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 PUBLIC LAW 95-106—AUG. 17, 1977

91 STAT. 867

Public Law 95-106 95th Congress An Act To authorize appropriations to the United States International Trade Commission, to provide for greater efficiency in the administration of the Commission, and for other purposes.

Aug. 17. 1977 [H.R. 6370]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

Subsection (e) of section 330 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1330(e)) is amended— (1) by inserting " (1) " immediately before "For"; and (2) by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraphs: " (2) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Commission for necessary expenses for fiscal year 1978 an amount not to exceed $11,522,000. "(3) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Commission for each fiscal year after September 30, 1977, in addition to any other amount authorized to be appropriated for such fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary for increases authorized by law in salary, pay, retirement, and other employee benefits.".

International Trade Commission.

SEC. 2. APPOINTMENT OF CHAIRMAN AND VICE CHAIRMAN.

(a) Subsection (c) of section 330 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1330) is amended to read as follows: " (c) CHAIRMAN AXD VICE CHAIRMAN; QUORUM.—

"(1) The chairman and the vice chairman of the Commission shall be designated by the President from among the members of the Commission not ineligible, under paragraph (3), for designation. The Notice to President shall notify the Congress of his designations under this Congress, paragraph. "(2) After June 16, 1978, the terms of office for the chairman and Term, vice chairman of the Commission shall be as follows: "(A) The first term of office occurring after such date shall begin on June 17, 1978, and end at the close of June 16, 1980. "(B) Each term of office thereafter shall begin on the day after the closing date of the immediately preceding term of office and end at the close of the 2-year period beginning on such day. "(3)(A) The President may not designate as the chairman of the Commission for any term— "(i) either of the two commissioners most recently appointed to the Commission as of the beginning date of the term of office for which the designation of chairman is to be made; or "(ii) any commissioner who is a member of the political party of which the chairman of the Commission for the immediately preceding term is a member. "(B) The President may not designate as the vice chairman of the Commission for any term any commissioner who is a member of the political party of which the chairman for that term is a member. "(C) If any commissioner does not complete a term as chairman or vice chairman by reason of death, resignation, removal from office as a commissioner, or expiration of his term of office as a commissioner, the President shall designate as the chairman or vice chairman, as the

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