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PUBLIC LAW 88-499-AUG. 30, 1964

[78 STAT.

ADMINISTRATIVE C O N F E R E N C E OF THE UNITED STATES

60 Stat. 808; 75 Stat. 339, 340.

SEC. 4. (a) There is hereby established the Administrative Conference of the United States (hereinafter referred to as the "Conference"), which shall consist of not more than ninety-one nor fewer than seventy-five members appointed as set forth in subsection (b) of this section. (b) The Conference shall be composed of— (1) a full-time Chairman, who shall be appointed for a fiveyear term by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Chairman shall receive compensation at the highest rate established by law for the chairman of an independent regulatory board or commission, and may continue to serve until his successor has been appointed and has qualified; (2) the chairman of each independent regulatory board or commission or a person designated by such board or commission; (3) the head of each executive department or other administrative agency which is designated by the President, or a person designated by such head of a department or agency; (4) when authorized by the Council, one or more appointees from any such board, commission, department, or agency, designated by the department or agency head or, in the case of a board or commission, by the head of such board or commission with the approval of the board or commission; (5) persons appointed by the President to membership upon the Council hereinafter established who are not otherwise members of the Conference; and (6) no more than thirty-six other members appointed by the Chairman, with the approval of the Council, for terms of two years: Provided, That the number of members appointed by the Chairman shall at no time be less than one-third nor more than two-fifths of the total number of members. Such members shall be selected in a manner which will provide broad representation of the views of private citizens and utilize diverse experience, and shall be members of the practicing bar, scholars in the field of administrative law or government, or others especially informed by knowledge and experience with respect to Federal administrative procedure. (c) Members of the Conference other than the Chairman shall receive no compensation for service, but members appointed from outside the Federal Government shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 73b-2) for persons serving without compensation. /

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SEC. 5. To carry out the purposes of this Act the Conference is authorized to— (a) study the efficiency, adequacy, and fairness of the administrative procedure used by administrative agencies in carrying out administrative programs, and make recommendations to administrative agencies, collectively or individually, and to the President, the Congress, or the Judicial Conference of the United States, in connection therewith, as it deems appropriate; (b) arrange for interchange among administrative agencies of information potentially useful in improving administrative procedure; and (c) collect information and statistics from administrative agencies and publish such reports as it deems useful for evaluating and improving administrative procedure.

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