112 STAT. 1822 PUBLIC LAW 105-244r-OCT. 7, 1998 PART I—SUMMER TRAVEL AND WORK PROGRAMS 22 USC 1474 SEC. 846. AUTHORITY TO ADMINISTER SUMMER TRAVEL AND WORK note. PROGRAMS. The Director of the United States Information Agency is authorized to administer summer travel and work programs without regard to preplacement requirements. Web-Based PART J—WEB-BASED EDUCATION SSsLAct. COMMISSION SEC. 851. SHORT TITLE; DEFINmONS. (a) IN GENERAL. —This part may be cited as the "Web-Based Education Commission Act". (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this part: (1) COMMISSION. —The term "Commission" means the Web- Based Education Commission established under section 852. (2) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.—The term "information technology" has the meaning given that term in section 5002 of the Information Technology Management Reform Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 679). (3) STATE.—The term "State" means each of the several States of the United States and the District of Columbia. SEC. 852. ESTABLISfflklENT OF IKHBR-BASED EDUCATION COMMISSION. (a) ESTABLISHMENT. —There is established a commission to be known as the Web-Based Education Commission. (b) MEMBERSHIP.— (1) COMPOSITION. — The Commission shall be composed of 14 members, of which— President. (A) three members shall be appointed by the President, from among individuals representing the Internet technology industry; (B) three members shall be appointed by the Secretary, from among individuals with expertise in accreditation, establishing statewide curricula, and establishing information technology networks pertaining to education curricula; (C) two members shall be appointed by the Majority Leader of the Senate; (D) two members shall be appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate; (E) two members shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and (F) two members shall be appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives. Deadline. (2) DATE.— The appointments of the members of the Commission shall be made not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act. (c) PERIOD OF APPOINTMENT; VACANCIES. — Members shall be appointed for the life of the Commission. Any vacancy in the Commission shall not afTect its powers, but shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment. Deadline. (d) INITIAL MEETING. —Not later than 30 days after the date on which all members of the Commission have been appointed, the Commission shall hold the Commission's first meeting.
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