(f) “Officer” has the meaning given that term in section 2104 of title 5, United States Code.
(g) “Public building” has the meaning given that term in section 3301(a)(5) of title 40, United States Code.
(h) “Traditional architecture” includes classical architecture, as defined herein, and also includes the historic humanistic architecture such as Gothic, Romanesque, Pueblo Revival, Spanish Colonial, and other Mediterranean styles of architecture historically rooted in various regions of America.
(i) “2020 dollars” means dollars adjusted for inflation using the Bureau of Economic Analysis’s Gross Domestic Product price deflator and using 2020 as the base year.
Sec. 4. President’s Council on Improving Federal Civic Architecture. (a) There is hereby established the President’s Council on Improving Federal Civic Architecture (Council).
(b) The Council shall be composed of:
- (i) all of the members of the Commission of Fine Arts;
- (ii) the Secretary of the Commission of Fine Arts;
- (iii) the Architect of the Capitol;
- (iv) the Commissioner of the GSA Public Building Service;
- (v) the Chief Architect of GSA;
- (vi) other officers or employees of the Federal Government as the President may, from time to time, designate; and
- (vii) up to 20 additional members appointed by the President from among citizens from outside the Federal Government to provide diverse perspectives on the matters falling under the Council’s jurisdiction.
(c) The Council shall be chaired by a member of the Commission of Fine Arts designated by the President. The Chair may designate a vice-chair and may establish subcommittees.
(d) The members of the Council shall serve without compensation for their work on the Council. However, members of the Council, while engaged in the work of the Council, may receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by law for persons serving intermittently in the government service, pursuant to sections 5701 through 5707 of title 5, United States Code.
(e) To the extent permitted by law and within existing appropriations, the Administrator of General Services (Administrator) shall provide such funding and administrative and technical support as the Council may require. The Administrator shall, to the extent permitted by law, direct GSA staff to provide any relevant information the Council requests and may detail such staff to aid the work of the Council, at the request of the Council.
(f) Insofar as the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), may apply to the Council, any functions of the President under that Act, except that of reporting to the Congress under section 6 of that Act, shall be performed by the Administrator in accordance with the guidelines and procedures established by the Administrator.
