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Regulations.

Appointment of members.

Report to Congress.

60 Stat. 808: 75 Stat. 339, 340. C o n f l i c t of interest. 62 Stat. 697, 793.

PUBLIC LAW 87-420-MAR. 20, 1962

[76 STAT.

any agent or broker in whose business operations such plan or any party in interest in such plan has any significant control or financial interest, direct or indirect. " (d) Nothing in any other provision of law shall require any person, required to be bonded as provided in subsection (a) because he handles funds or other property of an employee welfare benefit plan or of an employee pension benefit plan, to be bonded insofar as the handling by such person of the funds or other property of such plan is concernedf "(e) The Secretary shall from time to time issue such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this section. When, in the opinion of the Secretary, the administrator of a plan offers adequate evidence of the financial responsibility of the plan, or that other bonding arrangements would provide adequate protection of the beneficiaries and participants, he may exempt such plan from the requirements of this section. ((ADVISORY COUNCIL "SEC. 14. (a) There is hereby established an Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans (hereinafter referred to as the 'Council') which shall consist of thirteen members to be appointed in the following manner: One from the insurance field, one from the corporate trust field, two from management, four from labor, and two from other interested groups, all appointed by the Secretary from among persons recommended by organizations in the respective groups; and three representatives o i the general public appointed by the Secretary. "(b) I t shall be the duty of the Council to advise the Secretary with respect to the carrying out of his functions under this Act, and to submit to the Secretary recommendations with respect thereto. Th^ Council shall meet at least twice each year and at such other times as the Secretary requests. At the beginning of each regular session of the Congress, the Secretary shall transmit to the Senate and House of Representatives each'recommendation which he has received from the Council during the preceding calendar year and a report covering his activities under the Act for such preceding calendar year, including full information as to the number of plans and their size, the results of any studies he may have made of such plans and the Act's operation and such other information and data as he may deem desirable in connection with employee welfare and pension benefit plans. "(c) The Secretary shall furnish to the Council an executive secretary and such secretarial, clerical, and other services as are deemed necessary to the conduct of its business. The Secretary may call upon other agencies of the Government for statistical data, reports, and other information which will assist the Council in the performance of its duties. " (d) Appointed members of the Council shall be paid compensation at the rate of $50 per diem when engaged in the work of the Council, including travel time, and shall be allowed travel expenses and per diem in lieu of subsistence as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. T3b-2) for persons in the Government service employed intermittently and receiving compensation on a per diem, when actually employed, basis. "(e)(1) Any member of the Council is hereby exempted, with respect to such appointment, from the operation of sections 281, 283, and 1914 of title 18 of the United States Code, and section 190 of the Revised Statutes (5 U.S.C. 99), except as otherwise specified in paragraph (2) of this subsection.

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