Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 91.djvu/1282

 91 STAT. 1248

Chairperson. Vacancies.

Compensation.

5 USC 5332 note. Travel expenses.

Rules. Hearings.

Support services.

Executive director, appointment.

5 USC 5101 et seq., 5331 et seq. 5 USC 5332 note.

PUBLIC LAW 95-151—NOV. 1, 1977 (ii) Two members appointed by the Secretary of Commerce. (iii) Two members appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture. (iv) Two members appointed by the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare. The appointments authorized under this paragraph shall be made within 180 days after the date of enactment of this subsection. (B) The Chairperson shall be selected by the members of the Commission. Any vacancy in the Commission shall not affect its powers and shall be filled in the same manner in which the original appointment was made. (C)(i) Except as provided in clause (ii), members of the Commission who are officers or employees of the Federal Government shall serve without compensation. Other members, while engaged in the activities of the Commission, shall be paid at a rate equal to the per diem equivalent of the annual rate payable for grade GS-18 of the General Schedule under section 5332 of title 5, United States Code. (ii) While away from their homes or regular places of business in llie performance of services for the Commission, members of the Coramission shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the same manner as persons employed intermittently in the Government service are allowed expenses under section 5703 of title 5 of the United States Code. (5)(A) The Commission may prescribe such rules as may be necessary to carry out its duties under this subsection. (B) The Commission may hold such hearings, sit and act at such times and places, take such testimony, and receive such evidence as it deems advisable. (C) Upon request of the Commission, the head of any Federal department or agency is authorized to detail, on a reimbursable basis, any of the personnel of such department or agency to the Commission to assist it in carrying out its duties under this subsection. (D) The Department of Labor shall furnish such professional, technical, and research assistance as required by the Commission. (E) The Administrator of General Services shall provide to the Commission on a reimbursable basis such administrative support services as the Commission may request to carry out its duties under this subsection. (F) The Commission may secure directly from any department or agency of the United States such information as the Commission may lequire to carry out its duties under this subsection. Upon request of the Commission, the head of any such department or agency shall furnish such information to the Commission. (G) The Commission may use the United States mails in the same manner and upon the same conditions as other departments and agencies of the United States. (6)(A) The Chairperson may appoint an executive director of the Commission who shall perform such duties as the Chairperson may prescribe. (B) With approval of the Chairperson, the executive director may appoint and fix the pay of such clerical personnel as are necessary for the Commission to carry out its duties. (C) The executive director and staff shall be appointed without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive service, and shall be paid without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates but at rates not in excess of the annual rate payable for grade GS-18 of the General Schedule under section 5332 of such title.

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