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[CITE: 22USC5822]

 
               TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
 
  CHAPTER 67--FREEDOM FOR RUSSIA AND EMERGING EURASIAN DEMOCRACIES AND 
                          OPEN MARKETS SUPPORT
 
           SUBCHAPTER II--BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT
 
Sec. 5822. Business and Agriculture Advisory Council


(a) Establishment

    The President is authorized to establish an advisory council to be 
known as the Independent States Business and Agriculture Advisory 
Council (hereinafter in this section referred to as the ``Council'')--
        (1) to consult with and advise the President periodically 
    regarding programs of assistance for the independent states of the 
    former Soviet Union; and
        (2) to evaluate, and consult periodically with the President 
    regarding, the adequacy of bilateral and multilateral assistance 
    programs that would facilitate exports by United States companies 
    to, and investments by United States companies in, the independent 
    states.

(b) Membership

    The Council should consist of 15 members, appointed by the 
President, who are drawn from United States companies reflecting diverse 
businesses and perspectives that have experience and expertise in 
dealing with the independent states of the former Soviet Union. The 
President should designate one such member to serve as Chair of the 
Council. Five such members should be appointed upon the recommendation 
of the Speaker and the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives 
and 5 should be appointed upon the recommendation of the Majority Leader 
and Minority Leader of the Senate. Members of the Council shall receive 
no compensation from the United States Government by reason of their 
service on the Council.

(c) Staff

    Upon request of the Chair of the Council, the head of any United 
States Government agency may detail, on a nonreimbursable basis, any of 
the personnel of such agency to the Council to assist the Council.

(Pub. L. 102-511, title III, Sec. 302, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3333.)


                    Termination of Advisory Councils

    Advisory councils 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 council established by the 
President or an officer of the Federal Government, such council is 
renewed by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year 
period, or in the case of a council established by Congress, its 
duration is otherwise provided for by law. See sections 3(2) and 14 of 
Pub. L. 92-463, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 770, 776, set out in the Appendix 
to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in title 15 section 4729.
