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 98 STAT. 44

Report.

38 USC 214.

Infra. 38 USC 4001, 4002. 38 USC 4002.

Supra.

PUBLIC LAW 98-223—MAR. 2, 1984 "(c)(1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Chairman may from time to time designate employees of the Veterans' Administration to serve as temporary members of the Board. Any such designation shall be for a period of not to exceed one year, as determined by the Chairman. An individual may not serve as a temporary member of the Board for more than 24 months during any 48-month period. "(2) Designation under paragraph (1) of this subsection of an individual as a temporary member of the Board may not be made when there are fewer than 65 members of the Board. "(3) In each annual report to the Congress under section 214 of this title, the Administrator shall provide detailed descriptions of the activities undertaken and plans made in the fiscal year for which the report is made with respect to the authority provided by paragraph (1) of this subsection. In each such report, the Administrator shall indicate, in terms of full-time employee equivalents, the number of temporary Board members designated under this subsection and the number of acting Board members designated under section 4002(a)(2)(A)(ii) of this title during the year for which the report is made.". (c) Sections 4001 and 4002 are each amended by striking out "associate" each place it appears. (d) Section 4002 is amended— (1) by inserting "(a)(1)" before "The Chairman"; (2) by striking out the second sentence and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "(2)(A) If a section is composed of fewer than three members as a result of the absence of a member or a vacancy on the Board or the inability of a member assigned to a section to serve on that section, the Chairman— "(i) may assign another member of the Board to the section; "(ii) may designate an employee of the Veterans' Administration to serve as an acting member of the Board on such section for a period of not to exceed 90 days, as determined by the Chairman; or "(iii) may direct the section to proceed with the transaction of business without awaiting the assignment of an additional member to the section. "(B) An individual may not serve as an acting member of the Board for more than 270 days during any 12-month period. "(3) A section of the Board may not at any time have among its members more than one individual who is a temporary member designated under section 4001(c) of this title or an acting member designated under paragraph (2)(A)(ii) of this subsection."; (3) by designating the sentence beginning "A hearing docket" as subsection (b); and (4) by designating the sentence beginning "A section o f as subsection (c). MEMBERSHIP OF SPECIAL MEDICAL ADVISORY GROUP

38 USC 4112.

SEC. 209. Section 4112(a) is amended— (1) by inserting a comma and "other individuals considered by the Chief Medical Director to have experience pertinent to the mission of the Department of Medicine and Surgery," after "professions";

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