Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 102 Part 1.djvu/946

 102 STAT. 908

PUBLIC LAW 100-383—AUG. 10, 1988

(d) ADMINISTRATIVE C!O6TS NOT PAID FROM THE FUND.—No costs incurred by the Attorney General in carrying out this section shall be paid from the Fund or set off against, or otherwise deducted from, any payment under this section to any eligible individual. (e) TERMINATION OF DUTIES OF ATTORNEY GENERAL.—The duties of

the Attorney General under this section shall cease when the Fund terminates. (f) CLARIFICATION OF TREATMENT OF PAYMENTS UNDER OTHER

LAWS.—Amounts paid to an eligible individual under this section— (1) shall be treated for purposes of the internal revenue laws of the United States as damages for human suffering; and (2) shall not be included as income or resources for purposes of determining eligibility to receive benefits described in section 3803(c)(2)(O of title 31, United States Code, or the amount of such benefits. 50 USC app. 1989b-5.

Research and development. Education. Public information.

SEC 106. BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE FUND. (a) ESTABLISHBfENT.—There is established the Civil Liberties Public Education Fund Board of Directors, which shall be responsible for making disbursements from the Fund in the manner provided in this section. (b) USES OF FUND.—The Board may make disbursements from the Fund only— (1) to sponsor research and public educational activities, and to publi^ and distribute the hearii^, findings, and recommendations of the Commission, so that the events surrounding the evacuation, relocation, and internment of United States citizens and permanent resident aliens of Japanese ancestry will be remembered, and so that the causes and circumstances of this and similar events may be iliuminat^ and understood; and (2) for reasonable administrative expenses of the Board, including expenses incurred under subsections (c)(3), (d), and (e). (c) MEMBERSHIP.—

(1) APPOINTMENT.—The Board shall be composed of 9 members appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, from individuals who are not officers or employees of the United States Government. (2) TERMS.—(A) Except as provided in subparagraphs (B) and (C), members shall be appointed for terms of 3 years. (B) Of the members first appointed— (i) 5 shall be appointed for terms of 3 years, and (ii) 4 shall be appointed for terms of 2 years, as designated by the President at the time of appointment. (Q Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the term for which such member's predecessor was appointed shall be appointed only for the remainder of such term. A member may serve after the expiration of such member's term until such member's successor has taken office. No individual may be appointed as a member for more than 2 consecutive terms. (3) COMPENSATION.—Members of the Board shall serve without pay, except that members of the Board shall be entitled to reimbursement for travel, subsistence, and other necessary expenses incurred by them in carrying out the functions of the Board, in the same manner as persons employed intermittently

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