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 124 STAT. 3696 PUBLIC LAW 111–350—JAN. 4, 2011 (3) VACANCY.—A vacancy on the Board shall be filled in the same manner in which the original appointment was made. A member appointed to fill a vacancy serves for the remainder of the term for which that member’s predecessor was appointed. (c) SENIOR STAFF.—The Administrator, after consultation with the Board, may— (1) appoint an executive secretary and 2 additional staff members without regard to the provisions of title 5 governing appointments in the competitive service; and (2) pay those employees without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5 relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates, except that those employees may not receive pay in excess of the maximum rate of basic pay payable for level IV of the Executive Schedule. (d) OTHER STAFF.—The Administrator may appoint, fix the com- pensation of, and remove additional employees of the Board under the applicable provisions of title 5. (e) DETAILED AND TEMPORARY PERSONNEL.—For service on advisory committees and task forces to assist the Board in carrying out its functions and responsibilities— (1) the Board, with the consent of the head of a Federal agency, may use, without reimbursement, personnel of that agency; and (2) the Administrator, after consultation with the Board, may procure temporary and intermittent services of personnel under section 3109(b) of title 5. (f) COMPENSATION.— (1) OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE GOVERNMENT.—Mem- bers of the Board who are officers or employees of the Federal Government, and officers and employees of other agencies of the Federal Government who are used under subsection (e)(1), shall not receive additional compensation for services but shall continue to be compensated by the employing department or agency of the officer or employee. (2) APPOINTEES FROM PRIVATE SECTOR.—Each member of the Board appointed from the private sector shall receive compensa- tion at a rate not to exceed the daily equivalent of the rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule for each day (including travel time) in which the member is engaged in the actual performance of duties vested in the Board. (3) TEMPORARY AND INTERMITTENT PERSONNEL.—An indi- vidual hired under subsection (e)(2) may receive compensation at a rate fixed by the Administrator, but not to exceed the daily equivalent of the rate for level V of the Executive Schedule for each day (including travel time) in which the individual is properly engaged in the actual performance of duties under this chapter. (4) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—While serving away from home or regular place of business, Board members and other individuals serving on an intermittent basis under this chapter shall be allowed travel expenses in accordance with section 5703 of title 5. § 1502. Cost accounting standards (a) AUTHORITY.— (1) COST ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD.—The Cost Accounting Standards Board has exclusive authority to pre- scribe, amend, and rescind cost accounting standards, and