22 U.S.C. § 6205
The International Broadcasting Advisory Board (referred to in this section as the "Advisory Board") shall advise the Chief Executive Officer of the United States Agency for Global Media, as appropriate. The Advisory Board as established shall exist within the executive branch as an entity described in section 104 of title 5.
The Advisory Board shall consist of seven members, of whom-
The President shall designate, with the advice and consent of the Senate, one of the members appointed under paragraph (1)(A) as Chair of the Advisory Board.
Not more than three members of the Advisory Board appointed under paragraph (1)(A) may be affiliated with the same political party.
Except as provided in subparagraph (B), members of the Advisory Board shall serve for a single term of 4 years, except that, of the first group of members appointed under paragraph (1)(A)-
The Secretary of State shall serve as a member of the Advisory Board for the duration of his or her tenure as Secretary of State.
The President shall appoint, with the advice and consent of the Senate, additional members to fill vacancies on the Advisory Board occurring before the expiration of a term.
Any members appointed pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall serve for the remainder of such term.
Any member whose term has expired shall continue to serve as a member of the Advisory Board until a qualified successor has been appointed and confirmed by the Senate.
When there is a vacancy in the office of Secretary of State, the Acting Secretary of State shall serve as a member of the Advisory Board until a new Secretary of State is appointed.
In identifying individuals for appointment to the Advisory Board under subsection (a), the President shall appoint United States citizens-
The members of the Advisory Board shall-
The heads of Voice of America, the Office of Cuba Broadcasting, RFE/RL, Inc., Radio Free Asia, the Middle East Broadcasting Networks, the Open Technology Fund, or of any other grantee authorized under this chapter may only be appointed or removed if such action has been approved by a majority vote of the Advisory Board.
After consulting with the Chief Executive Officer, five or more members of the Advisory Board may unilaterally remove any such head of network or grantee network described in paragraph (1).
A quorum shall consist of four members of the Advisory Board (excluding the Secretary of State).
Except as provided in paragraph (2), decisions of the Advisory Board shall be made by majority vote, a quorum being present.
The Advisory Board may meet in closed sessions in accordance with section 552b of title 5.
Members of the Advisory Board, while attending meetings of the Advisory Board or while engaged in duties relating to such meetings or in other activities of the Advisory Board under this section (including travel time) shall be entitled to receive compensation equal to the daily equivalent of the compensation prescribed for level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5.
While away from their homes or regular places of business, members of the Board may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized under section 5703 of such title for persons in the Government service employed intermittently.
The Secretary of State is not entitled to any compensation under this chapter, but may be allowed travel expenses in accordance with paragraph (2).
The Chief Executive Officer shall, from within existing United States Agency for Global Media personnel, provide the Advisory Board with an Executive Secretary and such administrative staff and support as may be necessary to enable the Advisory Board to carry out subsections (d) and (e).
22 U.S.C. § 6205
EDITORIAL NOTES
REFERENCES IN TEXTThe date of the enactment of the U.S. Agency for Global Media Reform Act, referred to in subsec. (b)(4)(A), probably means the date of enactment of section 1299Q of Pub. L. 116-283 which was approved Jan. 1, 2021. A bill with that Short Title, S. 3654, was introduced in the 115th Congress, 2nd Session, but was not enacted. Provisions similar to those in subsec. (b) of this section, as added by section 1299Q of Pub. L. 116-283 were contained in section 3 of the bill.This chapter, referred to in subsecs. (e)(1) and (f)(3), was in the original "this title", meaning title III of Pub. L. 103-236, 108 Stat. 432, known as the United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of title III to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 6201 of this title and Tables.
CODIFICATION Pub. L. 116-283, div. A, title XII, §1299Q(d), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4022, which amended this section, was itself amended by Pub. L. 116-260, div. O, title XIII, §13011301,, 134 Stat. 2158, to make it effective 90 days after Jan. 1, 2021. However, the amendment by Pub. L. 116-260 could not be executed because it was enacted before the provision from Pub. L. 116-283 that it amended.
AMENDMENTS2021-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 116-283, §1299Q(d)(1), added subsec. (a) and struck out former subsec. (a). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "Except as provided in subsection (b)(2), the International Broadcasting Advisory Board (referred to in this section as the 'Advisory Board') shall consist of five members, including the Secretary of State, appointed by the President and in accordance with subsection (d), to advise the Chief Executive Officer of the Broadcasting Board of Governors, as appropriate."Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 116-283, §1299Q(d)(1), added subsec. (b) and struck out former subsec. (b) which related to retention of existing BBG Board Members.Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 116-283, §1299Q(d)(1)-(3), redesignated subsec. (d) as (c), inserted "Advisory" before "Board" in subsec. heading and "who are" before "distinguished" in par. (2), and struck out former subsec. (c) which related to terms of office. Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 116-283, §1299Q(d)(4), added subsec. (d). Former subsec. (d) redesignated (c).Subsecs. (e) to (g). Pub. L. 116-283, §1299Q(d)(4), added subsecs. (e) to (g). 2016- Pub. L. 114-328 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section related to the role of the Secretary of State in international broadcasting.1998- Pub. L. 105-277, §1323(j)(1), substituted "Role of Secretary of State" for "Foreign policy guidance" in section catchline.Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105-277, §1323(j)(2)-(4), designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, substituted "State" for "State, acting through the Director of the United States Information Agency,", and inserted before period at end ",as the Secretary may deem appropriate". Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 105-277, §1323(j)(5), added subsec. (b).
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
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 this title.