§ 5135. Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee
(a)
Establishment.—
(b)
Membership.—
(1)
Appointment.—
The Advisory Committee shall consist of 11 members appointed by the Secretary as follows:
(A)
Seven persons appointed by the Secretary—
(i)
one of whom shall be appointed from among individuals who are specially qualified to serve on the Advisory Committee by virtue of their education, training, or experience as a nationally or internationally recognized curator in the United States of a numismatic collection;
(ii)
one of whom shall be appointed from among individuals who are specially qualified to serve on the Advisory Committee by virtue of their experience in the medallic arts or sculpture;
(iii)
one of whom shall be appointed from among individuals who are specially qualified to serve on the Advisory Committee by virtue of their education, training, or experience in American history;
(2)
Terms.—
(A)
In general.—
Except as provided in subparagraph (B), members of the Advisory Committee shall be appointed for a term of 4 years.
(3)
Preservation of public advisory status.—
No individual may be appointed to the Advisory Committee while serving as an officer or employee of the Federal Government.
(4)
Continuation of service.—
Each appointed member may continue to serve for up to 6 months after the expiration of the term of office to which such member was appointed until a successor has been appointed.
(5)
Vacancy and removal.—
(6)
Chairperson.—
The Chairperson of the Advisory Committee shall be appointed for a term of 1 year by the Secretary from among the members of the Advisory Committee.
(7)
Pay and expenses.—
Members of the Advisory Committee shall serve without pay for such service but each member of the Advisory Committee shall be reimbursed from the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund for travel, lodging, meals, and incidental expenses incurred in connection with attendance of such members at meetings of the Advisory Committee in the same amounts and under the same conditions as employees of the United States Mint who engage in official travel, as determined by the Secretary.
(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.
(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.
(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.