A bill to improve the operational efficiency of the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation, and for other purposes.
PL 101-208 (S.1877), enacted 12/07/1989

103 STAT. 1836 
PUBLIC LAW 101-208—DEC. 7, 1989 
Public Law 101-208 
101st Congress 
An Act 
Dec. 7, 1989 
To improve the operational efficiency of the James Madison Memorial Fellowship 
[S. 1877] 
Foundation, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. REIMBURSEMENT FOR EXPENSES. 
Section 803(d) of the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Act (20 
U.S.C. 4502(d)) is amended to read as follows: 
"(dXD Subject to paragraph (2), members of the Board shall serve 
without pay. 
"(2) Members of the Board and the President, Executive Sec-
retary, and other personnel of the Foundation shall be entitled to 
reimbursement for travel, subsistance, and other necessary expenses 
incurred in the performance of their duties at rates applicable to 
judges of the United States under section 456(a) of title 28, United 
States Code.". 
SEC. 2. PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF FOUNDATION. 
Section 813 of the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Act (20 
U.S.C. 4512) is amended to read as follows: 
"PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF FOUNDATION 
"SEC. 813. (aXD The Board may appoint a President of the Founda-
tion to serve full-time or part-time and for such a term as the Board 
shall determine. 
"(2) The President shall carry out such of the functions and duties 
of the Foundation as the Board may determine, subject to the 
supervision and direction of the Board. 
"(3) The President shall be compensated at a rate to be deter-
mined by the Board without regard to subchapter III of chapter 53 of 
title 5, United States Code, not to exceed the rate for level III of the 
Executive Schedule under section 5314 of that title. 
"(4) Sections 5532, 8344, and 8468 of title 5, United States Code, 
shall not apply to a person while such person is serving as President 
of the Foundation. The first sentence of this paragraph shall not, in 
the case of any individual, apply longer than December 31, 1990. 
(b)(1) There shall be an Executive Secretary of the Foundation 
who shall be appointed by the Board. 
"(2) The Executive Secretary shall be the chief operating officer of 
the Foundation and shall carry out the functions of the Foundation 
subject to the supervision and direction of the Board or the Presi-
dent, as determined by the Board. 
"(3) The Executive Secretary shall be compensated at the rate 
specified for employees placed in grade GS-18 of the General Sched-
ule set forth in section 5332 of title 5, United States Code.". 
PUBLIC LAW 101-208—DEC. 7, 1989 
103 STAT. 1837 
SEC. 3. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS. 
Section 814 of the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Act (20 
U.S.C. 4513) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a) by— 
(A) amending paragraph (1) to read as follows: 
"(1) to appoint and fix the compensation of such personnel as 
may be necessary to carry out this Act, without regard to the 
provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appoint-
ments in the competitive service, but at General Schedule pay 
rates not in excess of the msiximum rate for grade GS-15 of the 
General Schedule under section 5332 of that title;"; 
(B) amending paragraph (8) to read as follows: 
"(8) to rent office space in the District of Columbia or its 
environs;"; 
(C) striking "and" at the end of paragraph (9); 
(D) striking "(10)" and inserting "(11)"; and 
(E) inserting immediately following paragraph (9) the 
following new paragraph: 
"(10) to expend not more than 5 percent of its annual operat-
ing budget to pay the costs of fundraising activities, including 
public and private gatherings; and"; and 
(2) by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: 
"(c) On request of the Chairman of the Foundation, the head of a 
Federal agency may detail personnel of the agency to the Founda-
tion to assist the Foundation in carrying out this Act. Details under 
this subsection shall be without reimbursement by the Foundation 
to the agency from which personnel are detailed.". 
Approved December 7, 1989. 
LEGISLATIVE fflSTORY—S. 1877: 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 135 (1989): 
Nov. 16, considered and passed Senate. 
Nov. 21, considered and passed House, amended. Senate concurred in House 
amendment.