PUBLIC LAW 102-172—NOV. 26, 1991 105 STAT. 1211 (2) A majority of the members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. (j) PERSONNEL MATTERS.—(1) Each Member of the Commission shall serve without compensation, but shall be allowed travel expenses including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by section 5703 of title 5, United States Code, when engaged in the performance of Commission duties. (2) The Commission shall appoint a staff director, who shall be paid at a rate not to exceed the maximum rate of basic pay under section 5376 of title 5, United States Code, and such professional and clerical personnel as may be reasonable and necessary to enable the Commission to carry out its duties under this section without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive service, and without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title, or any other provision of law, relating to the number, classification, and General Schedule rates. No employee appointed under this paragraph (other than the staff director) may be compensated at a rate to exceed the maximum rate applicable to level 15 of the General Schedule. (3) Upon request of the Chairman of the Commission, the head of any department or agency of the Federal Government is authorized to detail, without reimbursement, any personnel of such department or agency to the Commission to assist the Commission in carrying out its duties under this section. The detail of any such personnel may not result in the interruption or loss of civil service status or privilege of such personnel. (k) TERMINATION OF THE COMMISSION.— The Commission shall terminate upon submission of the final report required by subsection (g). (1) APPROPRIATIONS. —Of the funds available to the Department of Defense, $1,500,000 shall be made available to the Commission to carry out the provisions of this section. SEC. 8133. (a) Congress finds that: (1) The NATO Alliance has been a cornerstone of United States and world security since its foundation in 1949. (2) All America's NATO allies have in the past been supportive of the objects and purposes of the ABM Treaty. (3) Two of America's NATO allies have strategic forces of their own, which would be directly affected by significant changes to the ABM Treaty. (4) Changes in the ABM Treaty would have profound political and security implications for every member of the NATO Alliance and other allies of the United States. (b) Before initiating negotiations with the Soviet Union with the objective of making significant modifications to the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty, and its associated protocol, the President should consult with the allies of the United States in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Japan, and other allies as appropriate and seek a consensus on negotiating objectives concerning defensive systems that would enhance the security interests of the member states of NATO and other allies and strengthen the NATO Alliance as a whole. SEC. 8134. Notwithstanding any other law, the Secretary of Commerce is authorized to accept the transfer of funds from other departments and agencies of the Federal Government as he or she may deem appropriate to carry out the objectives of the Public
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