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U.S. Code, Title 43, Public Lands
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General SummaryThe U.S. Code is a consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States. While every effort has been made to ensure that this reproduction of the Code is accurate, those using it for legal purposes should verify their results against the printed version of the Code available through the Government Printing Office.
§ 364a. Board on Geographic Names; Establishment and Membership; Appointment and Term of Office
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.
(July 25, 1947, ch. 330, § 2, 61 Stat. 456; Aug. 10, 1949, ch. 412, § 4, 63 Stat. 579; Pub. L. 91–375, §§ 4(a), 6(o), Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 773, 783.)
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 of Name
"United States Postal Service" substituted in text for "Post Office Department" pursuant to Pub. L. 91–375, §§ 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.
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Chicago: "U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel", "§ 364a. Board on Geographic Names; Establishment and Membership; Appointment and Term of Office," U.S. Code, Title 43, Public Lands in U.S. Code, Title 43, Public Lands (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 2002), Original Sources, accessed May 9, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=GDVIW68TKS4GSE4.
MLA: "U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel". "§ 364a. Board on Geographic Names; Establishment and Membership; Appointment and Term of Office." U.S. Code, Title 43, Public Lands, in U.S. Code, Title 43, Public Lands, Washington, D.C., Government Printing Office, 2002, Original Sources. 9 May. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=GDVIW68TKS4GSE4.
Harvard: "U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel", '§ 364a. Board on Geographic Names; Establishment and Membership; Appointment and Term of Office' in U.S. Code, Title 43, Public Lands. cited in 2002, U.S. Code, Title 43, Public Lands, Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.. Original Sources, retrieved 9 May 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=GDVIW68TKS4GSE4.
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