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 89 STAT. 348

Termination.

PUBLIC LAW 94-63—JULY 29, 1975 of subsistence, in the same manner as persons employed intermittently in the Government service are allowed expenses under section 5703(b) of title 5 of the United States Code. (d) The Committee shall cease to exist thirty days after the submission of the report pursuant to subsection (b). COMMISSION FOR CONTROL OF EPILEPSY

Establishment. 42 USC 289 note.

Duties.

Report, transmittal to President and congressional committees. Legislative recommendations. Membership.

Chairman. Vacancies.

Travel expenses.

Compensation and travel expenses. 5 USC 5332 note.

SEC. 604. (a) The Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare shall establish a temporary commission to be known as the Commission for the Control of Epilepsy and Its Consequences (hereinafter referred to in this section as the "Commission"). (b) It shall be the duty of the Commission to— (1) make a comprehensive study of the state of the art of medical and social management of the epilepsies in the United States; (2) investigate and make recommendations concerning the proper roles of Federal and State governments and national and local public and private agencies in research, prevention, identification, treatment, and rehabilitation of persons with epilepsy; (3) develop a comprehensive national plan for the control of epilepsy and its consequences based on the most thorough, complete, and accurate data and information available on the disorder; and (4) transmit to the President and the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare of the Senate and the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce of the House of Representatives, not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, a report detailing the findings and conclusions of the Commission, together with recommendations for legislation and appropriations, as it deems advisable. (c)(1) The Commission shall be composed of nine members to be appointed by the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare. Such members shall be persons, including consumers of health services, who, by reason of experience or training in the medical, social, or educational aspects of the epilepsies, are especially qualified to serve on such Commission. (2) the Secretary shall designate one of the members of the Commission to serve as Chairman and one to serve as Vice Chairman. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner in which the original appointments were made. Any vacancy in the Commission shall not affect its powers. (3) Any member of the Commission who is otherwise employed by the Federal Government shall serve without compensation in addition to that received in his regular employment, but shall be entitled to reimbursement for travel, subsistence, and other necessary expenses incurred by him in the performance of his duties on the Commission. (4) Members of the Commission, other than those referred to in paragraph (3), shall receive compensation at rates, not to exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate in effect for grade GS-18 of the General Schedule, for each day (including traveltime) they are engaged in the performance of their duties and, while so serving away from their homes or regular places of business, each member shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence in the same manner as is authorized by section 5703 of title 5, United

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