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[CITE: 42USC1975b]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                  CHAPTER 20A--CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION
 
Sec. 1975b. Administrative provisions


(a) Staff

                            (1) Director

        There shall be a full-time staff director for the Commission who 
    shall--
            (A) serve as the administrative head of the Commission; and
            (B) be appointed by the President with the concurrence of a 
        majority of the Commission.

                         (2) Other personnel

        Within the limitation of its appropriations, the Commission 
    may--
            (A) appoint such other personnel as it deems advisable, 
        under the civil service and classification laws; and
            (B) procure services, as authorized in section 3109 of title 
        5, but at rates for individuals not in excess of the daily 
        equivalent paid for positions at the maximum rate for GS-15 of 
        the General Schedule under section 5332 of title 5.

(b) Compensation of members

                            (1) Generally

        Each member of the Commission who is not otherwise in the 
    service of the Government of the United States shall receive a sum 
    equivalent to the compensation paid at level IV of the Executive 
    Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, prorated on a daily basis 
    for time spent in the work of the Commission.

             (2) Persons otherwise in Government service

        Each member of the Commission who is otherwise in the service of 
    the Government of the United States shall serve without compensation 
    in addition to that received for such other service, but while 
    engaged in the work of the Commission shall be paid actual travel 
    expenses and per diem in lieu of subsistence expenses when away from 
    such member's usual place of residence, under subchapter I of 
    chapter 57 of title 5.

(c) Voluntary or uncompensated personnel

    The Commission shall not accept or use the services of voluntary or 
uncompensated persons. This limitation shall apply with respect to 
services of members of the Commission as it does with respect to 
services by other persons.

(d) Rules

                            (1) Generally

        The Commission may make such rules as are necessary to carry out 
    the purposes of this chapter.

                    (2) Continuation of old rules

        Except as inconsistent with this chapter, and until modified by 
    the Commission, the rules of the Commission on Civil Rights in 
    effect on September 30, 1994 shall be the initial rules of the 
    Commission.

(e) Cooperation

    All Federal agencies shall cooperate fully with the Commission to 
the end that it may effectively carry out its functions and duties.

(Pub. L. 98-183, Sec. 4, Nov. 30, 1983, 97 Stat. 1304; Pub. L. 103-419, 
Sec. 2, Oct. 25, 1994, 108 Stat. 4340.)

                       References in Text

    The civil service laws, referred to in subsec. (a)(2)(A), are set 
out in Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. See, 
particularly, section 3301 et seq. of Title 5.
    The classification laws, referred to in subsec. (a)(2)(A), are 
classified generally to chapter 51 (Sec. 5101 et seq.) and subchapter 
III (Sec. 5331 et seq.) of chapter 53 of Title 5.


                            Prior Provisions

    A prior section 1975b, Pub. L. 85-315, pt. I, Sec. 103, Sept. 9, 
1957, 71 Stat. 635; Pub. L. 88-352, title V, Secs. 502, 503, July 2, 
1964, 78 Stat. 250, 251; Pub. L. 91-521, Sec. 1, Nov. 25, 1970, 84 Stat. 
1356; Pub. L. 92-496, Sec. 2, Oct. 14, 1972, 86 Stat. 813; Pub. L. 95-
444, Sec. 2, Oct. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 1067, related to compensation of 
members of Commission. See Codification note set out preceding section 
1975 of this title.


                               Amendments

    1994--Pub. L. 103-419 amended section generally, substituting 
administrative provisions for provisions relating to compensation of 
members of Commission.
