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22 U.S.C. § 1622c

Membership of Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States

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(a) Composition of Commission; appointment and compensation of Chairman

The Commission shall be composed of a Chairman and two members. The Chairman shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to serve on a full-time basis for a term of three years, and compensated at the rate provided for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5.

(b) Appointment and compensation of members other than Chairman

The other members of the Commission shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and serve on a part-time basis, and be compensated on a per diem basis at a rate of compensation equivalent to the daily rate for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5 for each day that such member is employed in the actual performance of official business of the Commission as may be directed by the Chairman. Each member shall be reimbursed for travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by section 5703 of title 5 for persons in Government service employed intermittently.

(c) Terms of office

The terms of Office of the Chairman and members of the Commission shall be for three years, except the Chairman and members first appointed after the enactment of this subsection shall be appointed to terms ending respectively September 30, 1982, September 30, 1981, and September 30, 1980. The incumbent of any such office may continue to serve until a successor takes office.

(d) Continuation in office of existing members

Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a), (b), and (c) of this section, members of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission who are serving on March 14, 1980, shall continue to serve in their same capacities until the expiration of the terms to which they were appointed.

(Pub. L. 96–209, title I, § 103, Mar. 14, 1980, 94 Stat. 96.)Editorial NotesCodification

Section was not enacted as part of the International Claims Settlement Act of 1949 which comprises this chapter.

Statutory Notes and Related SubsidiariesEffective Date

Section effective Mar. 14, 1980, see title VI of Pub. L. 96–209, set out as a note under section 1622a of this title.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2004–2004 · leading case: Status of the Foreign Claims Settlement Comm'n (OLC 2004).
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Status of the Foreign Claims Settlement Comm'n (OLC 2004). “22 U.S.C. § 1622c(a)–(c) (2000). It has “jurisdiction to receive, exam- ine, adjudicate, and render a final decision with respect to any claim of the Government of the United States or of any national of the United States” under “claims agreement[s] .”
— 22 U.S.C. § 1622c(a) — 1 case
Status of the Foreign Claims Settlement Comm'n (OLC 2004). “22 U.S.C. § 1622c(a)–(c) (2000). It has “jurisdiction to receive, exam- ine, adjudicate, and render a final decision with respect to any claim of the Government of the United States or of any national of the United States” under “claims agreement[s] .”
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