Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 123.djvu/2019

 123STA T . 1 9 99 PUBLIC LA W 111 –6 2 — AU G .19 , 2 0 09 andsh a l ls erv e fo ra t er mc o i ncident w ith their term on the a p pointin gb od y.AD irector for a S ignatory may be removed or s u spended from office only as provided by the law of the Signatory from which he was appointed. T he nonfederal appointing authorities shall also appoint an alternate for each Director. I n addition , the Administrator of G eneral Services shall also appoint two nonvoting members who shall serve as the alternates for the federal Directors. An alternate Director may act only in the absence of the Director for whom he has been appointed an alternate, e x cept that, in the case of the District of C olumbia where only one Director and his alternate are present, such alternate may act on behalf of the absent Director. E ach alternate, including the federal nonvoting Directors, shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority. In the event of a vacancy in the O ffice of Director or alternate, it shall be filled in the same manner as an original appointment. ‘ ‘ ( b )B efore entering upon the duties of his office each Director and alternate Director shall ta k e and subscribe to the following oath (or affirmation) of office or any such other oath or affirmation, if any, as the constitution or laws of the Government he represents shall provide ‘I,, hereby solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the U nited States and the Constitution and laws of the state or political j urisdiction from which I was appointed as a director (alternate director) of the Board of W ashington M etropolitan Area Transit Authority and will faithfully discharge the duties of the office upon which I am about to enter. ’ ’’. ( 2 ) Subsection (a) of section 9 is amended to read as follows: ‘‘(a) The officers of the Authority, none of whom shall be mem - bers of the Board, shall consist of a general manager, a secretary, a treasurer, a comptroller, an inspector general, and a general counsel and such other officers as the Board may provide. Except for the office of general manager, inspector general, and comptroller, the Board may consolidate any of such other offices in one person. All such officers shall be appointed and may be removed by the Board, shall serve at the pleasure of the Board and shall perform such duties and functions as the Board shall specify. The Board shall fix and determine the compensation to be paid to all officers and, except for the general manager who shall be a full-time employee, all other officers may be hired on a full-time or part- time basis and may be compensated on a salary or fee basis, as the Board may determine. All employees and such officers as the Board may designate shall be appointed and removed by the general manager under such rules of procedure and standards as the Board may determine.’’. ( 3 ) Section 9 is further amended by inserting new sub- section (d) to read as follows (and by renumbering all subse- q uent paragraphs of section 9): ‘‘(d) The inspector general shall report to the Board and head the Office of the Inspector General, an independent and objective unit of the Authority that conducts and supervises audits, program evaluations, and investigations relating to Authority activities pro- motes economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in Authority activities; detects and prevents fraud and abuse in Authority activities; and keeps the Board fully and currently informed about deficiencies in Authority activities as well as the necessity for and progress of corrective action.’’.