20 USC 2004 – Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation
(a) Establishment
There is established, as an independent establishment of the executive branch of the United States Government, the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation.
(b) Board of Trustees; membership
Terms Used In 20 USC 2004
- Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
- Board: means the Board of Trustees of the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation. See 20 USC 2002
- county: includes a parish, or any other equivalent subdivision of a State or Territory of the United States. See 1 USC 2
- Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
- Foundation: means the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation. See 20 USC 2002
- officer: includes any person authorized by law to perform the duties of the office. See 1 USC 1
- Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
- Secretary: means the Secretary of the Treasury. See 20 USC 2002
- State: means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and, considered as a single entity, Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. See 20 USC 2002
(1) 1 The Foundation shall be subject to the supervision and direction of a Board of Trustees. The Board shall be composed of thirteen members, as follows:
(A) two Members of the Senate, one from each political party, to be appointed by the President of the Senate;
(B) two Members of the House of Representatives, one from each political party, to be appointed by the Speaker;
(C) eight members, not more than four of whom shall be of the same political party, to be appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate, of whom one shall be a chief executive officer of a State, one a chief executive officer of a city or county, one a member of a Federal court, one a member of a State court, one a person active in postsecondary education, and three representatives of the general public; and
(D) the Secretary of Education or his designate, who shall serve ex officio as a member of the Board, but shall not be eligible to serve as Chairman.
(c) Term of office
The term of office of each member of the Board shall be six years; except that (1) the members first taking office shall serve as designated by the President, four for terms of two years, five for terms of four years, and four for terms of six years, and (2) any member appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve for the remainder of the term for which his predecessor was appointed, and shall be appointed in the same manner as the original appointment for that vacancy was made.
(d) Compensation
Members of the Board shall serve without pay, but shall be entitled to reimbursement for travel, subsistence, and other necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.