Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 117.djvu/636

 PUBLIC LAW 108–15—APR. 23, 2003

117 STAT. 617

‘‘(ii) One person recommended by the minority leader of the House of Representatives. ‘‘(iii) One person recommended by the majority leader of the Senate. ‘‘(iv) One person recommended by the minority leader of the Senate. ‘‘(2) TERMS.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subparagraph (B), members of the Advisory Committee shall be appointed for a term of 4 years. ‘‘(B) TERMS OF INITIAL APPOINTEES.—As designated by the Secretary at the time of appointment, of the members first appointed— ‘‘(i) four of the members appointed under paragraph (1)(A) shall be appointed for a term of 4 years; ‘‘(ii) the four members appointed under paragraph (1)(B) shall be appointed for a term of 3 years; and ‘‘(iii) three of the members appointed under paragraph (1)(A) shall be appointed for a term of 2 years. ‘‘(3) PRESERVATION OF PUBLIC ADVISORY STATUS.—No individual may be appointed to the Advisory Committee while serving as an officer or employee of the Federal Government. ‘‘(4) CONTINUATION OF SERVICE.—Each appointed member may continue to serve for up to 6 months after the expiration of the term of office to which such member was appointed until a successor has been appointed. ‘‘(5) VACANCY AND REMOVAL.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Any vacancy on the Advisory Committee shall be filled in the manner in which the original appointment was made. ‘‘(B) REMOVAL.—Advisory Committee members shall serve at the discretion of the Secretary and may be removed at any time for good cause. ‘‘(6) CHAIRPERSON.—The Chairperson of the Advisory Committee shall be appointed for a term of 1 year by the Secretary from among the members of the Advisory Committee. ‘‘(7) PAY AND EXPENSES.—Members of the Advisory Committee shall serve without pay for such service but each member of the Advisory Committee shall be reimbursed from the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund for travel, lodging, meals, and incidental expenses incurred in connection with attendance of such members at meetings of the Advisory Committee in the same amounts and under the same conditions as employees of the United States Mint who engage in official travel, as determined by the Secretary. ‘‘(8) MEETINGS.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Advisory Committee shall meet at the call of the Secretary, the chairperson, or a majority of the members, but not less frequently than twice annually. ‘‘(B) OPEN MEETINGS.—Each meeting of the Advisory Committee shall be open to the public. ‘‘(C) PRIOR NOTICE OF MEETINGS.—Timely notice of each meeting of the Advisory Committee shall be published in the Federal Register, and timely notice of each meeting shall be made to trade publications and publications of general circulation.

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