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[CITE: 42USC5404]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
     CHAPTER 70--MANUFACTURED HOME CONSTRUCTION AND SAFETY STANDARDS
 
Sec. 5404. National Manufactured Home Advisory Council


(a) Appointment; composition; appointments without regard to civil 
        service laws; publication of names of members and designation of 
        members representing general public

    The Secretary shall appoint a National Manufactured Home Advisory 
Council with the following composition: eight members selected from 
among consumer organizations, community organizations, and recognized 
consumer leaders; eight members from the manufactured home industry and 
related groups including at least one representative of small business; 
and eight members selected from government agencies including Federal, 
State, and local governments. Appointments under this subsection shall 
be made without regard to the provisions of title 5 relating to 
appointments in the competitive service, classification, and General 
Schedule pay rates. The Secretary shall publish the names of the members 
of the Council annually and shall designate which members represent the 
general public.

(b) Consultation by Secretary with Council prior to establishment, etc., 
        of standards

    The Secretary shall, to the extent feasible, consult with the 
Advisory Council prior to establishing, amending, or revoking any 
manufactured home construction or safety standard pursuant to the 
provisions of this chapter.

(c) Compensation; per diem; travel expenses

    Any member of the National Manufactured Home Advisory Council who is 
appointed from outside the Federal Government may be compensated at a 
rate not to exceed $100 per diem (including travel-time) when engaged in 
the actual duties of the Advisory Council. Such members, while away from 
their homes or regular places of business, may be allowed travel 
expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence as authorized by 
section 5703(b) \1\ of title 5 for persons in the Government service 
employed intermittently.
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(Pub. L. 93-383, title VI, Sec. 605, Aug. 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 702; Pub. 
L. 96-399, title III, Sec. 308(c)(4), Oct. 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 1641.)

                       References in Text

    The provisions of title 5 governing appointments in the competitive 
service, referred to in subsec. (a), are classified to section 3301 et 
seq. of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
    The provisions of title 5 relating to classification, referred to in 
subsec. (a), are classified generally to chapter 51 (Sec. 5101 et seq.) 
and to subchapter III (Sec. 5331 et seq.) of chapter 53 of Title 5.
    The General Schedule, referred to in subsec. (a), is set out under 
section 5332 of Title 5.
    Section 5703 of title 5, referred to in subsec. (c), was amended 
generally by Pub. L. 94-22, Sec. 4, May 19, 1975, 89 Stat. 85, and, as 
so amended, does not contain a subsec. (b).


                               Amendments

    1980--Subsecs. (a) to (c). Pub. L. 96-399 substituted ``Manufactured 
Home'' for ``Mobile Home'' and ``manufactured home'' for ``mobile home'' 
wherever appearing.


                    Termination of Advisory Councils

    Advisory councils established after Jan. 5, 1973, to terminate not 
later than the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the date of 
their establishment unless in the case of a council established by the 
President or an officer of the Federal Government, such council is 
renewed by appropriate action prior to the end of such 2-year period, or 
in the case of a council established by the Congress, its duration is 
otherwise provided by law. See sections 3(2) and 14 of Pub. L. 92-463, 
Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 770, 776, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, 
Government Organization and Employees.
