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PUBLIC LAW 92-28-JUNE 23, 1971

[85 STAT.

"(1) The President shall appoint as a member one officer or employee from each of the following: The Department of Agriculture, the Department of Defense, the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, the Department of the Air Force, the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, the Department of Commerce, the Veterans' Administration, the Department of Justice, the Department of Labor, and the General Services Administration. The head of each such department and agency shall nominate one officer or employee in his department or agency for appointment under this paragraph. "(2)(A) The President shall appoint one member from persons who are not officers or employees of the Government and who are conversant with the problems incident to the employment of the blind and other severely handicapped individuals. " (B) The President shall appoint one member from persons who are not officers or employees of the Government and who represent blind individuals employed in qualified nonprofit agencies for the blind. " (C) The President shall appoint one member from persons who are not officers or employees of the Government and who represent severely handicapped individuals (other than blind individuals) employed in qualified nonprofit agencies for other severely handicapped individuals. " (b) VACANCY.—A vacancy in the membership of the Committee shall be filled in the manner in which the original appointment was made. "(c) CHAIRMAN.—The members of the Committee shall elect one of their number to be Chairman. " (d) TERMS.—

"(1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), members appointed under paragraph (2) of subsection (a) shall be appointed for terms of five years. Any member appointed to the Committee under such paragraph may be reappointed to the Committee if he meets the qualifications prescribed by that paragraph. "(2) Of the members first appointed under paragraph (2) of subsection (a) — " (A) one shall be appointed for a term of three years, " (B) one shall be appointed for a term of four years, and " (C) one shall be appointed for a term of five years, as designated by the President at the time of appointment. "(3) Any member appointed under paragraph (2) of subsection (a) to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which his predecessor was appointed shall be appointed only for the remainder of such term. A member appointed under such paragraph may serve after the expiration of his term until his successor has taken office.

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