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DNA activities. Full-time employees of the United States are not eligi- 
ble to be appointed as a member of the Commission except in the case 
where a chairman is reappointed as a member of the Commission. The 
term of office of each member of the Commission is set at 4 years. How- 
ever, the terms of office of members first taking office shall begin on 
the date of appointment and shall expire as designated by the Presi- 
dent at the time of their appointment : four at the end of 2 years, four 
at the end of 3 years, and three at the end of 4 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 that term. A member whose term has expired may 
serve until his successor has been appointed. The Chairman of the 
Commission will be appointed by the President by and with the ad- 
vice and consent of the Senate, and the Chairman will be selected 
from among the individuals appointed to the Commission. 
The Secretary of HEW shall compensate the Chairman at a rate 
not to exceed the annual rate of basic pay in effect for grade GS-18 
of the General Schedule. Other Commission members will receive com- 
pensation in an amount not to exceed the daily equivalent of a GS-18 
pay schedule rate as well as reimbursement for travel and expenses. 
The members of the Commission shall elect a Vice Chairman and 
other such officers as deemed necessary from among themselves. The 
Commission shall meet at the call of the Chairman or at the call of 
the majority of its members. Consequently, seven members of the Com- 
mission shall constitute a quorum as long as of the members present 
four are members who are appointed as not having been professionally 
engaged in biological research and three are members who are ap- 
pointed as having been professionally engaged in biological research. 
However, a lesser number may conduct hearings. No individual may be 
appointed to serve as a member of the Commission if such individual 
has served for two terms of 4 years each and vacancies on the Com- 
mission shall not affect the authority and activities of the Commission. 
DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS OF THE COMMISSION 
Section 1802 of bill S. 1217 outlines the duties of the Commission as 
follows : 
(1) to direct and supervise all personnel of the Commission; 
(2) to promulgate such rules and regulations as may be neces- 
sary or appropriate to carry out the duties and functions invested 
in the Commission ; 
(3) to utilize with their consent with or without reimbursement 
the services, personnel, and facilities of other Federal agencies 
and of State and private agencies ; 
(4) to enter into and perform such contracts, leases, cooperative 
agreements or other transactions as may be necessary or appro- 
priate in the conduct of the work of the Commission and on such 
terms as the Commission may deem appropriate with any agency 
or instrumentality of the United States or with any State, Terri- 
tory or possession or any political subdivision thereof, or with 
any public or private person, firm, association, corporation, in- 
dependent testing laboratory, or institution ; 
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