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PUBLIC LAW 93-642-jAN. 4, 1975
(2) "Foundation" means the H a r r y S Truman Scholarship Foundation; (3) "fund" means the H a r r y S Truman Memorial Scholarship Fund; (4) "institution of higher education" means any such institution as defined by section 1201(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965; (5) "State" means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and, considered as a single entity, Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands; and (6) "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Treasury,". SEC. 4. The H a r r y S Truman Scholarship Program as authorized by this Act shall be the sole Federal memorial to President H a r r y S Truman.
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ESTABLISHMENT OF THE HARRY S TRUMAN S C H O L A R S H I P PROGRAM
SEC. 5. (a) There is established, as an independent establishment of the executive branch of the United States Government, the H a r r y S Truman Scholarship Foundation. (b)(1) The Foundation shall be subject to the supervision and direction of a Board of Trustees. The Board shall be composed of thirteen members, as follows: (A) two Members of the Senate, one from each political party, to be appointed by the President of the Senate; (B) two Members of the House of Representatives, one from each political party, to be appointed by the Speaker; (C) eight members, not more than four of whom shall be of the same political party, to be appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate, of whom one shall be a chief executive officer of a State, one a chief executive officer of a city or county, one a member of a Federal court, one a member of a State court, one a person active in postsecondary education, and three representatives of the general public; and (D) the Commissioner of Education or his designate, who shall serve ex officio as a member of the Board, but shall not be eligible to serve as Chairman. (c) The term of office of each member of the Board shall be six years; except that (1) the members first taking office shall serve as designated by the President, four for terms of two years, five for terms of four years, and four for terms of six years, and (2) any member appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve for the remainder of the tei"m for which his predecessor was appointed, and shall be appointed in the same manner as the original appointment for that vacancy was made. (d) Members of the Board shall serve without pay, but shall be entitled to reimbursement for travel, subsistence, and other necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
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