22 U.S.C. § 3008 — Commission staff

Page 1304 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 3007 1 See References in Text note below. House Document No. 103–7 (in which a report required under this section is listed on page 157), see section 3003 of Pub. L. 104–66, as amended, set out as a note under section 1113 of Title 31, Money and Finance. § 3007. Appropriations for Commission (a) Authorization; disbursements (1) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Commission for each fiscal year such sums as may be necessary to enable it to carry out its duties and functions. Appropriations to the Commission are authorized to remain available until expended. (2) Appropriations to the Commission shall be disbursed on vouchers approved— (A) jointly by the Chairman and the Co- chairman, or (B) by a majority of the members of the per- sonnel and administration committee estab- lished pursuant to section 3008(a) of this title. (b) Use of foreign currencies For purposes of section 1754(b) of this title, the Commission shall be deemed to be a standing committee of the Congress and shall be entitled to use funds in accordance with such sections. (c) Official reception and representational ex- penses Not to exceed $6,000 of the funds appropriated to the Commission for each fiscal year may be used for official reception and representational expenses. (d) Foreign travel for official purposes Foreign travel for official purposes by Com- mission members and staff may be authorized by either the Chairman or the Cochairman. (Pub. L. 94–304, § 7, June 3, 1976, 90 Stat. 662; Pub. L. 94–534, Oct. 17, 1976, 90 Stat. 2495; Pub. L. 95–426, title VII, § 702, Oct. 7, 1978, 92 Stat. 992; Pub. L. 96–60, title IV, § 401, Aug. 15, 1979, 93 Stat. 403; Pub. L. 99–7, §§ 3, 4, Mar. 27, 1985, 99 Stat. 19.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1985—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 99–7, § 3, amended subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (a) read as fol- lows: ‘‘There is authorized to be appropriated to the Commission for each fiscal year and to remain avail- able until expended $550,000 to assist in meeting the ex- penses of the Commission for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter, such appropriation to be disbursed on voucher to be approved by the Chair- man of the Commission.’’ Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 99–7, § 4, added subsec. (d). 1979—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 96–60 added subsec. (c). 1978—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 95–426 substituted ‘‘$550,000’’ for ‘‘$350,000’’. 1976—Pub. L. 94–534 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b). Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1985 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 99–7 effective Apr. 15, 1985, see section 6(a) of Pub. L. 99–7, set out as a note under sec- tion 3002 of this title. § 3008. Commission staff (a) Personnel and administration committee The Commission shall have a personnel and administration committee composed of the Chairman, the Cochairman, the senior Commis- sion member from the minority party in the House of Representatives, and the senior Com- mission member from the minority party in the Senate. (b) Committee functions All decisions pertaining to the hiring, firing, and fixing of pay of Commission staff personnel shall be by a majority vote of the personnel and administration committee, except that— (1) the Chairman shall be entitled to appoint and fix the pay of the staff director, and the Cochairman shall be entitled to appoint and fix the pay of his senior staff person; and (2) the Chairman and Cochairman each shall have the authority to appoint, with the ap- proval of the personnel and administration committee, at least four professional staff members who shall be responsible to the Chairman or the Cochairman (as the case may be) who appointed them. The personnel and administration committee may appoint and fix the pay of such other staff personnel as it deems desirable. (c) Staff appointments All staff appointments shall be made without regard to the provisions of title 5 governing ap- pointments in the competitive service, and with- out regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title relating to classification and general schedule pay rates. (d) Commission employees as congressional em- ployees (1) For purposes of pay and other employment benefits, rights, and privileges and for all other purposes, any employee of the Commission shall be considered to be a congressional employee as defined in section 2107 of title 5. (2) For purposes of section 3304(i)(1) 1 of title 5, staff personnel of the Commission shall be con- sidered as if they are in positions in which they are paid by the Secretary of the Senate or the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives. (3) The provisions of paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection shall be effective as of June 3, 1976. (Pub. L. 94–304, § 8, June 3, 1976, 90 Stat. 662; Pub. L. 99–7, § 5, Mar. 27, 1985, 99 Stat. 19; Pub. L. 104–186, title II, § 218(3), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1747; Pub. L. 118–188, § 2(a)(2)(B), Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 2645.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Section 3304(i)(1) of title 5, referred to in subsec. (d)(2), probably means section 3304(c)(1) of title 5 prior to the amendments made by Pub. L. 104–65, § 16(a), (b), Dec. 19, 1995, 109 Stat. 703, which struck out section 3304(c) of title 5 and redesignated section 3304(d) of title 5 as 3304(c), and by Pub. L. 118–188, § 2(a)(1)(A), Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 2644, which redesignated section 3304(c) of title 5 as section 3304(i). Prior to these amendments, section 3304(c)(1) related to acquisition of competitive status by an individual who served for at least 3 years in the legislative branch in a position in which he was Page 1305 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 3101 paid by the Secretary of the Senate or the Clerk of the House of Representatives. After amendment, section 3304(i)(1) of title 5 defines ‘‘technician’’. AMENDMENTS 2024—Subsec. (d)(2). Pub. L. 118–188 substituted ‘‘3304(i)(1)’’ for ‘‘3304(c)(1)’’. 1996—Subsec. (d)(2). Pub. L. 104–186 substituted ‘‘Chief Administrative Officer’’ for ‘‘Clerk’’. 1985—Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 99–7, in amending sec- tion generally, added subsecs. (a) and (b). Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 99–7, in amending section gen- erally, designated existing provisions as subsec. (c) and substituted ‘‘All staff appointments shall be made’’ for ‘‘The Commission may appoint and fix the pay of such staff personnel as it deems desirable,’’. Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 99–7, in amending section gen- erally, added subsec. (d). Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1985 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 99–7 effective Apr. 15, 1985, ex- cept for enactment of subsec. (d) which was effective June 3, 1976, see section 6(a), (b)(2) of Pub. L. 99–7, set out as a note under section 3002 of this title. § 3009. Printing and binding costs For purposes of costs relating to printing and binding, including the costs of personnel de- tailed from the Government Publishing Office, the Commission shall be deemed to be a com- mittee of the Congress. (Pub. L. 94–304, § 9, as added Pub. L. 99–190, § 134, Dec. 19, 1985, 99 Stat. 1322; amended Pub. L. 113–235, div. H, title I, § 1301(b), Dec. 16, 2014, 128 Stat. 2537.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME ‘‘Government Publishing Office’’ substituted for ‘‘Government Printing Office’’ in text on authority of section 1301(b) of Pub. L. 113–235, set out as a note pre- ceding section 301 of Title 44, Public Printing and Docu- ments. CHAPTER 46—INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT AND TRADE IN SERVICES SURVEY Sec. 3101. Congressional statement of findings and dec- laration of purpose. 3102. Definitions. 3103. Presidential authority and duties. 3104. Rules and regulations. 3105. Enforcement. 3106. Use of experts and administrative support services. 3107. Consultations; creation of independent public advisory committees. 3108. Authorization of appropriations. § 3101. Congressional statement of findings and declaration of purpose (a) Findings The Congress finds and declares that— (1) the United States Government is pres- ently authorized to collect limited amounts of information on United States investment abroad and foreign investment in the United States; (2) international investment has increased rapidly within recent years; (3) such investment significantly affects the economies of the United States and other na- tions; (4) international efforts to obtain informa- tion on the activities of multinational enter- prises and other international investors have accelerated recently; (5) the potential consequences of inter- national investment cannot be evaluated accu- rately because the United States Government lacks sufficient information on such invest- ment and its actual or possible effects on the national security, commerce, employment, in- flation, general welfare, and foreign policy of the United States; (6) accurate and comprehensive information on international investment is needed by the Congress to develop an informed United States policy on such investment; (7) United States service industries engaged in interstate and foreign commerce account for a substantial part of the labor force and gross national product of the United States economy, and such commerce is rapidly in- creasing; (8) international trade and services is an im- portant issue for international negotiations and deserves priority in the attention of gov- ernments, international agencies, negotiators, and the private sector; and (9) existing estimates of international in- vestment and trade in services, collected under existing legal authority, are limited in scope and are based on outdated statistical bases, reports, and information which are in- sufficient for policy formulation and decision- making. (b) Purpose It is therefore the purpose of this chapter to provide clear and unambiguous authority for the President to collect information on inter- national investment and United States foreign trade in services, whether directly or by affili- ates, including related information necessary for assessing the impact of such investment and trade, to authorize the collection and use of in- formation on direct investments owned or con- trolled directly or indirectly by foreign govern- ments or persons, and to provide analyses of such information to the Congress, the executive agencies, and the general public. It is the intent of the Congress that information which is col- lected from the public under this chapter be ob- tained with a minimum burden on business and other respondents and with no unnecessary du- plication of effort, consistent with the national interest in obtaining comprehensive and reliable information on international investment and trade in services. (c) Nonrestraint and nondeterrence of invest- ment Nothing in this chapter is intended to restrain or deter foreign investment in the United States, United States investment abroad, or trade in services. (Pub. L. 94–472, § 2, Oct. 11, 1976, 90 Stat. 2059; Pub. L. 98–573, title III, § 306(b)(2), Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 3009; Pub. L. 101–533, § 6(A)[(a)], Nov. 7, 1990, 104 Stat. 2348.)