PUBLIC LAW 99-83—AUG. 8, 1985 Code, for each day (including travel time) during which the member is engaged in the actual performance of duties as a Council member, and "(B) while away from his or her home or regular place of business on necessary travel, as determined by the Director of the Peace Corps, in the actual performance of duties as a Council member, shall be paid per diem, travel, and transportation expenses in the same manner as is provided under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code. "(2) A member of the Council may not be paid compensation under paragraph (1)(A) for more than twenty days in any calendar year. "(e) QUORUM.—A majority of the voting members of the Council shall constitute a quorum for the purposes of transacting any business. "(f) FINANCIAL INTERESTS OF MEMBERS.—A member of the Council shall disclose to the Council the existence of any direct or indirect financial interest of that member in any particular matter before the Council and may not vote or otherwise participate as a Council member with respect to that particular matter.
99 STAT. 275
5 USC 5701.
"(g) CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR.—At its first meeting and at its first
regular meeting in each calendar year thereafter, the Council shall elect a Chair and Vice Chair from among its appointed members who are citizens of the United States. The Chair and Vice Chair may not both be members of the same political party. "(h) MEETINGS, BYLAWS, AND REGULATIONS.—(1) The Council shall hold a regular meeting during each calendar quarter and shall mieet at the call of the President, the Director of the Peace Corps, the Council's Chair, or one-fourth of its members. "(2) The Council shall prescribe such bylaws and regulations as it considers necessary to carry out its functions. Such bylaws and regulations shall include procedures for fixing the time and place of meetings, giving or waiving of notice of meetings, and keeping of minutes of meetings. "(i) REPORTS TO THE PRESIDENT AND THE DIRECTOR.—Not later than January 1, 1988, and not later than January 1 of each second year thereafter, the Council shall submit to the President and the Director of the Peace Corps a report on its views on the programs and activities of the Peace Corps. Each report shall contain a summary of the advice and recommendations provided by the Council to the President and the Director during the period covered by the report and such recommendations (including recommendations for administrative or legislative action) as the Council considers appropriate to make to the Congress. Within ninety days after receiving each such report, the President shall submit to the Congress a copy of the report, together with any comments concerning the report that the President or the Director considers appropriate. "(j) ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANCE.—The Director of the Peace Corps shall make available to the Council such personnel, administrative support services, and technical assistance as are necessary to carry out its functions effectively.". (b) TERMINATION OF SIMILAR ADVISORY BODY.—Any advisory body 22 USC 2511 carrying out functions similar to those assigned to the Peace Corps ^^ote. National Advisory Council provided for in subsection (a) shall cease to exist sixty days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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