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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 9516', '§ 116', '§ 201', '§ 1', '§ 2', '§ 201', '§ 202', '§ 95162012112']

20 U.S. Code § 9516 - National Board for Education Sciences | LII / Legal Information Institute
Establishment The Institute shall have a board of directors, which shall be known as the National Board for Education Sciences.
Duties The duties of the Board shall be the following:
To present to the Director such recommendations as it may find appropriate for—
Voting members The Board shall have 15 voting members appointed by the President.
Advice The President shall solicit advice regarding individuals to serve on the Board from the National Academy of Sciences, the National Science Board, and the National Science Advisor.
Nonvoting ex officio members The Board shall have the following nonvoting ex officio members:
Appointed membership (A)
Qualifications Members appointed under paragraph (1) shall be highly qualified to appraise education research, statistics, evaluations, or development, and shall include the following individuals:
Terms Each member appointed under paragraph (1) shall serve for a term of 4 years, except that—
the terms of the initial members appointed under such paragraph shall (as determined by a random selection process at the time of appointment) be for staggered terms of—
Unexpired terms Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the term for which the member’s predecessor was appointed shall be appointed only for the remainder of that term.
Conflict of interest A voting member of the Board shall be considered a special Government employee for the purposes of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978.
Chair The Board shall elect a chair from among the members of the Board.
Compensation Members of the Board shall serve without pay for such service. Members of the Board who are officers or employees of the United States may not receive additional pay, allowances, or benefits by reason of their service on the Board.
Travel expenses The members of the Board shall receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5.
Powers of the Board (A)
Executive Director The Board shall have an Executive Director who shall be appointed by the Board.
Additional staff The Board shall utilize such additional staff as may be appointed or assigned by the Director, in consultation with the Chair and the Executive Director.
Detail of personnel The Board may use the services and facilities of any department or agency of the Federal Government. Upon the request of the Board, the head of any Federal department or agency may detail any of the personnel of that department or agency to the Board to assist the Board in carrying out this Act.
Contracts The Board may enter into contracts or make other arrangements as may be necessary to carry out its functions.
Information The Board may, to the extent otherwise permitted by law, obtain directly from any executive department or agency of the Federal Government such information as the Board determines necessary to carry out its functions.
Meetings The Board shall meet not less than 3 times each year. The Board shall hold additional meetings at the call of the Chair or upon the written request of not less than 6 voting members of the Board. Meetings of the Board are subject to section 552b of title 5 (commonly referred to as the Government in the Sunshine Act).
Quorum A majority of the voting members of the Board serving at the time of the meeting shall constitute a quorum.
Establishment The Board may establish standing committees—
Membership A majority of the members of each standing committee shall be voting members of the Board whose expertise is needed for the functioning of the committee. In addition, the membership of each standing committee may include, as appropriate—
Duties Each standing committee shall—
Annual report The Board shall submit to the Director, the Secretary, and the appropriate congressional committees, not later than July 1 of each year, a report that assesses the effectiveness of the Institute in carrying out its priorities and mission, especially as such priorities and mission relate to carrying out scientifically valid research, conducting unbiased evaluations, collecting and reporting accurate education statistics, and translating research into practice.
Recommendations The Board shall submit to the Director, the Secretary, and the appropriate congressional committees a report that includes any recommendations regarding any actions that may be taken to enhance the ability of the Institute to carry out its priorities and mission. The Board shall submit an interim report not later than 3 years after November 5, 2002, and a final report not later than 5 years after such date.
(Pub. L. 107–279, title I, § 116,Nov. 5, 2002, 116 Stat. 1948; Pub. L. 108–446, title II, §§ 201(b)(2)(D), 202,Dec. 3, 2004, 118 Stat. 2802; Pub. L. 110–154, § 1(d),Dec. 21, 2007, 121 Stat. 1828; Pub. L. 112–166, § 2(cc),Aug. 10, 2012, 126 Stat. 1290.)
The Ethics in Government Act of 1978, referred to in subsec. (c)(4)(D), is Pub. L. 95–521, Oct. 26, 1978, 92 Stat. 1824, as amended. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 101 ofPub. L. 95–521in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, and Tables.
2012—Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 112–166struck out “, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate” before period at end.
2004—Subsec. (c)(4)(A)(ii). Pub. L. 108–446, § 201(b)(2)(D), inserted “special education experts,” after “early childhood experts,”.
Subsec. (c)(9). Pub. L. 108–446, § 202, substituted “Meetings of the Board are subject to section 552b of title 5 (commonly referred to as the Government in the Sunshine Act).” for “Meetings of the Board shall be open to the public.”
“Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development” substituted for “National Institute of Child Health and Human Development” in subsec. (c)(3)(C), on authority of section 1(d) ofPub. L. 110–154, set out as a note under section 285g of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare.
20 USCDescription of ChangeSession YearPublic LawStatutes at Large § 95162012112-166 [Sec.] 2(cc)126 Stat. 1290 LII has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references LII.