15 U.S.C. § 2412 — Board of Directors
submitted 51 years ago by Pub. L. 94-136 to r/title-15-COMMERCE-AND-TRADE · 762 words · no verdicts yet
The Center has a Board of Directors of no more than 27 members drawn from Federal officials, private industry, labor, government, the public, and higher education. The section sets appointment, terms, pay, expenses, vacancies, and Executive Committee rules.
(a) Membership. The Center* must have a Board* of Directors with no more than 27 members: (1) a President-appointed Chairman confirmed by the Senate; (2) the Secretary of the Treasury; (3) the Secretary of Commerce; (4) the Secretary of Labor; (5) the Director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service; (6) the Center’s Executive Director; (7) at least five qualified private people from manufacturing and service industries, appointed by the President with Senate confirmation; (8) at least five qualified private people from labor organizations, appointed the same way; (9) at least two qualified people from State or local governments, appointed the same way; (10) at least one person from the general public, appointed the same way; (11) at least one qualified person associated with a leading institution of higher education, appointed the same way; and (12) other qualified public- or private-sector members the President considers appropriate, appointed with Senate confirmation. A member appointed under (2), (3), (4), or (5) who cannot attend a meeting must appoint a suitable alternate from that member’s department or agency. (b) Term. (1) Members under (7) through (11), and private-sector members under (12), serve 4-year terms that coincide with the President’s term. Other members, except the Chairman, serve while they head the department or agency represented. No acting or temporary person in a position requiring Senate confirmation, including Chairman, may serve more than 3 months. (2) The President appoints the Chairman for a 4-year term coinciding with the President’s term. The President may appoint a United States officer. If that officer was appointed to the current position with Senate confirmation, or is the Vice President, no separate Senate confirmation is required for appointment as Chairman. (c) Vacancies. A person filling a vacancy serves the rest of the predecessor’s term. (d) Compensation and expenses. (1) Members under (7) through (11), and private-sector members under (12), may receive the daily GS-18 General Schedule rate under section 5332 of title 5, including travel time, for days spent doing Board duties. They must be reimbursed for travel, subsistence, and other necessary Board expenses. (2) Other members, except the Chairman, and the Executive Director serve without extra pay but receive reimbursement for necessary travel, subsistence, and other expenses for Board duties. (3) The Chairman receives the compensation in paragraph (1), unless the Chairman holds another Federal position; then the Chairman receives the treatment in paragraph (2). (e) Executive Committee. (1) The Chairman must appoint an Executive Committee of no more than 7 members, including the Executive Director. (2) The Committee meets when the Chairman calls it, but at least once every 90 days.
The Center* shall have a Board* of Directors, to be comprised of not more than twenty-seven members, as follows:
a Chairman, appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate;
the Secretary of the Treasury;
the Secretary of Commerce;
the Secretary of Labor;
the Director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service;
the Executive Director of the Center;
not less than five members who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, from among qualified private individuals in manufacturing and service industries;
not less than five members who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, from among qualified private individuals from labor organizations;
not less than two members who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, from among qualified individuals in State or local governments;
not less than one member who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, from among the general public;
not less than one member who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, from among qualified individuals associated with leading institutions of higher education; and
such other qualified members from the public or private sectors whom the President may deem appropriate who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
When unable to attend a meeting of the Board, a member appointed under clauses (2), (3), (4), and (5) shall appoint an appropriate alternate from such member’s Department or agency to represent such member at that meeting.
The members of the Board appointed under clauses (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), and any private sector members appointed pursuant to clause (12) of subsection (a) shall be appointed for a four-year term coterminous with the term of the President. Members other than members appointed under such clauses, with the exception of the Chairman, shall serve as long as such member is head of the department or agency represented on the Board. No person shall serve as an acting or temporary member in positions requiring Senate confirmation including that of Chairman, for a period in excess of three months.
The President shall appoint a Chairman for a term of four years coterminous with the term of the President. In appointing a Chairman, the President may appoint an individual who is an officer of the United States. If that officer has been appointed to his current position, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, or if such individual is the Vice President of the United States, such individual may be appointed chairman by the President without the requirement of confirmation by the Senate.
Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the term for which his predecessor was appointed shall be appointed for the remainder of that term.
Each member of the Board appointed under clauses (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), and any private sector members appointed pursuant to clause (12) of subsection (a) may be compensated at the daily rate provided for GS–18 of the General Schedule under section 5332 of title 5, including traveltime, for each day such member is engaged in the performance of his duties as a member of the Board and shall be entitled to reimbursement for travel, subsistence, and other necessary expenses incurred in carrying out the functions of the Board.
Other members of the Board, with the exception of the Chairman, and the Executive Director of the Center shall serve without additional compensation but shall be reimbursed for travel, subsistence, and other necessary expenses incurred by them in carrying out the functions of the Board.
The Chairman shall be compensated as set forth in paragraph (1) of this subsection, except if the Chairman holds some other position in the Federal Government such individual shall be compensated as set forth in paragraph (2) of this subsection.
The Chairman shall appoint an Executive Committee of the Board, not to exceed seven members, including the Executive Director of the Center.
The Executive Committee of the Board shall meet at the call of the Chairman, but in no case less frequently than once every ninety days.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 94–136, title II, § 202, Nov. 28, 1975, 89 Stat. 735.)
- 1975Enacted · Pub. L. 94-136 · 89 Stat. 735
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