PUBLIC LAW 94-444—OCT. 1, 1976 (3) The President shall designate a Chairman from among the appointed members of the Commission. (4) The Chairman, with the concurrence of the Commission, shall appoint an executive director, who shall be the chief executive officer of the Commission and shall perform such duties as are prescribed by the chairman or the Commission. The executive director may appoint, with the concurrence of the Chairman, such professional, technical, and clerical staff as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this section. The executive director and staff shall be appointed without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments to the competitive service, governing appointments to the competitive service, and without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates, but at rates not in excess of the maximum rate of GS-18 of the General Schedule under section 5332 of such title. The executive director, with the concurrence of the Chairman, may obtain temporary and intermitten services of experts and consultants in accordance with the provisions of section 3109 of title 5, United States Code. The Commission may utilize such staff, with or without reimbursement, from the Department of Labor, the Department of Commerce, and such other appropriate Federal agencies as may be available to assist the Commission in carrying out its responsibilities. (5) The Commission shall determine its own internal procedures, including the constituting of a quorum. (6) The Commission is authorized to accept and utilize voluntary and uncompensated services notwithstanding the provisions of section 665(b) of title 31, United States Code. (7) Members of the Commission who are not officers or employees of the Federal Government shall be paid compensation at a rate of not to exceed the per diem equivalent of the rate for GS-18 of the General Schedule under section 5332 of title 5, United States Code, when engaged in the work of the Commission, including traveltime; and while serving away from their homes or regular places of business, shall be allowed travel expenses including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the same manner as such expenses are authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5703) for persons in the Government service employed intermittently. (c) The Commission shall— (1) identify the needs of the Nation for labor force statistics and assess the extent to which current procedures, concepts, and methodology in the collection, analysis, and presentation of such statistics constitute a comprehensive, reliable, timely, and consistent system of measuring employment and unemployment and indicating trends therein; and (2) conduct or provide (through contract with institutions, organizations, and individuals, or appropriate Federal or State agencies, or otherwise) for such studies, hearings, research, or other activities as it deems necessary to enable it to formulate appropriate recommendations. The Commission or, on the authorization of the Commission, any subcommittee or members thereof, may, for the purposes of carrying out the provisions of this section, hold such hearings, take such testimony, and sit and act at such times and places as the Commission deems advisable. Any member authorized by the Commission may administer oaths or affirmations to witnesses appearing before the Commission or any subcommittee or members thereof.
90 STAT. 1485 Chairman. Executive director, appointment.
5 USC 101 et seq.
5 USC 5101 et seq., 5331. 5 USC 5332 note. Experts and consultants.
Compensation.
5 USC 5332 note.
Duties.
Hearings.
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