104 STAT. 3106 PUBLIC LAW 101-607—NOV. 16, 1990 consist of 19 members, appointed by the Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the "Secretary") as follows: (1) 10 members knowledgable in the history of Spanish-Native American contact, including the history of the De Soto expedition, appointed from recommendations submitted by the Governors of the involved States, of which one shall represent each State; (2) 4 members with expertise in the history of the De Soto expedition; (3) 2 members with knowledge of the Native American societies encountered by the De Soto expedition; (4) 2 members, one of which shall hold the position of Superintendent, De Soto National Memorial, the other of which shall have knowledge of the history of Spanish colonization of the southeastern United States; and (5) 1 member appointed from recommendations submitted by the Smithsonian Institution. (b) APPOINTMENT.—A ll members of the Commission shall be appointed for terms of 4 years. (c) CHAIRPERSON. —The Commission shall elect a chairperson from among its members. The term of the chairperson shall be 2 years. (d) TERMS.— Any member of the Commission appointed for a definite term may serve after the expiration of such term until a successor is appointed. Any vacancy in the Commission shall be filled in the same manner in which the original appointment was made. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve for the remainder of the term for which such member's predecessor was appointed. (e) QUORUM.—A simple majority of Commission members shall constitute a quorum. (f) MEETINGS.— The Commission shall meet at lesist biannually or at the call of the chairperson or a majority of its members. (g) COMPENSATION.— Members of the Commission shall serve without compensation as such. While away from their homes or regular places of business in the performance of services for the Commission, members of the Commission shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the same manner as persons employed intermittently in Government service are allowed expenses under section 5703 of title 5 of the United States Code. 16 USC 1244 SEC. 4. FUNCTIONS OF THE COMMISSION. (a) IN GENERAL. —The Commission shall— (1) assist in the coordination of activities of Federal, State, and local governments and private businesses and organizations in order to further the commemoration of the De Soto expedition; (2) expeditiously provide the involved States the research performed under section 7 and assist those States in utilizing such research for the public's education; (3) coordinate the preparation and distribution of interpretive materials relating to the De Soto expedition, including maps and brochures, for the public; (4) provide advice and assistance to the Secretary with respect to the preparation of contracts and cooperative agreements under section 7; and
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