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 92 STAT. 912

Term.

Compensation.

20 USC 80o.

5 USC 5101 et seq.

5 USC 5331.

Funds.

20 USC 80p.

Appropriation authorization.

PUBLIC LAW 95-414—OCT. 5, 1978 initial member so appointed shall serve for a three-year term. Thereafter, in appointing members of the Commission the Board shall continue to include representatives of African descendents in the United States, collectors of African Art, and scholars in the fields of African art and culture. (c) Members of the Commission shall be appointed to serve for a three-year term, except that after the appointment of the first term of the Commission as specified in subsection (b), the terms of office of members next appointed shall expire, as designated by the Board at the time of appointment, one-third at the end of one year, one-third at the end of two years, and one-third at the end of three years. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which his predecessor was appointed shall be appointed for the remainder of such term. Members may be reappointed. (d) A majority of the appointed members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum and any vacancy in the Commission shall not affect its power to function. (e) Members of the Commission shall be reimbursed for travel, subsistence, and other necessary expenses incurred by them in the performance of their duties. (f) The Commission shall select officers, from among its members biennially and shall make bylaws to carry out its functions under this Act. SEC. 5. The Board may appoint and fix the compensation and duties of the Director and such other officers and employees of the Museum as may be necessary for the efficient administration, operation, and maintenance of the Museum; the Director and two other employees of the Museum may be appointed and compensated without regard to the provisions of title 5 governing appointments in the competitive service and chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5; and all of the employees of the Museum who are serving on the date of the transfer authorized under section 1 shall be offered employment by the Smithsonian under its usual terms of employment and may be appointed without regard to the provisions of title 5 governing appointments in the competitive service and chapter 61 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5. SEC. 6. (a) The faith of the United States is pledged that upon the completion of the acquisition in section 1, the United States will provide such funds as may be necessary for the upkeep of the Museum and the administrative expenses and costs of operation thereof, including the protection and care of works of art acquired by the Board, so the Museum shall at all times be properly maintained and works of art contained therein shall be exhibited regularly to the general public free of charge. (b) There is authorized to be appropriated for the first fiscal year under this Act, the sum of $1,000,000 and such amounts as may be necessary for the succeeding fiscal years in order to carry out the provisions of this Act.

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