There is established in the executive branch a corporation to be known as the "Millennium Challenge Corporation" that shall be responsible for carrying out this chapter. The Corporation shall be a government corporation, as defined in section 103 of title 5.
There shall be in the Corporation a Chief Executive Officer who shall be responsible for the management of the Corporation.
Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the Chief Executive Officer shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
The members of the Board of Directors described in subsection (c)(3)(A) may designate by unanimous consent in writing an individual who is an officer within any Federal department or agency (and who has been appointed to such position by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate) to carry out the duties described in this subsection until the Chief Executive Officer is appointed pursuant to subparagraph (A).
The Chief Executive Officer shall report to and be under the direct authority of the Board.
The Chief Executive Officer shall be compensated at the rate provided for level II of the Executive Schedule under section 5313 of title 5 and shall have the equivalent rank of Deputy Secretary.
The Chief Executive Officer shall be responsible for the management of the Corporation and shall exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the Corporation.
In consultation and with approval of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer shall appoint all officers of the Corporation.
There shall be in the Corporation a Board of Directors.
The Board shall perform the functions specified to be carried out by the Board in this chapter and may prescribe, amend, and repeal bylaws, rules, regulations, and procedures governing the manner in which the business of the Corporation may be conducted and in which the powers granted to it by law may be exercised.
The Board shall consist of-
Each member of the Board described in paragraph (3)(A) shall serve for a term that is concurrent with the term of service of the individual's position as an officer within the other Federal department or agency.
Each member of the Board described in paragraph (3)(B)-
A vacancy in the Board shall be filled in the manner in which the original appointment was made.
There shall be a Chairperson of the Board. The Secretary of State shall serve as the Chairperson.
A majority of the members of the Board shall constitute a quorum, which, except with respect to a meeting of the Board during the 135-day period beginning on January 23, 2004, shall include at least one member of the Board described in paragraph (3)(B).
The Board shall meet at the call of the Chairperson.
A member of the Board described in paragraph (3)(A) may not receive additional pay, allowances, or benefits by reason of the member's service on the Board.
Each such member of the Board shall receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with applicable provisions under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5.
Except as provided in clause (ii), a member of the Board described in paragraph (3)(B)-
A member of the Board may not be paid compensation under clause (i)(II) for more than 90 days in any calendar year.
22 U.S.C. § 7703
EDITORIAL NOTES
REFERENCES IN TEXTThis chapter, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (c)(2), (8)(B)(i)(I), was in the original "this title", meaning title VI of Pub. L. 108-199, 118 Stat. 211, which is classified generally to this chapter. For complete classification of this title to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 7701 of this title and Tables.
CODIFICATION Section is comprised of section 604 of div. D of Pub. L. 108-199. Subsec. (b)(4)(B) of section 604 of div. D of Pub. L. 108-199 amended section 5313 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
AMENDMENTS2018-Subsec. (c)(4)(B). Pub. L. 115-167 amended subpar. (B) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "Each member of the Board described in paragraph (3)(B) shall be appointed for a term of 3 years and may be reappointed for a term of an additional 2 years."
- Board
- The term "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Corporation established pursuant to section 7703(c) of this title.
- Chief Executive Officer
- The term "Chief Executive Officer" means the chief executive officer of the Corporation appointed pursuant to section 7703(b) of this title.
- Corporation
- The term "Corporation" means the Millennium Challenge Corporation established by section 7703(a) of this title.