-CITE- 43 USC CHAPTER 11A - BOARD ON GEOGRAPHIC NAMES 01/02/2006 -EXPCITE- TITLE 43 - PUBLIC LANDS CHAPTER 11A - BOARD ON GEOGRAPHIC NAMES -HEAD- CHAPTER 11A - BOARD ON GEOGRAPHIC NAMES -MISC1- Sec. 364. Uniformity in geographic nomenclature and orthography; exercise of functions of Secretary of the Interior. 364a. Board on Geographic Names; establishment and membership; appointment and term of office. 364b. Formulation of principles, policies and procedures; action by Secretary; recommendations of Board. 364c. Studies, investigations, and records; staff assistance; advisory committees. 364d. Promulgation of decisions; furnishing information. 364e. Standardization of geographic names; abolition of United States Board on Geographical Names in Department of the Interior; transfer of duties. 364f. Application to naming of offices or establishments. -End- -CITE- 43 USC Sec. 364 01/02/2006 -EXPCITE- TITLE 43 - PUBLIC LANDS CHAPTER 11A - BOARD ON GEOGRAPHIC NAMES -HEAD- Sec. 364. Uniformity in geographic nomenclature and orthography; exercise of functions of Secretary of the Interior -STATUTE- The Secretary of the Interior, hereinafter called the Secretary, conjointly with the Board on Geographic Names, as hereinafter provided, shall provide for uniformity in geographic nomenclature and orthography throughout the Federal Government. The Secretary may exercise his functions through such officials as he may designate, except that such authority as relates to the final approval or review of actions of the Board on Geographic Names shall be exercised by him, or his Under or Assistant Secretaries. -SOURCE- (July 25, 1947, ch. 330, Sec. 1, 61 Stat. 456.) -TRANS- TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies of Department of the Interior, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950, Secs. 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out under section 1451 of this title. -MISC1- AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS Section 8 of act July 25, 1947, authorized appropriation of such sums as might be necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter. -End- -CITE- 43 USC Sec. 364a 01/02/2006 -EXPCITE- TITLE 43 - PUBLIC LANDS CHAPTER 11A - BOARD ON GEOGRAPHIC NAMES -HEAD- Sec. 364a. Board on Geographic Names; establishment and membership; appointment and term of office -STATUTE- There is established a Board on Geographic Names, hereinafter called the Board. The membership of the Board shall include one representative from each of the Departments of State, Defense, Interior, Agriculture, and Commerce, and from the Government Printing Office, the United States Postal Service, and the Library of Congress. The Board may also include representatives from such Federal agencies as the Secretary, upon recommendation of the Board, shall from time to time find desirable, even though these agencies are in the departments otherwise represented on the Board. The members of the Board shall be appointed by the respective heads of the departments or independent agencies that they represent. Each member shall be appointed for a two-year term but may be reappointed to successive terms. The members of the Board shall serve without additional compensation. The Board shall nominate a Chairman to be appointed by the Secretary, and shall establish such working committees as are found desirable. -SOURCE- (July 25, 1947, ch. 330, Sec. 2, 61 Stat. 456; Aug. 10, 1949, ch. 412, Sec. 4, 63 Stat. 579; Pub. L. 91-375, Secs. 4(a), 6(o), Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 773, 783.) -MISC1- AMENDMENTS 1949 - Act Aug. 10, 1949, established Department of Defense as an Executive Department and reduced Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force to status of military departments in Department of Defense. -CHANGE- CHANGE OF NAME "United States Postal Service" substituted in text for "Post Office Department" pursuant to Pub. L. 91-375, Secs. 4(a), 6(o), Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 773, 783, which are set out as notes preceding section 101 of Title 39, Postal Service, and under section 201 of Title 39, respectively, which abolished Post Office Department, transferred its functions to United States Postal Service, and provided that references in other laws to Post Office Department be considered a reference to United States Postal Service. -End- -CITE- 43 USC Sec. 364b 01/02/2006 -EXPCITE- TITLE 43 - PUBLIC LANDS CHAPTER 11A - BOARD ON GEOGRAPHIC NAMES -HEAD- Sec. 364b. Formulation of principles, policies and procedures; action by Secretary; recommendations of Board -STATUTE- The Board, subject to the approval of the Secretary, shall formulate principles, policies, and procedures to be followed with reference to both domestic and foreign geographic names; and shall decide the standard names and their orthography for official use. The principles, policies, and procedures formulated hereunder shall be designed to serve the interests of the Federal Government and the general public, to enlist the effective cooperation of the Federal departments and agencies most concerned, and to give full consideration to the specific interests of particular Federal and State agencies. Action may be taken by the Secretary in any matter wherein the Board does not act within a reasonable time. The Board may make such recommendations to the Secretary as it finds appropriate in connection with this chapter. -SOURCE- (July 25, 1947, ch. 330, Sec. 3, 61 Stat. 456.) -End- -CITE- 43 USC Sec. 364c 01/02/2006 -EXPCITE- TITLE 43 - PUBLIC LANDS CHAPTER 11A - BOARD ON GEOGRAPHIC NAMES -HEAD- Sec. 364c. Studies, investigations, and records; staff assistance; advisory committees -STATUTE- The Secretary shall cause such studies and investigations to be made and such records to be kept as may be necessary or desirable in carrying out the purposes of this chapter, and he shall provide a place of meeting and staff assistance to the Board. The staff shall be responsible to the Secretary, who shall prescribe its relations to the Board and the committees of the Board. The Secretary may establish from time to time, upon recommendation of the Board, advisory committees of United States citizens who are recognized experts in their respective fields to assist in the solution of special problems arising under this chapter. -SOURCE- (July 25, 1947, ch. 330, Sec. 4, 61 Stat. 456.) -TRANS- TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies of Department of the Interior, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950, Secs. 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out under section 1451 of this title. -MISC1- TERMINATION OF ADVISORY COMMITTEES Advisory committees in existence on Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate not later than the expiration of the 2-year period following Jan. 5, 1973, unless, in the case of a committee established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such committee is renewed by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2- year period, or in the case of a committee established by the Congress, its duration is otherwise provided by law. Advisory committees established after Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate not later than the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the date of their establishment, unless, in the case of a committee established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such committee is renewed by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year period, or in the case of a committee established by the Congress, its duration is otherwise provided by law. See section 14 of Pub. L. 92-463, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 776, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. -End- -CITE- 43 USC Sec. 364d 01/02/2006 -EXPCITE- TITLE 43 - PUBLIC LANDS CHAPTER 11A - BOARD ON GEOGRAPHIC NAMES -HEAD- Sec. 364d. Promulgation of decisions; furnishing information -STATUTE- For the guidance of the Federal Government, the Secretary shall promulgate in the name of the Board, from time to time and in such form as will carry out the purposes of this chapter, decisions with respect to geographic names and principles of geographic nomenclature and orthography. The Secretary shall also furnish such additional information with respect to geographic names as will assist in carrying out the purposes of this chapter. -SOURCE- (July 25, 1947, ch. 330, Sec. 5, 61 Stat. 457.) -End- -CITE- 43 USC Sec. 364e 01/02/2006 -EXPCITE- TITLE 43 - PUBLIC LANDS CHAPTER 11A - BOARD ON GEOGRAPHIC NAMES -HEAD- Sec. 364e. Standardization of geographic names; abolition of United States Board on Geographical Names in Department of the Interior; transfer of duties -STATUTE- With respect to geographic names the pertinent decisions and principles issued by the Secretary shall be standard for all material published by the Federal Government. The United States Board on Geographical Names in the Department of the Interior created by Executive order, is abolished, and the duties of said Board are transferred to the Board herein created, and all departments, bureaus, and agencies of the Federal Government shall refer all geographic names and problems to the said Board for the purpose of eliminating duplication of work, personnel, and authority. -SOURCE- (July 25, 1947, ch. 330, Sec. 6, 61 Stat. 457.) -End- -CITE- 43 USC Sec. 364f 01/02/2006 -EXPCITE- TITLE 43 - PUBLIC LANDS CHAPTER 11A - BOARD ON GEOGRAPHIC NAMES -HEAD- Sec. 364f. Application to naming of offices or establishments -STATUTE- Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as applying to the naming of the offices or establishments of any Federal agency. -SOURCE- (July 25, 1947, ch. 330, Sec. 7, 61 Stat. 457.) -End-