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 REORGANIZATION PLAN NO. 1 OF 1954 Prepared by the President and transmitted to the Senate and the House of Representatives in Congress assembled, April 29, 1954, pursuant to the provisions of the Reorganization Act of 1949, approved June 20, 1949, as amended.

Transmitted Apr. 29, 1954. Effective July 1954. 63 Stat. 203. 5 USC 133z note.

FOREIGN CLAIMS SETTLEMENT COMMISSION OF THE UNITED STATES

1. Establishment of Commission.—There is hereby established the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States, hereinafter referred to as the Commission. The Commission shall be composed of three members, who shall each be appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, hold office during the pleasure of the President, and receive compensation at the rate of $15,000 per annum. The President shall from time to time designate one of the members of the Commission as the Chairman of the Commission, hereinafter referred to as the Chairman. Two members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of the business of the Commission. SEC. 2. Transfer of Junctions.—(a) All functions of the War Claims Commission and of the members, officers, and employees thereof are hereby transferred to the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States. (b) All functions of the International Claim.s Commission of the United States (hereinafter referred to as the International Claims Commission) and of the members, officers, and employees thereof are hereby transferred to the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States. (c) The functions of the Secretary of State and of the Department of State with respect to the International Claims Commission and its affairs, exclusive of the functions of the said Secretary and Department under sections 3(c), 4(b), and 5, and the first sentence of section 8(d), of the International Claim.s Settlement Act of 1949, 64 Stat. 12, as amended, are hereby transferred to the Commission. (d) The functions of the Commissioner provided for in the Joint Resolution approved August 4, 1939, ch. 421, 53 Stat. 1199, together with the functions of the Secretary of State under section 2 thereof, are hereby transferred to the Commission. SEC. 3. Certain functions of Chairman.—There are hereby vested in the Chairman all functions of the Commission with respect to the internal management of the affairs of the Commission, including but not limited to functions with respect to: (a) the appointment of personnel employed under the Commission, (b) the direction of employees of the Commission and the supervision of their official activities, (c) the distribution of business among em.ployees and organizational units under the Commission, (d) the preparation of budget estimates, and (e) the use and expenditure of funds of the Commission available for expenses of administration. SEC. 4. Abolitions.—(a) The War Claims Commission, provided for in the Wa-r Claims Act of 1948, 62 Stat. 1240, as amended, and the International Claims Commission, provided for in the International Claims Settlement Act of 1949, as amended, including the offices of the members of each of the said commissions, and the office of SECTION

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22 USC 1621 note.

50 USC app. 2001 note. Ante, p. 1033. 22 USC 1621 note.

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