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 124 STAT. 3836 PUBLIC LAW 111–350—JAN. 4, 2011 (1) MANNER IN WHICH FILLED.—A vacancy in the membership of the Committee shall be filled in the manner in which the original appointment was made. (2) UNFULFILLED TERM.—A member appointed under para- graph (2), (3), (4), or (5) of subsection (b) to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which the predecessor was appointed shall be appointed only for the remainder of the term. The member may serve after the expira- tion of a term until a successor takes office. (f) PAY AND TRAVEL EXPENSES.— (1) AMOUNT TO WHICH MEMBERS ARE ENTITLED.—Except as provided in paragraph (2), members of the Committee are enti- tled to receive the daily equivalent of the maximum annual rate of basic pay payable for level IV of the Executive Schedule for each day (including travel-time) during which they perform services for the Committee. A member is entitled to travel expenses, including a per diem allowance instead of subsistence, as provided under section 5703 of title 5. (2) OFFICERS OR EMPLOYEES OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.— Members who are officers or employees of the Federal Govern- ment may not receive additional pay because of their service on the Committee. (g) STAFF.— (1) APPOINTMENT AND COMPENSATION.—Subject to rules the Committee may adopt and to chapters 33 and 51 and sub- chapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, the Chairman may appoint and fix the pay of personnel the Committee determines are necessary to assist it in carrying out this chapter. (2) PERSONNEL FROM OTHER ENTITIES.—On request of the Committee, the head of an entity of the Federal Government may detail, on a reimbursable basis, any personnel of the entity to the Committee to assist it in carrying out this chapter. (h) OBTAINING OFFICIAL INFORMATION.—The Committee may secure directly from an entity of the Federal Government informa- tion necessary to enable it to carry out this chapter. On request of the Chairman, the head of the entity shall furnish the information to the Committee. (i) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES.—The Administrator of General Services shall provide to the Committee, on a reimbursable basis, administrative support services the Committee requests. (j) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than December 31 of each year, the Committee shall transmit to the President a report that includes the names of the Committee members serving in the prior fiscal year, the dates of Committee meetings in that year, a description of the activities of the Committee under this chapter in that year, and any recommendations for changes in this chapter which the Committee determines are necessary. § 8503. Duties and powers of the Committee (a) PROCUREMENT LIST.— (1) MAINTENANCE OF LIST.—The Committee shall maintain and publish in the Federal Register a procurement list. The list shall include the following products and services determined by the Committee to be suitable for the Federal Government to procure pursuant to this chapter: (A) Products produced by a qualified nonprofit agency for the blind or by a qualified nonprofit agency for other severely disabled.