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 108 STAT. 4524 PUBLIC LAW 103-433—OCT. 31, 1994 (4) acquire or lease property for jazz education, and advise on hiring brass bands and musical groups to participate in education programs and help train young musicians; (5) in consultation and cooperation with the Secretary, provide recommendations for the location of the visitor center and other interpretive sites; (6) assist the Secretary in providing funds to support research on the origins and early history ofjazz in New Orleans; and (7) notwithstanding any other provision of law, seek and accept donations of funds, property, or services from individuals, foundations, corporations, or other public or private entities and expend and use the same for the purposes of providing services, programs, and facilities for jazz education, or assisting in the rehabilitation and restoration of structures identified in the national historic landmark study referenced in section 1203(b)(3) as having outstanding significance to the history ofjazz in New Orleans. (d) APPOINTMENT.—Members of the Commission shall be appointed for staggered terms of 3 years, as designated by the Secretary at the time of the initial appointment. (e) CHAIRMAN.—The Commission shall elect a chairman from among its members. The term of the chairman shall be for 3 years. (f) TERMS. —Any member of the Commission appointed by the Secretary for a 3-year term may serve after the expiration of his or her term until a successor is appointed. Any vacancy shall be filled in the same manner in which the original appointment was made. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve for the remainder of the term for which the predecessor was appointed. (g) PER DIEM EXPENSES. —Members of the Commission shall serve without compensation. Members shall be entitled to travel expenses under section 5703, title 5, United States Code, when engaged in Commission business, including per diem in lieu of subsistence in the same manner as persons employed intermittently. (h) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT. —The Secretary shall provide the Commission with assistance in obtaining such personnel, equipment, and facilities as may be needed by the Commission to carry out its duties. (i) ANNUAL REPORT. —The Commission shall submit an annual report to the Secretary identifying its expenses and income and the entities to which any grants or technical assistance were made during the year for which the report is made.

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