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Duties and prlv« lieges.

63 Stat. 954. 5 USC 1071 note.

Chairman. Duties.

Compens a t i o n, etc.

PUBLIC LAW 86-850-,AUG. 28, 1968

[72 ST A T.

(h) Members of the Commission shall report from time to time to their respective departments or agencies, or to their respective governors if appointed pursuant to subsection (b)(3) or (c) of this section, on the work of the Commission, and any comments and suggestions pertaining to such work from such departments, agencies, or governors shall be placed before the Commission for its consideration. (i) The Commission shall cease to exist within three months from the date of its submission to the President of its final report as provided for in section 9 of this Act. All property, assets, and records of the Commission shall thereupon be turned over for liquidation and disposition to such agency or agencies in the executive branch as the President shall designate. SEC. 4. The Commission may, for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act, hold such hearings, sit and act at such times and places, take such testimony, administer such oaths, and publish so much of its proceedings and the reports thereon as it may deem advisable; lease, furnish, and equip such office space in the District oi Columbia and elsewhere as it may deem necessary; use the United States mails in the same manner and upon the same conditions as Departments and agencies of the United States Government; have printing and binding done in its discretion by establishments other than the Government Printing Office; employ and fix the compensation of such personnel as it deems advisable, without regard to the provisions of the civil service laws and the Classification Act of 1949, as amended; purchase or hire, operate, maintain, and dispose of such vehicles as it may require; secure directly from any executive department, bureau, agency, boardj commission, office, independent establishment, or instrumentality, information, suggestions, estimates, and statistics for the purpose of this Act; and each such department, bureau, agency, board, commission, office, establishment, or instrumentality is authorized to furnish such information, suggestipns, estimates, and statistics directly to the Commission, upon request made by the Chairman or Vice Chairirian, and employees of the departments or agencies from which persons have been appointed to the Commission pursuant to section 3(b)(2) of this Act may be assigned upon request by the Chairman of the Commission to temporary duty with the Commission without loss of seniority, pay, or other employee status; pay travel in accordance with standardized Government Travel Regulations and other necessary expenses incurred by it, or any of its officers or employees, in the performance of duties vested in such Commission; and exercise such other powers as are consistent with and reasonably required to perform the functions vested in such Commission under this Act. SEC. 5. Responsibility shall be vested in the Chairman for (1) the appointment and supervision of personnel employed under the Commission, (2) the distribution of business among such personnel, and (3) the use and expenditure of funds: Provided, That in carrying out his functions under the provisions of this section, the Chairman shall be governed by the general policies of the Commission. SEC. 6. (a) Members of the Commission appointed pursuant to section 3(b)(2) of this Act shall receive no additional compensation by virtue of their membership on the Commission, but shall continue to receive the salary of their regular position when engaged in the performance of the duties vested in the Commission. Such members shall be reimbursed for travel, subsistence, and other necessary expenses incurred by them in the performance of the duties vested in the Commission. (b) Members of the Commission, other than those appointed pursuant to section 3(b)(2) of this Act, shall each receive compensation

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