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 99 STAT. 1640

5 USC 5101 et seq. 5 USC 5331 et seq.

Prohibition.

Records. 5 USC app.

5 USC app.

PUBLIC LAW 99-198—DEC. 23, 1985

mission may require in carrying out the duties and functions of the Commission. (b)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), members of the Commission shall serve without any additional compensation for work performed on the Commission. (2) Such members who are private citizens of the United States may be allowed travel expenses, including a per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by law for persons serving intermittently in the Government service under sections 5701 through 5707 of title 5, United States Code. (c) Subject to the availability of funds appropriated in advance and such rules as may be adopted by the Commission and without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive service or the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title relating to the classification and General Schedule pay rates, the Chairman of the Commission may appoint and fix the compensation of a director and such additional stsiff personnel as the Commission determines are necessary to carry out duties and functions of the Commission. (d)(1) On the request of the Commission, the Secretary of Agriculture shall furnish the Commission with such personnel and support services as are necessary to assist the Commission in carrying out duties and functions of the Commission. (2) On the request of the Commission, the heads of other executive agencies and the General Accounting Office may furnish the Commission with such personnel and support services as the head of the agency or Office and the Chairman of the Commission agree are necessary to assist the Commission in carrying out duties and functions of the Commission. (3) The Commission shall not be required to pay or reimburse an agency or the Office for personnel and support services provided under this section. (e)(1) In accordance with section 12 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall maintain recor<fe of— (A) the disposition of any funds that may be at the disposal of the Commission; and (B) the nature and extent of activities of the Commission. (2) The Comptroller General of the United States shall have access to such records for the purpose of audit and examination. (0 The Commission shall be exempt from sections 7(d), 10(e), 10(f), and 14 of the Federal Advisory Committees Act and sections 4301 through 4308 of title 5 of the United States Code. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

7 USC 5006.

SEC. 1727. (a) There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this subtitle. (b) To the maximum extent practicable, this subtitle shall be carried out using funds otherwise available to the Secretary of Agriculture for the expenses of advisory committees. TERMINATION

7 USC 5007.

SEC. 1728. This subtitle and the Commission shall terminate five years after the date of enactment of this Act.

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