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[CITE: 36USC2302]

 
     TITLE 36--PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND 
                              ORGANIZATIONS
 
      Subtitle I--Patriotic and National Observances and Ceremonies
 
Part B--United States Government Organizations Involved with Observances 
                             and Ceremonies
 
          CHAPTER 23--UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL COUNCIL
 
Sec. 2302. Membership

    (a) Composition.--(1) The United States Holocaust Memorial Council 
consists of 65 voting members and the following ex officio nonvoting 
members:
        (A) one appointed by the Secretary of the Interior.
        (B) one appointed by the Secretary of State.
        (C) one appointed by the Secretary of Education.

    (2) Of the 65 voting members--
        (A) the President of the United States appoints 55;
        (B) the Speaker of the House of Representatives appoints five 
    from among members of the House of Representatives; and
        (C) the President pro tempore of the Senate appoints five, on 
    the recommendation of the majority and minority leaders, from among 
    members of the Senate.

    (b) Terms of Office.--(1) Except as provided in this subsection, 
Council members serve for terms of 5 years.
    (2) The terms of the five members of the House of Representatives 
and the five members of the Senate appointed during a term of Congress 
expire at the end of that term of Congress.
    (c) Chairperson and Vice Chairperson.--The President of the United 
States shall appoint the Chairperson and Vice Chairperson of the Council 
from among the members of the Council. The Chairperson and Vice 
Chairperson serve for terms of 5 years.
    (d) Vacancies.--(1) A vacancy on the Council shall be filled in the 
same manner as the original appointment was made.
    (2) A member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the 
expiration of the term for which the predecessor was appointed shall be 
appointed only for the remainder of the term. A member, except a Member 
of Congress appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives or 
the President pro tempore of the Senate, may serve after the expiration 
of a term until a successor takes office.
    (3) The President of the United States fills a vacancy in the 
offices of the Chairperson and Vice Chairperson.
    (e) Reappointment.--A member whose term expires may be reappointed. 
The Chairperson and Vice Chairperson may be reappointed to those 
offices.
    (f) Pay and Expenses.--(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of 
this subsection, members of the Council may be paid the daily equivalent 
of the maximum annual rate of basic pay payable under section 5376 of 
title 5 for each day (including traveltime) during which they perform 
duties of the Council. A member is entitled to travel expenses, 
including a per diem allowance, as provided under section 5703 of title 
5, United States Code.
    (2) Members who are full-time officers or employees of the United 
States Government or Members of Congress may not receive additional pay 
because of their service on the Council.
    (g) Associated Committees.--Subject to appointment by the 
Chairperson, an individual who is not a member of the Council may be 
designated as a member of a committee associated with the Council. The 
individual serves without cost to the Government.

(Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1277.)

                                          Historical and Revision Notes
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           Revised  Section                    Source (U.S. Code)              
 Source (Statutes at Large)
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2302(a)...............................  36:1402(a) (1st, 2d sentences),  Oct. 7
, 1980, Pub. L. 96-388, Sec.  2,
                                         (b) (1st sentence).              94 St
at. 1547; Nov. 20, 1981, Pub. L.
                                                                          97-84
, (1)-(3), 95 Stat. 1097.
2302(b)...............................  36:1402(b) (last sentence),
                                         (c)(1), (2).
2302(c)...............................  36:1402(d)(1) (1st sentence),
                                         (2).
2302(d)(1)............................  36:1402(a) (last sentence).
2302(d)(2)............................  36:1402(c)(3).
2302(d)(3)............................  36:1402(d)(1) (last sentence).
2302(e)...............................  36:1402(e).
2302(f)...............................  36:1403.                         Oct. 7
, 1980, Pub. L. 96-388, Sec.  3,
                                                                          94 St
at. 1548.
2302(g)...............................  36:1404 note.                    Dec. 2
2, 1987, Pub. L. 100-202, Sec.
                                                                          101(g
) [title II (1st, 2d provisos in
                                                                          par. 
under heading ``United States
                                                                          Holoc
aust Memorial Council'')], 101
                                                                          Stat.
 1329-251.
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    In subsection (a)(1), the text of 36:1402(b) (1st sentence) is 
omitted as obsolete.
    In subsection (b)(1), the text of 36:1402(b) (last sentence) is 
omitted as expired. The words ``Except as provided in subsection (b) of 
this section'' are omitted as obsolete. The word ``otherwise'' is 
omitted as unnecessary.
    In subsection (c), the words ``Except as provided in paragraph (2)'' 
are omitted as obsolete. The text of 36:1402(d)(2) is omitted as 
expired.
    In subsection (d)(3), the words ``as they arise'' are omitted as 
unnecessary.
    In subsection (f)(1), the reference to section 5376 of title 5 is 
substituted for the reference to grade GS-18 of the General Schedule 
because of section 529 [101(c)(1)] of the Treasury, Postal Service and 
General Government Appropriations Act, 1991 (Public Law 101-509, 104 
Stat. 1442). The word ``actual'' is omitted as unnecessary.
