104 STAT. 858 PUBLIC LAW 101-398—SEPT. 28, 1990 (e) PAY. —Members of the Commission shall serve without pay. (f) REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES.— While away from their homes or regular places of business in the performance of services for the Commission, members of the Commission shall be allowed travel expenses, including a per diem allowance in lieu of subsistence, in the same manner as persons employed intermittently in Government service are allowed travel expenses under section 5703 of title 5, United States Code. (g) QUORUM. —(1) Nine members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number of members may hold hearings. (2) A member of the Commission may vote by means of a signed proxy exercised by another member of the Commission, but any member so voting shall not be considered present for purposes of establishing a quorum. (h) CHAIRPERSON. — As the first item of business at the first meeting of the Commission, the members of the Commission shall elect a chairperson of the Commission from among the members appointed under subsection (a)(6). (i) MEETINGS.— (1) The Commission shall meet at the call of the chairperson or a majority of the members. (2) Not later than 30 days after the members of the Commission are first appointed, the Commission shall hold its first meeting. (3) The Director of the National Park Service shall select the date of the first meeting and shall serve as chairperson until the election of the chairperson under subsection (h). SEC. 7. STAFF OF COMMISSION; EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS; PERSON- NEL OF FEDERAL AGENCIES. (a) STAFF.— The Commission may appoint and fix the pay of such staff as the Commission considers appropriate subject to— (1) the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive service; and (2) the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates. (b) EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS. — The Commission may procure temporary and intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code. (c) PERSONNEL OF STATES AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS. — The Commission may— (1) accept the services of personnel detailed from a Mississippi River State or a political subdivision thereof; and (2) reimburse such State or such subdivision for such services. (d) PERSONNEL OF FEDERAL AGENCIES. —At the request of the Commission, the head of any Federal agency may detail, on a reimbursable basis, any of the personnel of such agency to the Commission to assist the Commission in carrying out its duties under this Act. SEC. 8. POWERS OF THE COMMISSION. (a) HEARINGS AND SESSIONS. —For the purpose of carrying out this Act, the Commission may hold such hearings, sit and act at such times and places, take such testimony, and receive such evidence as the Commission considers appropriate.
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