19 U.S.C. § 4422
(a)
Establishment—
(1)
In general— There is established an Advisory
Committee on International Exchange Rate Policy (in this section referred to as the “
Committee”).
(2)
Duties— The
Committee shall be responsible for advising the Secretary of the Treasury with respect to the impact of international exchange rates and financial policies on the economy of the United States.
(b)
Membership—
(1)
In general— The
Committee shall be composed of 9
members as follows, none of whom shall be employees of the Federal Government:
(A)
Three
members shall be appointed by the President pro tempore of the Senate, upon the recommendation of the chairmen and ranking
members of the
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and the
Committee on Finance of the Senate.
(B)
Three
members shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, upon the recommendation of the chairmen and ranking
members of the
Committee on Financial Services and the
Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives.
(C)
Three
members shall be appointed by the President.
(2)
Qualifications— Members shall be selected under
paragraph (1) on the basis of their objectivity and demonstrated expertise in finance, economics, or currency exchange.
(3)
Terms—
(A)
In general— Members shall be appointed for a term of 2 years or until the
Committee terminates.
(4)
Vacancies— Any vacancy in the
Committee shall not affect its powers, but shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.
(c)
Duration of Committee—
(1)
In general— The
Committee shall terminate on the date that is 2 years after February 24, 2016, unless renewed by the President for a subsequent 2-year period.
(2)
Continued renewal— The President may continue to renew the
Committee for successive 2-year periods by taking appropriate action to renew the
Committee prior to the date on which the
Committee would otherwise terminate.
(d)
Meetings— The
Committee shall hold not fewer than 2 meetings each calendar year.
(e)
Chairperson—
(2)
Reelection; subsequent terms— A chairperson of the
Committee may be reelected chairperson but is ineligible to serve consecutive terms as chairperson.
(f)
Staff— The Secretary of the Treasury shall make available to the
Committee such staff, information, personnel, administrative services, and assistance as the
Committee may reasonably require to carry out the activities of the
Committee.
(g)
Application of chapter 10 of title 5—
(2)
Exception— Meetings of the
Committee shall be exempt from the requirements of subsections (a) and (b) of section 1009 and
section 1010 of title 5 (relating to open meetings, public notice, public participation, and public availability of documents), whenever and to the extent it is determined by the President or the Secretary of the Treasury that such meetings will be concerned with matters the disclosure of
which—
(A)
would seriously compromise the development by the Government of the United States of monetary or financial policy; or
(B)
is likely to—
(i)
lead to significant financial speculation in currencies, securities, or commodities; or
(ii)
significantly endanger the stability of any financial institution.
(h)
Authorization of appropriations— There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the Treasury for each fiscal year in which the
Committee is in effect $1,000,000 to carry out this section.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
(Pub. L. 114–125, title VII, § 702, Feb. 24, 2016, 130 Stat. 198; Pub. L. 117–286, § 4(a)(144), Dec. 27, 2022, 136 Stat. 4321.)
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2022—Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 117–286, § 4(a)(144)(A), substituted “chapter 10 of title 5” for “the Federal Advisory Committee Act” in heading.
Subsec. (g)(1). Pub. L. 117–286, § 4(a)(144)(B), substituted “chapter 10 of title 5” for “the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)”.
Subsec. (g)(2). Pub. L. 117–286, § 4(a)(144)(C), substituted “section 1009 and section 1010 of title 5” for “section 10 and section 11 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act” in introductory provisions.