PUBLIC LAW 105-393—NOV. 13, 1998 112 STAT. 3619 "(C) to address the needs of severely and persistently distressed areas of the Appalachian region and focus special attention on the areas of greatest need so as to provide a fairer opportunity for the people of the region to share the quality of life generally enjoyed by citizens across the United States.". SEC. 203. MEETINGS. (a) ANNUAL MEETING REQUIREMENT.— Section 101 of the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 (40 U.S.C. App.) is amended— (1) by striking "(a) There" and inserting the following: • " (a) IN GENERAL.— "(1) ESTABLISHMENT.— There"; and (2) by adding at the end the following: "(2) MEETINGS. — "(A) IN GENERAL. —The Commission shall conduct at least 1 meeting each year with the Federal Cochairman and at least a majority of the State members present.". (b) ADDITIONAL MEETINGS BY ELECTRONIC MEANS. —Section 101 of the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 (40 U.S.C. App.) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(2) (as added by subsection (a)(2)), by adding at the end the following: "(B) ADDITIONAL MEETINGS. — The Commission may conduct such additional meetings by electronic means as the Commission considers advisable, including meetings to decide matters requiring an affirmative vote."; and (2) in the fourth sentence of subsection (c), by striking "to be present". (c) DECISIONS REQUIRING A QUORUM.—Section 101(b) of the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 (40 U.S.C. App.) is amended by striking the third sentence and inserting the following: "A decision involving Commission policy, approval of any State, regional, or subregional development plan or implementing investment program, any modification or revision of the Appalachian Regional Commission Code, any allocation of funds among the States, or any designation of a distressed county or an economically strong county shall not be made without a quorum of the State members.". SEC. 204. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES. Section 105 of the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 (40 U.S.C. App.) is amended— (1) by striking "(a) For the period" in the first sentence and all that follows through "such expenses" in the second sentence and inserting "Administrative expenses of the Commission"; and (2) by striking subsection (b). SEC. 205. COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES. Section 106(2) of the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 (40 U.S.C. App.) is amended by striking "the salary of the alternate to the Federal Cochairman on the Commission as provided in section 101" and inserting "the maximum rate of basic pay for the Senior Executive Service under section 5382 of title
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