PUBLIC LAW 94-201—JAN. 2, 1976
89 STAT. 1131
exceeding $100 per diem, including traveltime; and while so serving away from their homes or regular places of business, they may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by section 5703 of title 5, United States Code, for persons in Government service employed intermittently. (e)(1) The Librarian shall call the first meeting of the Board, at Chainnan. which the first order of business shall be the election of a Chairman and a Vice Chairman, who shall serve for a term of one year. Thereafter each Chairman and Vice Chairman shall be elected for a term of two years. The Vice Chairman shall perform the duties of the Chairman in his absence. In case of a vacancy occurring in the chair- Vacancies. manship or vice-chairmanship, the Board shall elect a member to fill the vacancy for the remainder of the unexpired term. (2) A majority of the members of the Board shall constitute a Quorum quorum. (f) After consultation with the Board, the Librarian shall appoint Director. the Director of the Center. The basic pay of the Director shall be at a per year rate not to exceed GS-18 of the General Schedule under section 5332 of title 5, United States Code. The Librarian upon the 5 USC 5332 note. recommendation of the Director shall appoint a Deputy Director of the Center. The basic pay of the Deputy Director shall be fixed at a rate not to exceed GS-16 of the General Schedule under section 5332 of such title. (g)(1) The Director shall be the chief executive officer of the Center. Subject to the direction of the Board and the general supervision of the Librarian, the Director shall have responsibility for carrying out functions of the Center, and shall have authority over all personnel and activities of the Center. (2) The Deputy Director shall perform such functions as the Director, with the approval of the Librarian, may prescribe, and shall serve as Acting Director during the absence or disability of the Director or in the event of a vacancy in the office of the Director. FUNCTIONS OF THE CENTER
SEC. 5. (a) The Librarian is authorized to— 20 USC 2104. (1) enter into, in conformity with Federal procurement statutes and regulations, contracts with individuals and groups for programs for the— (A) initiation, encouragement, support, organization, and promotion of research, scholarship, and training in American folklife; (B) initiation, promotion, support, organization, and production of live performances, festivals, exhibits, and workshops related to American folklife; (C) purchase, receipt, production, arrangement for, and support of the production of exhibitions, displays, publications, and presentations (including presentations by still and motion picture films, and audio and visual magnetic tape recordings) which represent or illustrate some aspect of American folklife; and (D) purchase, production, arrangement for, and support of the production of exhibitions, projects, presentations, and materials specially designed for classroom use representing or illustrating some aspect of American folklife; (2) establish and maintain in conjunction with any Federal department, agency, or institution a national archive and center for American folklife;
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