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Board and one member to serve as Vice Chairperson of the Board. Five members of the Board

shall be appointed from private life. Two members of the Board shall be appointed from among

officers and employees of agencies of the United

States concerned with African affairs. All members of the Board shall be appointed on the basis

of their understanding of and sensitivity to community level development processes. Members of

the Board shall be appointed so that no more

than four members of the Board are members of

any one political party.

(2) Members of the Board shall be appointed

for terms of six years, except that of the members first appointed, as designated by the President at the time of their appointment, two shall

be appointed for terms of two years and two

shall be appointed for terms of four years. A

member of the Board appointed to fill a vacancy

occurring before the expiration of the term for

which that member’s predecessor was appointed

shall be appointed only for the remainder of

that term. Upon the expiration of his or her

term a member shall continue to serve until a

successor is appointed and shall have qualified.

(b) Compensation, actual, necessary, and transportation expenses

Members of the Board shall serve without additional compensation, but may be reimbursed

for actual and necessary expenses not exceeding

$100 per day, and for transportation expenses,

while engaged in their duties on behalf of the

Foundation.

(c) Quorum

A majority of the Board shall constitute a

quorum.

(d) President of Foundation; appointment and

compensation; employment of experts and

consultants

(1) The Board of Directors shall appoint a

president of the Foundation on such terms as

the Board may determine. The president of the

Foundation shall receive compensation at a rate

not to exceed that provided for level IV of the

Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5.

(2) Experts and consultants may be employed

by the Board as authorized by section 3109 of

title 5.

(e) Advisory council; membership; appointment

considerations; consultations with council;

compensation, travel, and other expenses

(1) The Board shall establish an advisory council to be composed of such number of individuals

as may be selected by the Board from among individuals knowledgeable about development activities in Africa. The advisory council may include African recipients of grants, loans, or loan

guarantees under this subchapter.

(2) The Board shall, at least once each year,

consult the advisory council concerning the objectives and activities of the Foundation.

(3) Members of the advisory council shall receive no compensation for their services but

may be allowed travel and other expenses in accordance with section 5703 of title 5, which are

incurred by them in the performance of the

functions under this subsection.

(Pub. L. 96–533, title V, §507, Dec. 16, 1980, 94

Stat. 3154; Pub. L. 101–167, title II, Nov. 21, 1989,

103 Stat. 1209.)

AMENDMENTS

1989—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 101–167 inserted at end

‘‘Members of the Board shall be appointed so that no

more than four members of the Board are members of

any one political party.’’

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1989 AMENDMENT

Pub. L. 101–167, title II, Nov. 21, 1989, 103 Stat. 1209,

provided: ‘‘That the amendment to section 507(a)(1) of

such Act [22 U.S.C. 290h–5(a)(1)] shall not affect an appointment made to the Board prior to the date of enactment of this Act [Nov. 21, 1989]’’.

§ 290h–6. Government corporation control provisions applicable

The Foundation shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 91 of title 31 applicable to wholly owned Government corporations.

(Pub. L. 96–533, title V, §508, Dec. 16, 1980, 94

Stat. 3155.)

CODIFICATION

‘‘The provisions of chapter 91 of title 31 applicable to

wholly owned Government corporations’’ substituted in

text for ‘‘title I of the Government Corporation Control

Act [31 U.S.C. 846 et seq.]’’ on authority of Pub. L.

97–258, §4(b), Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1067, the first section of which enacted Title 31, Money and Finance.

§ 290h–7. Limitation on spending authority

Any authority provided by this subchapter involving the expenditure of funds (other than the

funds made available pursuant to section 290h–8

of this title) shall be effective for a fiscal year

only to such extent or in such amounts as are

provided in advance in appropriation Acts.

(Pub. L. 96–533, title V, §509, Dec. 16, 1980, 94

Stat. 3155.)

§ 290h–8. Authorization of appropriations

There are authorized to be appropriated to

carry out this subchapter, in addition to

amounts otherwise available for that purpose,

$3,872,000 for fiscal year 1986 and $3,872,000 for fiscal year 1987. Funds appropriated under this section are authorized to remain available until expended.

(Pub. L. 96–533, title V, §510, Dec. 16, 1980, 94

Stat. 3155; Pub. L. 97–113, title III, §313, Dec. 29,

1981, 95 Stat. 1536; Pub. L. 99–83, title VIII,

§810(a), Aug. 8, 1985, 99 Stat. 264.)

AMENDMENTS

1985—Pub. L. 99–83 amended section generally. Prior

to amendment, section read as follows: ‘‘Of the funds

appropriated to carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, other than funds appropriated for the

Economic Support Fund, not less than $2,000,000 for the

fiscal year 1982 and up to $2,000,000 for the fiscal year

1983 shall be used to carry out this subchapter.’’

1981—Pub. L. 97–113 struck out ‘‘for the fiscal year

1981’’ after ‘‘Of the funds appropriated’’ and substituted

‘‘not less than $2,000,000 for the fiscal year 1982 and up

to $2,000,000 for the fiscal year 1983’’ for ‘‘$2,000,000’’.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1985 AMENDMENT

Amendment by Pub. L. 99–83 effective Oct. 1, 1985, see

section 1301 of Pub. L. 99–83, set out as a note under section 2151–1 of this title.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in section 290h–7 of this

title.