117 STAT. 618
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Effective date. 31 USC 5135 note.
VerDate 11-MAY-2000
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PUBLIC LAW 108–15—APR. 23, 2003
‘‘(9) QUORUM.—Seven members of the Advisory Committee shall constitute a quorum. ‘‘(c) DUTIES OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—The duties of the Advisory Committee are as follows: ‘‘(1) Advising the Secretary of the Treasury on any theme or design proposals relating to circulating coinage, bullion coinage, congressional gold medals and national and other medals produced by the Secretary of the Treasury in accordance with section 5111 of title 31, United States Code. ‘‘(2) Advising the Secretary of the Treasury with regard to— ‘‘(A) the events, persons, or places that the Advisory Committee recommends be commemorated by the issuance of commemorative coins in each of the 5 calendar years succeeding the year in which a commemorative coin designation is made; ‘‘(B) the mintage level for any commemorative coin recommended under subparagraph (A); and ‘‘(C) the proposed designs for commemorative coins. ‘‘(d) EXPENSES.—The expenses of the Advisory Committee that the Secretary of the Treasury determines to be reasonable and appropriate shall be paid by the Secretary from the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund. ‘‘(e) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT, TECHNICAL SERVICES, AND ADVICE.—Upon the request of the Advisory Committee, or as necessary for the Advisory Committee to carry out the responsibilities of the Advisory Committee under this section, the Director of the United States Mint shall provide to the Advisory Committee the administrative support, technical services, and advice that the Secretary of the Treasury determines to be reasonable and appropriate. ‘‘(f) CONSULTATION AUTHORITY.—In carrying out the duties of the Advisory Committee under this section, the Advisory Committee may consult with the Commission of Fine Arts. ‘‘(g) ANNUAL REPORT.— ‘‘(1) REQUIRED.—Not later than September 30 of each year, the Advisory Committee shall submit a report to the Secretary, the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate. Should circumstances arise in which the Advisory Committee cannot meet the September 30 deadline in any year, the Secretary shall advise the Chairpersons of the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate of the reasons for such delay and the date on which the submission of the report is anticipated. ‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The report required by paragraph (1) shall describe the activities of the Advisory Committee during the preceding year and the reports and recommendations made by the Advisory Committee to the Secretary of the Treasury. ‘‘(h) FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT DOES NOT APPLY.— Subject to the requirements of subsection (b)(8), the Federal Advisory Committee Act shall not apply with respect to the Committee.’’. (b) ABOLISHMENT OF CITIZENS COMMEMORATIVE COIN ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—Effective on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory Committee (established
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