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 Ill STAT. 2484 PUBLIC LAW 105-119—NOV. 26, 1997 President. (C) Four individuals appointed by the President, of whom— (i) one shall be on the recommendation of the minority leader of the Senate; and (ii) one shall be on the recommendation of the minority leader of the House of Representatives. All members of the Board shall be appointed within 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act. A vacancy in the Board shall be filled in the manner in which the original appointment was made. (2) Members shall not be entitled to any pay by reason of their service on the Board, but shall receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with sections 5702 and 5703 of title 5, United States Code. (3) The Board shall have— (A) a co-chairman who shall be appointed jointly by the members under subsection (c)(1)(A) and (B), and (B) a co-chairman who shall be appointed jointly by the members under subsection (c)(1)(C). (4) The Board shall meet at the call of either co-chairman. (5) A quorum shall consist of five members of the Board. (6) The Board may promulgate any regulations necessary to carry out its duties. (d)(1) The Board shall have— (A) an executive director who shall be appointed jointly by the members under subsection (c)(1)(A) and (B), and (B) an executive director who shall be appointed jointly by the members under subsection (c)(1)(C), each of whom shall be paid at a rate not to exceed level IV of the Executive Schedule. (2) Subject to such rules as the Board may prescribe, each executive director— (A) may appoint and fix the pay of such additional personnel as that executive director considers appropriate; and (B) may procure temporary and intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the daily equivalent of the maximum annual rate of pay payable for grade GS-15 of the General Schedule. Such rules shall include provisions to ensure an equitable division or sharing of resources, as appropriate, between the respective staff of the Board. (3) The staff of the Board shall be appointed without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive service, and shall be paid without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title (relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates). (4) The Administrator of the General Services Administration, in coordination with the Secretary of Commerce, shall locate suitable office space for the operation of the Board in the W. Edwards Deming Building in Suitland, Maryland. The facilities shall serve as the headquarters of the Board and shall include all necessary equipment and incidentals required for the proper functioning of the Board. (e)(1) For the purpose of carrying out its duties, the Board may hold such hearings (at the call of either co-chairman) and

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