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 113 STAT. 1501A-504 PUBLIC LAW 106-113—APPENDIX G (C) the impact on United States national security, and upon United States nonproliferation objectives, of the use of coproduction, subcontracting, and technology transfer with foreign governments or companies that results from fulfilling offset requirements, with particular emphasis on the question of dependency upon foreign nations for the supply of critical components or technology; (2) proposals for unilateral, bilateral, or multilateral measures aimed at reducing any detrimental effects of offsets; and (3) an identification of the appropriate executive branch agencies to be responsible for monitoring the use of offsets in international defense trade. (e) PERIOD OF APPOINTMENT; VACANCIES.—Members shall be appointed for the life of the Commission. Any vacancy in the Commission shall not affect its powers, but shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment. (f) INITIAL MEETING. —Not later than 30 days after the date on which all members of the Commission have been appointed, the Commission shall hold its first meeting. (g) MEETINGS. —The Commission shall meet at the call of the Chairman. (h) COMMISSION PERSONNEL MATTERS. — (1) COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS.— Each member of the Commission who is not an officer or employee of the Federal Government shall be compensated at a rate equal to the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, for each day (including travel time) during which such member is engaged in the performance of the duties of the Commission. All members of the Commission who are officers or employees of the United States shall serve without compensation in addition to that received for their services as officers or employees of the United States. (2) TRAVEL EXPENSES.— The members of the Commission shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for employees of agencies under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while away from their homes or regular places of business in the performance of services for the Commission. (3) STAFF.— (A) IN GENERAL.— The Chairman of the Commission may, without regard to the civil service laws and regulations, appoint and terminate an executive director and such other additional personnel as may be necessary to enable the Commission to perform its duties. The employ- ment of an executive director shall be subject to confirmation by the Commission. (B) COMPENSATION. — The Chairman of the Commission may fix the compensation of the executive director and other personnel without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, relating to classification of positions and General Schedule pay rates, except that the rate of pay for the executive director and other personnel may not exceed the rate payable for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of such title.

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