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PUBLIC LAW 85-906-SEPT. 2, 1958

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(c) Seven members shall constitute a quorum. (d) Members of the Commission who are appointed by the Secretary of State and the Attorney General shall serve without compensation in addition to that received for their services in the Government. (e) The public members of the Commission shall each receive $50 per diem when engaged in the actual performance of duties vested in the Commission, plus reimbursement for travel, subsistence, and other expenses incurred by them in the performance of such duties. (f) Service of an individual as a member of the Commission or employment of an individual by the Commission shall not be considered to be service or employment bringing such individual within the provisions of sections 281, 283, 284, 434, or 1914 of title 18 of the ^ot^ ^nl^^Q, ^^^' United States Code, or section 190 of the Revised Statutes (5 698.703.793.

"g. S. C. 9 9). THE DIKECTOR AND STAFF

SEC. 4. (a) The Director of the Commission shall be appointed by the Commission without regard to the civil-service and classification laws, and his compensation shall be fixed by the Commission without s\j|*c\*on'*note ^'^g^^'^i to the Classification Act of 1949, as amended. (b) The Director shall serve as the Commission's reporter, and, subject to the direction of the Commission, shall supervise the activities of persons employed under the Commission, the preparation of reports, and shall perform other duties assigned him within the scope of the functions of the Commission. (c) Within the limit of funds appropriated for such purpose, individuals may be employed by the Commission for service with the Commission staff without regard to the civil-service and classification laws, and services may be procured as authorized by section 15 of the 60 Stat. 810. Act of August 2, 1946, as amended (5 U.S.C. 55a), but at rates for individuals not in excess of $50 per diem. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE

60 Stat. 808. 63 Stat. 166.

SEC. 5. (a) There is hereby established a committee of fifteen members to be known as the Advisory Committee on International Rules of Judicial Procedure (hereinafter referred to as the "Advisory Committee"), to advise and consult with the Commission. The Advisory Committee shall be appointed by the Commission from among lawyers, judges of Federal and State courts, and other persons competent to provide advice for the Commission. (b) Members of the Advisory Committee shall not be deemed to be officers or employees of the United States by virtue of such service and shall receive no compensation. Members of the Advisory Committee who are not otherwise officers or employees of the United States shall be entitled to travel and subsistence expenses as authorized by section 5 of the Administrative Expenses Act of 1946, as amended ^5 "[J. S. C. 73b-2), foT persoiis serving without compensation, in accordance with the provisions of the Travel Expense Act of 1949, as amended (5 U.S.C. 835-842). G O V E R N M E N T A G E N C Y COOPERATION

SEC. 6. The Commission is authorized to request from any department, agency, or independent instrumentality of the Government any information it deems necessary to carry out its functions under this Act; and each such department, agency, and instrumentality is author-

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