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§ 1151. Congressional Office for International Leadership
(a) Establishment
(1) In general
(2) Board of Trustees
The Office shall be subject to the supervision and direction of a Board of Trustees (the “Board”) which shall be composed of 11 members as follows:
(A) Two Members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, one of whom shall be designated by the Majority Leader of the House of Representatives and one of whom shall be designated by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives.
(B) Two Senators appointed by the President pro tempore of the Senate, one of whom shall be designated by the Majority Leader of the Senate and one of whom shall be designated by the Minority Leader of the Senate.
(C) The Librarian of Congress.
(D) Four private individuals with interests in improving relations between the United States and eligible foreign states, designated by the Librarian of Congress.
(E) The chair of the Subcommittee on Legislative Branch of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the chair of the Subcommittee on Legislative Branch of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.
Each member appointed under this paragraph shall serve for a term of 3 years. Any vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment and the individual so appointed shall serve for the remainder of the term. Members of the Board shall serve without pay, but shall be entitled to reimbursement for travel, subsistence, and other necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
(b) Purpose and authority of the Office
(1) Purpose
(2) Grant program
(3) Restrictions
(A) Duration
(B) Limitation
(C) Use of funds
Grant funds under the program shall be used to pay—
(i) the costs and expenses incurred by each program participant in traveling between an eligible foreign state and the United States and in traveling within the United States;
(ii) the costs of providing lodging in the United States to each program participant, whether in public accommodations or in private homes; and
(iii) such additional administrative expenses incurred by organizations in carrying out the program as the Office may prescribe.
(4) Application
(A) In general
(B) Contents
Each application submitted pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall—
(i) describe the activities for which assistance under this section is sought;
(ii) include the number of program participants to be supported;
(iii) describe the qualifications of the individuals who will be participating in the program; and
(iv) provide such additional assurances as the Office determines to be essential to ensure compliance with the requirements of this section.
(c) Establishment of Fund
(1) In general
(2) Donations
(3) Fund management
(A) In general
(B) Expenditures
(d) Executive Director
(e) Administrative provisions
(1) In general
(2) Support provided by Library of Congress
(f) Authorization of appropriations
(g) Transfer of funds
(h) Effective dates
(1) In general
(2) Transfer
(j)1
1 So in original. No subsec. (i) has been enacted.
Eligible foreign state definedIn this section, the term “eligible foreign state” means—
(1) any country specified in section 5801 of title 22;
(2) Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania; and
(3) any other country that is designated by the Board, except that the Board shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives of the designation at least 90 days before the designation is to take effect.
(Pub. L. 106–554, § 1(a)(2) [title III, § 313], Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A–120; Pub. L. 108–7, div. H, title I, § 1401(a), Feb. 20, 2003, 117 Stat. 382; Pub. L. 108–447, div. G, title I, §§ 1501, 1502, Dec. 8, 2004, 118 Stat. 3192; Pub. L. 109–13, div. A, title III, § 3402(b), May 11, 2005, 119 Stat. 272; Pub. L. 109–289, div. B, title II, § 20703(d)(6), as added Pub. L. 110–5, § 2, Feb. 15, 2007, 121 Stat. 39; Pub. L. 111–68, div. A, title I, § 1601(a), (b), Oct. 1, 2009, 123 Stat. 2041; Pub. L. 117–103, div. I, title I, § 150(a), (b), Mar. 15, 2022, 136 Stat. 522, 523.)