40 USC § 6921 - Establishment, composition, and meetings

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title: "40 USC § 6921 - Establishment, composition, and meetings"
title_number: 40
title_name: "PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS"
section_number: "6921"
section_name: "Establishment, composition, and meetings"
chapter_number: 69
chapter_name: "UNION STATION REDEVELOPMENT"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "NATIONAL VISITOR FACILITIES ADVISORY COMMISSION"
part_number: "C"
part_name: "FEDERAL BUILDING COMPLEXES"
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# § 6921. Establishment, composition, and meetings

**(a)** **Establishment.—** There is a National Visitor Facilities Advisory Commission.

**(b)** **Composition.—**

**(1)** **Membership.—** The Commission is composed of—

**(A)** the Secretary of the Interior;

**(B)** the Administrator of General Services;

**(C)** the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution;

**(D)** the Chairman of the National Capital Planning Commission;

**(E)** the Chairman of the Commission of Fine Arts;

**(F)** six Members of the Senate, three from each party, to be appointed by the President of the Senate;

**(G)** six Members of the House of Representatives, three from each party, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and

**(H)** three individuals appointed by the President, at least two of whom shall not be officers of the Federal Government, and one member of whom shall be a representative of the District of Columbia government.

**(2)** **Chairman.—** The Secretary of the Interior serves as the Chairman of the Commission.

**(3)** **Service of non-federal members.—** Non-federal members serve at the pleasure of the President.

**(c)** **Meetings.—** The Commission shall meet at the call of the Chairman.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1203.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 6921(a) | 40:821 (related to creation). | Pub. L. 90–264, title II, §§ 201 (related to creation), 202(a), Mar. 12, 1968, 82 Stat. 45. |
| 6921(b)(1) | 40:822(a) (1st sentence). |  |
| 6921(b)(2) | 40:822(a) (3d sentence). |  |
| 6921(b)(3) | 40:822(a) (2d sentence). |  |
| 6921(c) | 40:822(a) (last sentence). |  |

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Termination of Advisory Commissions

Advisory commissions established after , to terminate not later than the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the date of their establishment, unless, in the case of a commission established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such commission is renewed by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year period, or in the case of a commission established by the Congress, its duration is otherwise provided by law. See sections 1001(2) and 1013 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.