Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 89.djvu/1065

 PUBLIC LAW 94-167—DEC. 23, 1975

89 STAT. 1005

nel shall be appointed without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive service, except that no individual so appointed may receive pay in excess of the annual rate of basic pay in effect for grade GS-18 of the General Schedule. Appointments shall be made without regard to political 5 USC 5332 note. affiliation. (b) The Commission may accept, use, and dispose of contributions of money, services, or property. (c) The Commission may use the United States mails under the same conditions as other departments and agencies of the United States. (d) The powers granted the Commission by this section shall be in addition to those granted by Executive Order 11832. The powers 40 FR 2415. granted the Commission by Executive Order 11832 may be employed to fulfill the responsibilities of the Commission under this Act (e) The Commission, to such extent as it deems necessary, may procure supplies, services, and personal property; make contracts; expend funds appropriated, donated, or received in pursuance of contracts hereunder in furtherance of the purposes of this Act; and exercise those powers that are necessary to enable it to carry out efficiently and in the public interest the purposes of this Act. (f) The powers granted the Commission under this Act may be delegated to any member or employee of the Commission by the Commission. STATE AND REGIONAL MEETINGS

SEC. 6. (a) A meeting in preparation for the Conference shall be held in each State in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Commission, except that in the event the amount of time and resources available so requires, the Commission may combine two or more such State meetings into a regional meeting. (b) Any State or regional meeting which receives financial assistance under this Act shall be designed and structured in accordance with the goals of the Conference set forth in section 3(b) of this Act. (c)(1) Each State or regional meeting shall select representatives to the Conference in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Commission and consistent with the criteria set forth in section 3(a) of this Act. (2) The total number of representatives selected under this subsection shall be apportioned among the States according to population, except that despite such apportionment no State shall have fewer than ten representatives.

Representatives, apportionment.

REPORT

SEC. 7. The Commission shall submit a report to the President and to each House of the Congress not later than one hundred and twenty days after the conclusion of the Conference, and shall make such re]3ort available to the general public. Such report shall contain a detailed statement of the findings and recommendations of the Conference with respect to the matters described in subsection (b) of section 3. The President shall, not later than one hundred and twenty days after the receipt of the report, submit to each House of the Congress recommendations with respect to matters considered in such report. TERMINATION OF COMMISSION

SEC. 8. The Commission shall continue in operation until thirty days after submitting its report pursuant to section 7, at which time it shall

Presidential recommendations.

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