36 U.S.C. § 2101 Membership
| Library | United States Statutes |
| Edition | 2023 |
| Currency | Current through P.L. 118-34 (published on www.congress.gov on 12/26/2023), except for [P. L. 118-31] |
| Year | 2023 |
| Citation | 36 U.S.C. § 2101 |
(a) COMPOSITION AND TERMS.-The American Battle Monuments Commission has not more than 11 members appointed by the President. The President also shall appoint one officer of the Regular Army to serve as secretary of the Commission. The members and secretary serve at the pleasure of the President. The President shall fill any vacancies that occur. Notwithstanding any other law, members of the Armed Forces may be appointed members of the Commission.
(b) PAY AND EXPENSES.-The members of the Commission serve without compensation. However, the members of the Commission may receive, from an amount appropriated to carry out this chapter or acquired by another authorized way-
(1) their actual expenses related to the work of the Commission;
(2) when in a travel status outside the continental United States, a per diem at the rate authorized to be paid for members of the uniformed services under section 405 of title 37 instead of subsistence; and
(3) when in a travel status in the continental United States, a per diem at the rate authorized to be paid under sections 5702 and 5703 of title 5 instead of subsistence.
(c) EXPENSES OF OFFICERS OF ARMED FORCES SERVING ON COMMISSION.-An officer of the Armed Forces serving as a member or as secretary of the Commission may be reimbursed for expenses when traveling on business of the Commission in the same way as civilian members of the Commission.
<TABLE> <TR><TD colspan="3">HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>Revised <para>Section</para> </TD> <TD>Source (U.S. Code)</TD> <TD>Source (Statutes at Large)</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>2101(a)</TD> <TD>36:121 (1st par.).</TD> <TD>Mar. 4, 1923, ch. 283, §1 (1st par.), 42 Stat. 1509; June 26, 1946, ch. 502, 60 Stat. 317; Dec. 18, <actcitation href="" statecd="US" sessionyear="1989" actaltid="101-237"><sessionyear>1989</sessionyear>, Pub. L. <actid>101-237</actid></actcitation>, <actseccitation href="" statecd="US" sessionyear="1989" actaltid="101-237">title V, §<actsec>503</actsec></actseccitation>, 103 Stat. 2094.</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>2101(b)</TD> <TD>36:121 (2d par.).</TD> <TD>Mar. 4, 1923, ch. 283, §1 (2d par.), 42 Stat. 1509; June 26, 1946, ch. 502, 60 Stat. 317; July 25, 1956, ch. 721, §1, 70 Stat. 640; Oct. 21, 1970, Pub. L. 91-480, 84 Stat. 1081; Apr. 1, 1976, Pub. L. 94-256, 90 Stat. 301.</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> </TD> <TD>36:121 (last par.).</TD> <TD>Mar. 4, 1923, ch. 283, §1 (last par.), 42 Stat. 1509; June 26, 1946, ch. 502, 60 Stat. 317; July 25, 1956, ch. 721, §1, 70 Stat. 640.</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD>2101(c)</TD> <TD>36:122.</TD> <TD>Sept. 26, <actcitation href="" statecd="US" sessionyear="1996" actaltid="104-204"><sessionyear>1996</sessionyear>, Pub. L. <actid>104-204</actid></actcitation> (2d proviso in par. under heading "American Battle Monuments Commission"), 110 Stat. 2907.</TD> </TR> </TABLE>
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