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 PUBLIC LAW 94-118—OCT. 20, 1975 (b) Members of the Commission who are not full-time officers or employees of the United States and who are not Members of Congress shall, while serving on business of the Commission, be entitled to receive compensation at rates fixed by the President, but not exceeding the rate specified at the time of such service for grade GS-18 in section 5332 of title 5, United States Code, including traveltime; and while so serving away from their homes or regular places of business, all members of the Commission may be allowed travel expenses including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by section 5703 of title 5, United States Code, for persons in Government service employed intermittently. (c) The Chairman of the United States Panel of the Joint Committee on United States-Japan Cultural and Educational Cooperation shall be the Chairman of the Commission. A majority of the members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum. The Commission shall meet at least twice in each year.

89 STAT. 605 Compensation.

Chairman. Quorum. Meetings.

FUNCTIONS o r THE COMMISSION

22 USC 2904. SEC. 5. (a) The Commission is authorized to— (1) develop and carry out programs at public or private institutions for the promotion of scholarly, cultural, and artistic activities in Japan and the United States consistent with the provisions of section 3(b) of this Act; and (2) make grants to carry out such programs. (b) The Commission shall submit to the President and to the Con- Annual report to gress an annual report of its activities under this Act together with President and Congress. such recommendations as the Commission determines appropriate. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

SEC. 6. In order to carry out its functions under this Act, the Commission is authorized to— (1) prescribe such regulations as it deems necessary governing the manner in which its functions shall be carried out; (2) receive money and property donated, bequeathed, or devised, without condition or restriction other than that it be used for the purposes of this Act; and to use, sell, or otherwise dispose of such property (including transfer to the Fund) for the purpose of carrying out the purposes of this Act, and any such donation shall be exempt from any Federal income, State, or gift tax; (3) in the discretion of the Commission, receive (and use, sell, or otherwise dispose of, in accordance with paragraph (2)) money and other property donated, bequeathed, or devised to the Commission with a condition or restriction, including a condition that the Commission use other funds of the Commission for the purposes of the gift; and any such donation shall be exempt from any Federal income. State, or gift tax; (4) direct the Secretary of the Treasury to make expenditure of the income of the Fund and not to exceed 5 per centum annually of the principal of the Fund to carry out the purposes of this Act, including the payment of Commission expenses if needed, except that any amounts expended from amounts appropriated to the Fund under section 3(e)(1) of this Act shall be expended in Japan;

22 USC 2905. Regulations.

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