22 U.S.C. § 6918 — Staff of the Commission

Page 1877 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 6918 1 So in original. Probably should not be capitalized. ity party, and four members shall be selected, after consultation with the minority leader of the Senate, from the minority party. (3) One representative of the Department of State, appointed by the President of the United States from among officers and em- ployees of that Department. (4) One representative of the Department of Commerce, appointed by the President of the United States from among officers and em- ployees of that Department. (5) One representative of the Department of Labor, appointed by the President of the United States from among officers and em- ployees of that Department. (6) Two at-large representatives, appointed by the President of the United States, from among the officers and employees of the exec- utive branch. (b) Chairman and Cochairman (1) Designation of Chairman At the beginning of each odd-numbered Con- gress, the President of the Senate, on the rec- ommendation of the majority leader, shall designate one of the members of the Commis- sion from the Senate as Chairman of the Com- mission. At the beginning of each even-num- bered Congress, the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall designate one of the members of the Commission from the House as Chairman of the Commission. (2) Designation of Cochairman At the beginning of each odd-numbered Con- gress, the Speaker of the House of Representa- tives shall designate one of the members of the Commission from the House as Cochair- man of the Commission. At the beginning of each even-numbered Congress, the President of the Senate, on the recommendation of the majority leader, shall designate one of the members of the Commission from the Senate as Cochairman of the Commission. (Pub. L. 106–286, div. B, title III, § 303, Oct. 10, 2000, 114 Stat. 898.) § 6914. Votes of the Commission Decisions of the Commission, including adop- tion of reports and recommendations to the ex- ecutive branch or to the Congress, shall be made by a majority vote of the members of the Com- mission present and voting. Two-thirds of the Members 1 of the Commission shall constitute a quorum for purposes of conducting business. (Pub. L. 106–286, div. B, title III, § 304, Oct. 10, 2000, 114 Stat. 899.) § 6915. Expenditure of appropriations For each fiscal year for which an appropria- tion is made to the Commission, the Commis- sion shall issue a report to the Congress on its expenditures under that appropriation. (Pub. L. 106–286, div. B, title III, § 305, Oct. 10, 2000, 114 Stat. 899.) § 6916. Testimony of witnesses, production of evi- dence; issuance of subpoenas; administration of oaths In carrying out this subchapter, the Commis- sion may require, by subpoena or otherwise, the attendance and testimony of such witnesses and the production of such books, records, cor- respondence, memoranda, papers, documents, and electronically recorded data as it considers necessary. Subpoenas may be issued only pursu- ant to a two-thirds vote of members of the Com- mission present and voting. Subpoenas may be issued over the signature of the Chairman of the Commission or any member designated by the Chairman, and may be served by any person des- ignated by the Chairman or such member. The Chairman of the Commission, or any member designated by the Chairman, may administer oaths to any witness. (Pub. L. 106–286, div. B, title III, § 306, Oct. 10, 2000, 114 Stat. 899.) § 6917. Appropriations for the Commission (a) Authorization; disbursements (1) Authorization There are authorized to be appropriated to the Commission for fiscal year 2001, and each fiscal year thereafter, such sums as may be necessary to enable it to carry out its func- tions. Appropriations to the Commission are authorized to remain available until expended. (2) Disbursements 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 personnel and administration committee es- tablished pursuant to section 6918 of this title. (b) Foreign travel for official purposes Foreign travel for official purposes by mem- bers and staff of the Commission may be author- ized by either the Chairman or the Cochairman. (Pub. L. 106–286, div. B, title III, § 307, Oct. 10, 2000, 114 Stat. 899.) § 6918. Staff of the Commission (a) Personnel and administration committee The Commission shall have a personnel and administration committee composed of the Chairman, the Cochairman, the senior member of the Commission from the minority party of the House of Representatives, and the senior member of the Commission from the minority party of the Senate. (b) Committee functions All decisions pertaining to the hiring, firing, and fixing of pay of personnel of the Commission 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 the Cochairman’s senior staff member; and Page 1878 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 6919 1 See References in Text note below. (2) the Chairman and Cochairman shall each 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. Subject to subsection (d), the personnel and ad- ministration committee may appoint and fix the pay of such other personnel as it considers desir- able. (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) Qualifications of professional staff The personnel and administration committee shall ensure that the professional staff of the Commission consists of persons with expertise in areas including human rights, internationally recognized worker rights, international econom- ics, law (including international law), rule of law and other foreign assistance programming, Chinese politics, economy and culture, and the Chinese language. (e) Commission employees as congressional em- ployees (1) In general For purposes of pay and other employment benefits, rights, and privileges, and for all other purposes, any employee of the Commis- sion shall be considered to be a congressional employee as defined in section 2107 of title 5. (2) Competitive status For purposes of section 3304(i)(1) 1 of title 5, employees of the Commission shall be consid- ered as if they are in positions in which they are paid by the Secretary of the Senate or the Clerk of the House of Representatives. (Pub. L. 106–286, div. B, title III, § 308, Oct. 10, 2000, 114 Stat. 899; Pub. L. 118–188, § 2(a)(2)(C), Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 2645.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Section 3304(i)(1) of title 5, referred to in subsec. (e)(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 paid by the Secretary of the Senate or the Clerk of the House of Representatives. AMENDMENTS 2024—Subsec. (e)(2). Pub. L. 118–188 substituted ‘‘3304(i)(1)’’ for ‘‘3304(c)(1)’’. § 6919. 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. 106–286, div. B, title III, § 309, Oct. 10, 2000, 114 Stat. 900; 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. SUBCHAPTER III—MONITORING AND EN- FORCEMENT OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUB- LIC OF CHINA’S WTO COMMITMENTS PART A—REVIEW OF MEMBERSHIP OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA IN THE WTO § 6931. Review within the WTO It shall be the objective of the United States to obtain as part of the Protocol of Accession of the People’s Republic of China to the WTO, an annual review within the WTO of the compli- ance by the People’s Republic of China with its terms of accession to the WTO. (Pub. L. 106–286, div. B, title IV, § 401, Oct. 10, 2000, 114 Stat. 900.) PART B—AUTHORIZATION TO PROMOTE COMPLIANCE WITH TRADE AGREEMENTS § 6941. Findings The Congress finds as follows: (1) The opening of world markets through the elimination of tariff and nontariff barriers has contributed to a 56-percent increase in ex- ports of United States goods and services since 1992. (2) Such export expansion, along with an in- crease in trade generally, has helped fuel the longest economic expansion in United States history. (3) The United States Government must con- tinue to be vigilant in monitoring and enforc- ing the compliance by our trading partners with trade agreements in order for United States businesses, workers, and farmers to continue to benefit from the opportunities cre- ated by market-opening trade agreements. (4) The People’s Republic of China, as part of its accession to the World Trade Organization, has committed to eliminating significant trade barriers in the agricultural, services, and manufacturing sectors that, if realized, would provide considerable opportunities for United States farmers, businesses, and work- ers. (5) For these opportunities to be fully real- ized, the United States Government must ef- fectively monitor and enforce its rights under the agreements on the accession of the Peo- ple’s Republic of China to the WTO.