Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 104 Part 3.djvu/771

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PUBLIC LAW 101-515—NOV. 5, 1990 104 STAT. 2123 (5) The adequacy of equipment, physical resources, and human resources. (6) The cooperation among Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies. (7) The responsibility of governments and law enforcement agencies in solving the crime problem. (8) The impact of the criminal justice system, including court schedules and prison overcrowding, on law enforcement. (e) The Commission shall conduct surveys and consult with focus groups of law enforcement officers, local officials, and community leaders across the Nation to obtain information and seek advice on important law enforcement issues. (f) The Commission shall be composed of 19 members as follows: (1) Five individuals from national law enforcement organizations representing law enforcement officers and management, appointed jointly by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the majority leader of the Senate. (2) Five individuals from national law enforcement organizations representing law enforcement officers and management, appointed jointly by the minority leader of the House of Representatives and the minority leader of the Senate. (3) Two individuals with academic expertise regarding law enforcement issues, appointed by the President. (4) Two Members of the House of Representatives, appointed jointly by the Speaker and the minority leader of the House of Representatives. (5) Two Members of the Senate, appointed jointly by the majority leader and the minority leader of the Senate. (6) One individual involved in Federal law enforcement from the Department of the Treasury, appointed by the President. (7) One individual from the Department of Justice, appointed by the President. (8) The Comptroller General of the United States, who shall serve as the chairperson of the Commission. (g)(1) Members of the Commission shall receive no additional pay, allowance, or benefit by reason of service on the Commission. (2) Each member of the Commission shall receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with sections 5702 and 5703 of title 5, United States Code. (h) The Commission may procure temporary and intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code. (i) Upon request of the Commission, the head of any Federal agency is authorized to detail, on non-reimbursable basis, any of the personnel of that agency to the Commission to assist the Commission in carrying out its duties under this section. (j) The Administrator of General Services shall provide to the Commission administrative support services as the Commission may request. (k) The Commission may, for purposes of this section, hold hearings, sit and act at the times and places, take testimony, and receive evidence, as the Commission considers appropriate. (1) Any member or agent of the Commission may, if authorized by the Commission, take any action the Commission is authorized to take by this section. (m) The Commission may secure directly from any Federal agency information necessary to enable it to carry out this section. Upon request of the chairperson of the Commission, the head of an agency