22 U.S.C. § 3002 — Function and duties of Commission

Page 1302 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 3001 [title IV, § 404(b)], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–50, 2681–101.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION In subsec. (b), ‘‘chapter 31 of title 31’’ substituted for ‘‘the Second Liberty Bond Act, as amended’’ on author- ity of Pub. L. 97–258, § 4(b), Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1067, the first section of which enacted Title 31, Money and Finance. AMENDMENTS 1998—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 105–277 amended second sen- tence generally. Prior to amendment, second sentence read as follows: ‘‘Such investment of amounts author- ized to be appropriated under section 2902(d) of this title may be made only in interest-bearing obligations of the United States or in obligations guaranteed as to both principal and interest by the United States.’’ 1982—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 97–241 inserted ‘‘(including amounts earned as interest on, and proceeds from the sale or redemption of, obligations purchased with amounts received)’’ after ‘‘amounts received’’. 1976—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 94–350 substituted ‘‘invest- ment of amounts authorized to be appropriated under section 2902(d) of this title may be made’’ for ‘‘invest- ment may be made’’ in second sentence. CHAPTER 45—COMMISSION ON SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN EUROPE Sec. 3001. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe; establishment. 3002. Function and duties of Commission. 3003. Commission membership. 3004. Testimony of witnesses, production of evi- dence; issuance of subpena; administration of oaths. 3005. Repealed. 3006. Commission report to Congress; periodic re- ports; expenditure of appropriations. 3007. Appropriations for Commission. 3008. Commission staff. 3009. Printing and binding costs. § 3001. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe; establishment There is established the Commission on Secu- rity and Cooperation in Europe (hereafter in this chapter referred to as the ‘‘Commission’’). (Pub. L. 94–304, § 1, June 3, 1976, 90 Stat. 661.) § 3002. Function and duties of Commission The Commission is authorized and directed to monitor the acts of the signatories which reflect compliance with or violation of the articles of the Final Act of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, with particular regard to the provisions relating to human rights and Co- operation in Humanitarian Fields. The Commis- sion is further authorized and directed to mon- itor and encourage the development of programs and activities of the United States Government and private organizations with a view toward taking advantage of the provisions of the Final Act to expand East-West economic cooperation and a greater interchange of people and ideas be- tween East and West. (Pub. L. 94–304, § 2, June 3, 1976, 90 Stat. 661; Pub. L. 99–7, § 2, Mar. 27, 1985, 99 Stat. 19.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Final Act of the Conference on Security and Co- operation in Europe, referred to in text, means part four of the Helsinki Declaration which deals with fol- low-up to the Conference and possible steps to encour- age compliance with its purposes and undertakings. The Declaration was signed on August 1, 1975 by the nine members of the European Economic Community and the 35 participants to the Conference included all the European States, both Communist (except Albania) and non-Communist, the United States, Canada, and several non-participating Mediterranean states. The Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe is now called the Organization for Security and Coopera- tion in Europe. AMENDMENTS 1985—Pub. L. 99–7 inserted ‘‘human rights and’’ after ‘‘relating to’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1985 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 99–7, § 6, Mar. 27, 1985, 99 Stat. 20, provided that: ‘‘(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), this Act and the amendments made by this Act [amending this sec- tion and sections 3003, 3007, and 3008 of this title and en- acting provisions set out as a note under section 3003 of this title] shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act [Mar. 27, 1985] or April 15, 1985, whichever is later. ‘‘(b)(1) The amendment made by subsection (b) of the first section [amending section 3003 of this title] shall take effect on the first day of the One Hundredth Con- gress [which convenes in January 1987]. ‘‘(2) Subsection (d) of section 8 of the Act entitled ‘An Act to establish a Commission on Security and Co- operation in Europe’, approved June 3, 1976 (as added by section 5 of this Act) [section 3008(d) of this title], shall be effective as of June 3, 1976.’’ Executive Documents CHANGE OF NAME The Conference on Security and Cooperation in Eu- rope to be called the Organization for Security and Co- operation in Europe effective Jan. 1, 1995, pursuant to Ex. Ord. No. 13029, Dec. 3, 1996, 61 F.R. 64591. § 3003. Commission membership (a) Selection and appointment of members The Commission shall be composed of twenty- one members as follows: (1) Nine Members of the House of Represent- atives appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. Five Members shall be se- lected from the majority party and four Mem- bers shall be selected, after consultation with the minority leader of the House, from the mi- nority party. (2) Nine Members of the Senate appointed by the President of the Senate. Five Members shall be selected from the majority party of the Senate, after consultation with the major- ity leader, and four Members shall be selected, after consultation with the minority leader of the Senate, from the minority party. (3) One member of the Department of State appointed by the President of the United States. (4) One member of the Department of De- fense appointed by the President of the United States.