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[CITE: 40USC1106]

 
             TITLE 40--PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS
 
                CHAPTER 22--FEDERAL TRIANGLE DEVELOPMENT
 
Sec. 1106. International Cultural and Trade Center Commission


(a) Establishment

    There is established a commission to be known as the International 
Cultural and Trade Center Commission.

(b) Duties of Commission

    The duties of the Commission are as follows:
        (1) To participate in accordance with section 1103 of this title 
    in the planning of the building to be constructed under section 1104 
    of this title.
        (2) To enter into an agreement with the Administrator under 
    section 1107 of this title for the lease of space in the building 
    constructed under section 1104 of this title for establishment, 
    operation, and maintenance of an international cultural and trade 
    center.
        (3) To operate and manage any space leased under section 1107 of 
    this title in accordance with the objectives of this chapter.
        (4) To prepare under section 1107 of this title an annual report 
    on the operation and management of such space.

(c) Membership

                     (1) Number and appointment

        The Commission shall be composed of 14 members as follows:
            (A) The Secretary of State or his delegate.
            (B) The Secretary of Commerce or his delegate.
            (C) The Secretary of Agriculture or his delegate.
            (D) The United States Trade Representative or his delegate.
            (E) The Administrator or his delegate.
            (F) The Chairman of the Corporation or his delegate.
            (G) The Mayor of the District of Columbia or his delegate.
            (H) The Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts or 
        his delegate.
            (I) 6 individuals appointed by the President one of whom 
        shall be a resident and registered voter of the District of 
        Columbia and all of whom shall be specially qualified to serve 
        on the Commission by virtue of their education, training, or 
        experience in international trade, commerce, cultural exchange, 
        finance, business, or management of facilities similar to the 
        international cultural and trade center described in section 
        1107 of this title.

    A vacancy in the Commission shall be filled in the manner in which 
    the original appointment was made.

                              (2) Terms

        (A) General rule

            Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the terms of office 
        of the private sector Members \1\ first taking office shall 
        begin on August 21, 1987, and shall expire as designated at the 
        time of appointment, two at the end of two years, two at the end 
        of four years, and two at the end of six years.
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        (B) Filling a vacancy

            Any member of the Commission appointed to fill a vacancy 
        occurring before the expiration of the term for which his 
        predecessor was appointed shall be appointed only for the 
        remainder of such term. A member may serve after the expiration 
        of his term until his successor has taken office.

                               (3) Pay

        Members of the Commission shall serve without pay; except that 
    any member of the Commission appointed under paragraph (1)(I) shall 
    while attending meetings of and attending hearings held by the 
    Commission be entitled to travel or transportation expenses in 
    accordance with section 5703 of title 5.

                             (4) Quorum

        8 members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum but a 
    lesser number may hold hearings.

                     (5) Designation of Chairman

        The Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Commission shall be 
    designated by the President; except that the Chairman may only be 
    designated from individuals appointed under paragraph (1)(I).

                            (6) Meetings

        The Commission shall meet at the call of the Chairman but no 
    less often than every 4 months.

(d) Staff of Commission

                          (1) General rule

        The Commission shall have a staff, including an executive 
    director. Such staff shall be composed of individuals who may either 
    be appointed under paragraph (2) or detailed under paragraph (3); 
    except that the staff of the Commission may not at any time be 
    composed of more than 15 individuals.

                      (2) Authority to appoint

        The Commission may appoint and fix the pay of not to exceed 10 
    individuals, including an individual to serve as the executive 
    director of the Commission. Staff appointed under this paragraph 
    shall be appointed subject to the provisions of title 5 governing 
    appointments in the competitive service, and shall be paid in 
    accordance with the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of 
    chapter 53 of such title relating to classification and General 
    Schedule pay rates; except that--
            (A) the individual appointed to serve as the executive 
        director and one other individual appointed to the staff of the 
        Commission may be appointed and compensated without regard to 
        such provisions; and
            (B) the pay of any individual (other than the 2 individuals 
        referred to in subparagraph (A)) appointed under this paragraph 
        shall be at a rate not to exceed the maximum rate of basic pay 
        payable for GS-17 of the General Schedule.

                             (3) Detail

        Subject to paragraph (1), upon request of the Commission, the 
    Secretary of State, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of 
    Agriculture, the Special Trade Representative, and the Administrator 
    may detail, on a reimbursable basis, such of the personnel of the 
    department or agency such person heads as may be necessary to assist 
    the Commission in carrying out its duties under this chapter.

(e) Office space and supplies

    Upon request of the Commission, the Secretary of State, the 
Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Special Trade 
Representative, and the Administrator may provide, on a reimbursable 
basis, such office space, supplies, equipment, and other support 
services as may be necessary for the Commission to carry out its duties 
under this chapter.

(f) Powers of Commission

                      (1) Hearings and sessions

        The Commission may, for the purpose of carrying out its duties 
    under this chapter, hold such hearings, sit and act at such times 
    and places, take such testimony, and receive such evidence, as the 
    Commission considers appropriate.

                  (2) Powers of members and agents

        Any member or agent of the Commission may, if so authorized by 
    the Commission, take any action which the Commission is authorized 
    to take by this subsection.

                     (3) Obtaining official data

        The Commission may obtain from any department or agency of the 
    United States information necessary to enable it to carry out its 
    duties under this chapter. Upon request of the Chairman of the 
    Commission, the head of such department or agency shall furnish such 
    information to the Commission.

                              (4) Gifts

        The Commission may accept, use, and dispose of gifts or 
    donations of services or property.

                              (5) Mails

        The Commission may use the United States mails in the same 
    manner and under the same conditions as other departments and 
    agencies of the United States.

                    (6) Authority to contract out

        Subject to applicable provisions of law, the Commission may 
    enter into such contracts or agreements as the Commission considers 
    appropriate to carry out any of its duties under this chapter.

                     (7) Experts and consultants

        The Commission may procure temporary and intermittent services 
    under section 3109(b) of title 5.

(g) Limitation on expenses

                         (1) Maximum amount

        The maximum amount of expenses (including salaries, travel 
    expenses, expenses for temporary and intermittent services, expenses 
    under contracts or agreements entered into under subsection (f)(7) 
    of this section, and supply expenses) which the Commission may incur 
    in any fiscal year may not exceed $1,000,000 in any fiscal year.

                    (2) Adjustment for inflation

        Any dollar amount referred to in this subsection, subsection 
    (h)(3) of this section, and section 1107(d) of this title may be 
    adjusted by the Commission annually to reflect a percentage increase 
    or decrease in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for 
    the preceding calendar year, as determined by the United States 
    Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

(h) Funding

                     (1) Requests for transfers

        If the Commission incurs any expenses in carrying out its duties 
    under this chapter, the Commission may request the Secretary of 
    State, the Administrator, or any other Federal official referred to 
    in subsection (c)(1) of this section to transfer to the Commission 
    an amount equal to such expenses from funds appropriated to such 
    official.

                     (2) Authority for transfers

        Subject to paragraphs (3) and (5), any official referred to in 
    paragraph (1) may transfer such amounts from funds appropriated to 
    such official as may be necessary to enable the Commission to carry 
    out its duties under this chapter.

            (3) Maximum amount of requests and transfers

        The aggregate amount of requests for transfers, and the 
    aggregate amount of transfers, under this subsection may not exceed 
    $1,000,000 in any fiscal year.

                       (4) Deposit of receipts

        The Commission shall deposit all amounts it receives under this 
    subsection into the account established by section 1107(d) of this 
    title.

                      (5) Limitation on effect

        This subsection shall not be effective with respect to any 
    fiscal year beginning after the last day of the 2-year period 
    beginning on the first day the Commission deposits under section 
    1107(c) of this title funds into the account established by section 
    1107(d) of this title.

(Pub. L. 100-113, Sec. 7, Aug. 21, 1987, 101 Stat. 741; Pub. L. 105-277, 
div. G, title XIII, Sec. 1335(h), Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681-788.)

                       References in Text

    The provisions of title 5 governing appointments in the competitive 
service, referred to in subsec. (d)(2), are classified generally to 
section 3301 et seq. of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.


                               Amendments

    1998--Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 105-277, Sec. 1335(h)(1)(A), 
substituted ``14 members'' for ``15 members'' in introductory 
provisions.
    Subsec. (c)(1)(F) to (J). Pub. L. 105-277, Sec. 1335(h)(1)(B), (C), 
redesignated subpars. (G) to (J) as (F) to (I), respectively, and struck 
out former subpar. (F) which read as follows: ``The Director of the 
United States Information Agency or his delegate.''
    Subsec. (c)(3), (5). Pub. L. 105-277, Sec. 1335(h)(2), substituted 
``paragraph (1)(I)'' for ``paragraph (1)(J)''.
    Subsecs. (d)(3), (e). Pub. L. 105-277, Sec. 1335(h)(3), which 
directed the amendment of subsecs. (d)(3) and (e) by substituting ``and 
the Administrator'' for ``the Administrator and the Director of the 
United States Information Agency'', was executed by making the 
substitution for ``the Administrator, and the Director of the United 
States Information Agency'', to reflect the probable intent of Congress.


                    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 Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse.


         References in Other Laws to GS-16, 17, or 18 Pay Rates

    References in laws to the rates of pay for GS-16, 17, or 18, or to 
maximum rates of pay under the General Schedule, to be considered 
references to rates payable under specified sections of Title 5, 
Government Organization and Employees, see section 529 [title I, 
Sec. 101(c)(1)] of Pub. L. 101-509, set out in a note under section 5376 
of Title 5.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 1107, 1109 of this title.
