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PUBLIC LAW 93-415-SEPT. 7, 1974
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PART B — N A T I O N A L INSTITUTE or CORRECTIONS
SEC. 521. Title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding a new chapter 319 to read as follows: ' ' C H A P T E R 319.—NATIONAL INSTITUTE O F CORRECTIONS Establishment. "SEC. 4351. (a) There is hereby established within the Bureau of 18 USC 4351. Prisons a National Institute of Corrections. " (b) The overall policy and operations of the National Institute of Corrections shall be under the supervision of an Advisory Board. The Membership. Board shall consist of sixteen members. The following six individuals shall serve as members of the Commission ex officio: the Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons or his designee, the Administrator of the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration or his designee, Chairman of the United States Parole Board or his designee, the Director of the Federal Judicial Center or his designee, the Deputy Assistant Administrator for the National Institute for Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention or his designee, and the Assistant Secretary for Human Development of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare or his designee. "(c) The remaining ten members of the Board shall be selected as follows: " (1) Five shall be appointed initially by the Attorney General of the United States for staggered terms; one member shall serve for one year, one member for two years, and three members for three years. Upon the expiration of each member's term, the Attorney General shall appoint successors who will each serve for a term of three years. Each member selected shall be qualified as a practitioner (Federal, State, or local) in the field of corrections, probation, or parole. "(2) Five shall be appointed initially by the Attorney General of the United States for staggered terms, one member shall serve for one year, three members for two years, and one member for three years." Upon the expiration of each member's term the Attorney General shall appoint successors who will each vServe for a term of three years. Each member selected shall be from the private sector, such as business, labor, and education, having demonstrated an active interest in corrections, probation, or parole. " (d) The members of the Board shall not, by reason of such mem- Compensation bership, be deemed officers or employees of the United States. Members for e x p e n s e s. of the Commission Avho are full-time officers or employees of the United States shall serve without additional compensation, but shall be reimbursed for travel, subsistence, and other necessary expenses incurred in the performance of the duties vested in the Board. Other members of the Board shall, Avhile attending meetings of the Board or while engaged in duties related to such meetings or in other activities of the Commission pursuant to this title, be entitled to receive compensation at the rate not to exceed the daily equivalent of the rate authorized for GS-18 by section 5332 of title 5, United States Code, including travel- 5 USC 5332 time, and while away from their homes or regular places of business note. may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence equal to that authorized by section 5703 of title 5, United States Code, for persons in the Government service employed intermittently. Chairman and " (e) The Board shall elect a chairman from among its members who vice-chairman. shall serve for a term of one year. The members of the Board shall also elect one or more members as a vice-chairman.
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