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5 USC 5101 e( seq.

PUBLIC LAW 90-620-OCT. 22, 1968

[82 STAT.

§ 2502. Vacancies A person appointed to fill a vacancy in the membership of the Commission shall be appointed only for the unexpired term of the member whom he succeeds, and his appointment shall be made in the same manner as the appointment of his predecessor. § 2503. Executive director; editorial and clerical staff; reimbursement of members for transportation expenses; honorarium The Commission may appoint, without reference to chapter 51 of title 5, an executive director and such editorial and clerical staff as it determines to be necessary. Members of the Commission who represent a branch or agency of the Government shall serve as members of the Commission without additional compensation. All members of the Commission shall be reimbursed for transportation expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Commission, and members other than those who represent a branch or agency of the Government of the United States shall receive instead of subsistence en route to or from or at the place of service, for each day actually spent in connection with the performance of tlicir duties as members of the Commission, a sum, not to exceed $25, as the Commission prescribes. §2504. Duties; authorization of grants for collection, reproduction, and publication of documentary historical source material The Commission shall make plans, estimates, and recommendations for historical works and collections of sources, it considers appropriate for printing or otherwise recording at the public expense. I t shall also cooperate with and encourage appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies and nongovernmental institutions, societies, and individuals in collecting and preserving and, when it considers it desirable, in editing and publishing the papers of outstanding citizens of the United States, and other documents as may be important for an understanding and appreciation of the history of the United States. The Administrator of General Services may, within the limits of available appropriated and donated funds, make allocations to Federal agencies, and grants to State and local agencies and to nonprofit organizations and institutions, for the collecting, describing, preserving and compiling, and publishing (including microfilming and other forms of reproduction) of documentary^ sources significant to the history of the United States. Before making allocations and grants, the Administrator should seek the advice and recommendations of the National Historical Publications Commission. The Chairman of the Commission shall transmit to the Administrator from time to time, and at least annually, plans, estimates, and recommendations approved by the Commission. § 2505. Special advisory committees; membership; reimbursement The Commission may establish special advisory committees to consult with and make recommendations to it, from among the leading historians, political scientists, archivists, librarians, and other specialists of the Nation. Members of special advisory committees shall be reimbursed for transportation and other expenses on the same basis as members of the Commission. § 2506. Records to be kept by grantees (a) Each recipient of grant assistance under section 2504 of this title shall keep such records as the Administrator of General Services prescribes, including records which fully disclose the amount and disposition by the recipient of the proceeds of the grants, the total cost of the project or undertaking in connection with which funds are given or

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