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 3470 Expenditures. Membership. Rules and commit- tees. Reports. INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [62 STAT. (d) recommend to the aforesaid Board of Foreign Scholarships such qualifications for the selection of participants in the programs as it may deem necessary; (e) provide for periodic audits of the accounts of the Commission as directed by auditors selected by the Secretary of State of the United States of America; (/) engage an executive officer, administrative and clerical staff and fix and authorize the payment of salaries and wages thereof out of the funds made available. Article 5 All expenditures authorized by the Commission 'hall be made in accordance with budgets to be approved by the Secretary of State of the United States of America pursuant to such regulations he may prescribe, and the Commission shall not authorize any commitments or create any obligation in (xcess of the part of the funds actually placed at its disposal at the time of the authorization. Article 6 The Commission shall consist of twelve members, six of whom shall be citizens of the United States of America, six of whom shall be citizens of the Italian Republic. Of the citizens of the United States of America, a minimum of three shall be officers of the United States Foreign Service Establishments in the Italian Republic; one of them shall serve as Treasurer. The principal officer in charge of the Diplomatic Mission of the United States of America in the Italian Republic shall be Honorary Chairman of the Commission. He shall have the power of appointment and removal of the United States citizens on the Commission, and deciding vote in case of tie. The citizens of the Italian Republic on the Com- mission shall be appointed and may be removed by the Government of the Italian Republic. A Chairman with voting power shall be elected by the Com- mission from among its members. The members shall serve from the time of their appointment until one yc;.r from the following December 31st, and shall be eligible for reappoiatmrnt. Vacancies by reason of resignation, transfer of residence out(si(d the territory of the Italian Republic, expiration of term of service or otherwise, shall be filled in accordance with the above procedure. The members shall serve without compensation, but the Commission may authorize the payment of the necessary expenses of the members in attending the meetings of the Commission. The Commission shall adopt such rules and appoint such committees as it deems necessary for the conduct of its affairs. Article 7 Reports shall be made annually on the activities of the Commission to the Secretary of State of the United States of America and the Government of the Italian Republic. Such reports shall be submitted in such form and detail as may be required by the Secretary of State.

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