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PUBLIC LAW 89-554-SEPT. 6, 1966
the same political party and none of whom may hold another office or position in the Government of the United States. § 1102. Term of office; filling vacancies; removal (a) The term of office of each Civil Service Commissioner is 6 years. The term of one Commissioner ends on March 1 of each oddnmnberedyear. (b) A (Commissioner appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the end of the term of office of his predecessor serves for the remainder of that term. The appointment is subject to the requirements of section 1101 of this title. (c) When the term of office of a Commissioner ends, he may continue to serve until his successor is appointed and has qualified. (d) The President may remove a Commissioner. §1103. Chairman; Vice Chairman; Executive Director (a) The President shall from time to time designate one of the Commissioners as the presiding head of the Civil Service Commission with the title of "Chairman, United States Civil Service Commission". The Chairman is the chief executive and administrative officer of the Commission. (b) The President shall from time to time designate one of the Commissioners as Vice Chairman of the Commission. During the absence or disability of the Chairman, or when the office is vacant, the Vice Chairman shall perform the functions vested in the Chairman by section 1104 of this title. (c) During the absence or disability of both the Chairman and the Vice Chairman, or when both offices are vacant, the remaining Commissioner shall perform the functions vested in the Chairman by section 1104 of this title. (d) There is under the Chairman an Executive Director who is appointed in the competitive service by the Chairman. During the absence or disability of all three Commissioners^ or when the offices of the three Commissioners are vacant, the Executive Director shall perform the functions vested in the Chairman hj section 1104 of this title. However, the Executive Director may not sit as a member or acting member of the Commission. § 1104. Functions of Chairman (a) The following functions are vested in the Chairman, United States Civil Service Commission, and shall be performed by him or, subject to his direction and control, by such employees under his jurisdiction as he designates— (1) acting with Civil Service Commission boards of examiners, so far as practicable, to secure accuracy, uniformity, and justice in their proceedings; (2) appointing individuals employed under the Commission, including an employee to have such functions and duties with respect to retirement, life insurance, and health benefits programs as the Commission may prescribe, except that— (A) employees who are engaged regularly and full time in assisting the Commission in the performance of functions reserved to it by subsection (b) of this section are appointed by the Commission; and (B) the regional directors and the heads of the major administrative units reporting directly to the Chairman or Executive Director are appointed by the Chairman only after consultation with the other Commissioners;
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