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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 80. National Armed Forces Museum Advisory Board
(a) Establishment; functions
There is established in the Smithsonian Institution a National
Armed Forces Museum Advisory Board (hereinafter referred to as the
Board), which shall provide advice and assistance to the Regents of
the Smithsonian Institution on matters concerned with the portrayal
of the contributions which the Armed Forces of the United States
have made to American society and culture.
(b) Membership
The Board shall be composed of eleven members, as follows:
(1) The Secretary of Defense, who shall serve as an ex officio
member;
(2) The Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, who shall
serve as an ex officio member;
(3) Nine members appointed by the President, (A) three of whom
shall be appointed from persons recommended by the Secretary of
Defense to represent the Armed Forces, and (B) two of whom shall
be appointed from among persons recommended by the Regents of the
Smithsonian Institution. Not less than two members appointed by
the President shall be from civilian life.
(c) Term of office; vacancies
Members of the Board appointed by the President shall be
appointed to serve for a period of six years; except that any
member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the
expiration of the term for which his predecessor was appointed
shall be appointed for the remainder of such term and the terms of
office of the members first appointed shall expire, as designated
by the President at the time of appointment, three at the end of
two years, three at the end of four years, and three at the end of
six years.
(d) Quorum
Five members of the Board shall constitute a quorum and any
vacancy in the Board shall not affect its power to function.
(e) Compensation, travel and other expenses
The members of the Board shall serve without compensation but
shall be reimbursed for travel, subsistence, and other necessary
expenses incurred by them in the performance of their duties as
members of the Board.
(f) Biennial organization; rules and regulations
The Board shall select officers from among its members biennially
and shall make such bylaws, rules, and regulations as it deems
necessary for the furtherance of its business.
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