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“ (2) any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to 
the expiration of the term for which his predecessor was appointed 
shall he appointed for the remainder of such term; and 
“( 3 ) a member whose term has expired may serve until his suc- 
essor has been appointed. 
“(e) ( 1 ) The Chairman of the Commission (hereinafter in this port 
referred to as the ‘Chairman*) shall be appointed by the President, by 
and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and the Chairman shall 
be selected from among those individuals appointed under subsec- 
tion (b) ( 1 ) . 
“ (2) The Chairman shall serve as a full-time employee of the Com- 
mission and shall administer the dolly activities of the Commission. 
"{3) The Secretary of Health . Ed ucation . and TF elf are ( hereinafter 
in this title , except section 1815, referred to as the ‘ Secretary ’) 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 , without 
regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code , governing ap- 
pointments in the competitive service, and the provisions of chapter 51 
and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title , relating to classification 
arud General Schedule pay rates. 
“(f) Subsection (c) shall not apply in the case where a chairman is 
reappointed as a member of the commission. 
“(f) ( 1 ) The members of the Commission shall elect a Vice Chair- 
mam and such other officers as deemed necessary from among 
themselves. 
“(2) Seven members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum 
as long as of the members present four are members who were ap- 
pointed under paragraph (1) of subsection (b) and three are members 
who were appointed under paragraph (2) of such subsection, but a 
lesser number may conduct hearings. 
“( 3 ) The Commission shall meet at the call of the Chairman or at 
the call of o. majority of its members. 
“ (I) No individual may be appointed to serve as a member of the 
Commission, if such individual has served for two terms of four years 
each. 
“(•5) A vacancy on the Commission shall not affect the authority or 
activities of the Commission. 
“(g) Members of the Commission shall receive compensation at a 
rate to be fixed by the Secretary , but not exceeding far any day ( includ- 
ing traveltime ) the dally equivalent of the effective rate for GS-18 of 
the General Schedule while engorged in the actual performance of the 
duties vested in the Commission, and shall be reimbursed for trowel, 
subsistence, o;rd other necessary expenses incurred in the performance 
of such duties. 
“duties and functions of the commission 
“Sec. 1802. (a) (1) (A) The Commission is authorized — 
“( 1 ) to direct and supervise oil personnel of the Commission; 
“ (2) to 'promulgate such rules and regulations as may be neces- 
sary ar appropriate to carry out the duties and functions vested ' 
in it by this title; 
“(3) to camp out the provisions of this title; 
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