--- kind: "section" citation: "16 U.S.C. § 450jj–6" title: "16" title_heading: "Conservation" number: "450jj–6" heading: "Jefferson National Expansion Memorial Commission" release: "119-102" date: "2026-07-12" url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/16/450jj-6" units: - "Chapter 1 — National Parks, Military Parks, Monuments, and Seashores" - "Subchapter LXI — National and International Monuments and Memorials" --- # §450jj–6. Jefferson National Expansion Memorial Commission - (a) **Establishment—** There is hereby established the Jefferson National Expansion [Memorial](/usc/16/450ss–1.md?p=2)[^1] [Commission](/usc/16/544.md?p=c) (hereinafter in sections 450jj–6 to [450jj–9](/usc/16/450jj–9.md) of this title referred to as the “[Commission](/usc/16/544.md?p=c)”). - (b) **Composition—** The [Commission](/usc/16/544.md?p=c) shall be composed of twenty members as follows: - (1) The county executive of Saint Louis County, Missouri, ex officio, or a delegate. - (2) The chairman of the Saint Clair County Board of Supervisors, Illinois, ex officio, or a delegate. - (3) - (A) The executive director of the Bi-[State](/usc/16/590q.md?p=a) Development Agency, Saint Louis, Missouri, ex officio, or a delegate. - (B) A member of the Bi-[State](/usc/16/590q.md?p=a) Development Agency, Saint Louis, Missouri, who is not a resident of the same [State](/usc/16/590q.md?p=a) as the executive director of such agency, appointed by a majority of the members of such agency, or a delegate. - (4) The mayor of the city of East Saint Louis, Illinois, ex officio, or a delegate. - (5) The mayor of Saint Louis, Missouri, ex officio, or a delegate. - (6) The Governor of the [State](/usc/16/590q.md?p=a) of Illinois, ex officio, or a delegate. - (7) The Governor of the [State](/usc/16/590q.md?p=a) of Missouri, ex officio, or a delegate. - (8) The [Secretary](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1) of the Interior, ex officio, or a delegate. - (9) The [Secretary](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1) of Housing and Urban Development, ex officio, or a delegate. - (10) The [Secretary](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1) of Transportation, ex officio, or a delegate. - (11) The [Secretary](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1) of the Treasury, ex officio, or a delegate. - (12) The [Secretary](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1) of Commerce, ex officio, or a delegate. - (13) The [Secretary](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1) of the Smithsonian Institution, ex officio, or a delegate. - (14) Three individuals appointed by the [Secretary](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1) of the Interior from a list of individuals nominated by the mayor of East Saint Louis, Illinois, and the Governor of the [State](/usc/16/590q.md?p=a) of Illinois. - (15) Three individuals appointed by the [Secretary](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1) of the Interior from a list of individuals nominated by the mayor of Saint Louis, Missouri, and the Governor of the [State](/usc/16/590q.md?p=a) of Missouri. Individuals nominated for appointment under paragraphs [(14)](#b-14) and [(15)](#b-15) shall be individuals who have knowledge and experience in one or more of the fields of [parks](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-3) and recreation, environmental protection, historic preservation, cultural affairs, tourism, economic development, city planning and management, finance, or public administration. A vacancy in the [Commission](/usc/16/544.md?p=c) shall be filled in the manner in which the original appointment was made. - (c) **Term of office of members—** - (1) Except as provided in paragraphs [(2)](#c-2) and [(3)](#c-3), members of the [Commission](/usc/16/544.md?p=c) shall be appointed for terms of three years. - (2) Of the members of the [Commission](/usc/16/544.md?p=c) first appointed under paragraphs (14) and (15) of subsection (c)—[^2] - (A) two shall be appointed for terms of one year; - (B) two shall be appointed for terms of two years; and - (C) two shall be appointed for terms of three years; as designated by the [Secretary](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1) of the Interior at the time of appointment. - (3) Any member of the [Commission](/usc/16/544.md?p=c) appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the term for which his predecessor was appointed shall be appointed only for the remainder of such term. A member of the [Commission](/usc/16/544.md?p=c) may serve after the expiration of his term until his successor has taken office. - (d) **Compensation of members; travel expenses and per diem—** Members of the [Commission](/usc/16/544.md?p=c) shall receive no pay on account of their service on the [Commission](/usc/16/544.md?p=c), but while away from their homes or regular places of business in the performance of services for the [Commission](/usc/16/544.md?p=c), members of the [Commission](/usc/16/544.md?p=c) shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the same manner as [persons](/usc/16/450rr–1.md?p=b) employed intermittently in the Government service are allowed expenses under [section 5703 of title 5](/usc/5/5703.md). - (e) **Chairperson—** The chairperson of the [Commission](/usc/16/544.md?p=c) shall be elected by the members of the [Commission](/usc/16/544.md?p=c). - (f) **Assistance from Federal agencies—** Upon request of the [Commission](/usc/16/544.md?p=c), the head of any Federal agency represented by members on the [Commission](/usc/16/544.md?p=c) may detail any of the personnel or[^3] such agency, or provide administrative services to the [Commission](/usc/16/544.md?p=c) to assist the [Commission](/usc/16/544.md?p=c) in carrying out the [Commission](/usc/16/544.md?p=c)’s duties under [section 450jj–7 of this title](/usc/16/450jj–7.md). - (g) **Gifts, bequests, or donations—** The [Commission](/usc/16/544.md?p=c) may, for the purposes of carrying out the [Commission](/usc/16/544.md?p=c)’s duties under [section 450jj–7 of this title](/usc/16/450jj–7.md), seek, accept, and dispose of gifts, bequests, or donations of money, personal property, or services, received from any source. - (h) **Termination; extension—** - (1) Except as provided in [paragraph (2)](#h-2), the [Commission](/usc/16/544.md?p=c) shall terminate on the day occurring ten years after August 24, 1984. - (2) The [Secretary](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1) of the Interior may extend the life of the [Commission](/usc/16/544.md?p=c) for a period of not more than five years beginning on the day referred to in [paragraph (1)](#h-1) if the [Commission](/usc/16/544.md?p=c) determines that such extension is necessary in order for the [Commission](/usc/16/544.md?p=c) to carry out sections [450jj](/usc/16/450jj.md) to [450jj–9](/usc/16/450jj–9.md) of this title. ## Footnotes [^1]: See Change of Name note below. [^2]: So in original. Probably should be “subsection (b)—”. [^3]: So in original. Probably should be “of”. ## Source credit (May 17, 1954, ch. 204, § 7, as added Pub. L. 98–398, title II, § 201(a), Aug. 24, 1984, 98 Stat. 1469.) ## Notes ### Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries ### Change of Name Jefferson National Expansion Memorial redesignated Gateway Arch National Park by Pub. L. 115–128, § 2, Feb. 22, 2018, 132 Stat. 328, which is classified to section 450jj–10 of this title.