair of the Board), designated by the Secretary of State.

(2) An officer or employee of the Department of Commerce, designated by the Secretary of Commerce.

(3) Five academic specialists in international affairs or foreign languages, appointed by the Secretary of State (in consultation with the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the chairman and ranking minority 1 of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate).

(c) Meetings

The Board shall meet at least once each year to select the individuals who will be eligible to serve as Fellows.

(d) Compensation and per diem

Members of the Board shall receive no compensation on account of their service on the Board, but while away from their homes or regular places of business in the performance of their duties under this chapter, may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the same manner as persons employed intermittently in the Government service are allowed expenses under section 5703 of title 5.

Source Credit

(Pub. L. 99–399, title X, §1003, Aug. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 893; Pub. L. 101–454, §9(c)(1), Oct. 24, 1990, 104 Stat. 1066; Pub. L. 105–277, div. G, subdiv. A, title XIII, §1335(f), Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–788.)


Editorial Notes EDITORIAL NOTES AMENDMENTS

1998—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 105–277, §1335(f)(1), substituted "7 members" for "9 members" in introductory provisions.

Subsec. (b)(3), (4). Pub. L. 105–277, §1335(f)(2)–(4), redesignated par. (4) as (3), substituted "Five" for "Six", and struck out former par. (3) which read as follows: "An officer or employee of the United States Information Agency, designated by the Director of that Agency."

1990—Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 101–454 substituted "international affairs or foreign languages," for "Soviet or Eastern European area studies or languages,".


STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1998 AMENDMENT

Amendment by Pub. L. 105–277 effective Oct. 1, 1999, see section 1301 of Pub. L. 105–277, set out as an Effective Date note under section 6531 of this title.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1990 AMENDMENT

Pub. L. 101–454, §9(c)(2), Oct. 24, 1990, 104 Stat. 1066, provided that: "The amendment made by paragraph (1) [amending this section] shall apply only to appointments to the Fascell Fellowship Board after the date of the enactment of this section [Oct. 24, 1990] and shall not affect the service of members of such board on the date of the enactment of this section."

Footnotes

1 So in original. Probably should be followed by "member".

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 22 - FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 22 - FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 59 - FASCELL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
Sec. 4902 - Fellowship Board
Contains section 4902
Date 2020
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 13, 2021
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 100 Stat. 893
104 Stat. 1066
112 Stat. 2681-788
Public Law References Public Law 99-399, Public Law 101-454, Public Law 105-277
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