PUBLIC LAW 94-562—OCT. 19, 1976
90 STAT. 2651
(1) Ten members, appointed by the Secretary from scientists, physicians, and other health professionals, not in the employment of the Federal Government, as follows: Two shall be practicing clinical gastroenterologists, two shall be gastroenterologists involved primarily in research on digestive diseases, one shall be a surgeon, one shall be an expert in liver disease, one shall be an epidemiologist, one shall be an allied health professional, and two shall be basic biomedical scientists (such as biochemists, physiologists, microbiologists, nutritionists, pharmacologists, or immunologists). (2) Six members, appointed by the Secretary from the general public, of whom at least three shall have personal or close family experience with digestive diseases. (3) One member, appointed by the Secretary from the members of the National Arthritis, Metabolism, and Digestive Diseases Advisory Council whose primary interest is in the field of digestive diseases. (4) The Director of the National Institutes of Health or his designee; the Director of the National Institute of Arthritis, Metabolism, and Digestive Diseases or his designee; the Directors, or their designees, of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, the National Cancer Institute, the National Institute of General Medical Sciences; the Associate Director for Digestive Diseases and Nutrition of the National Institute of Arthritis, Metabolism, and Digestive Diseases; the Director of the Center for Disease Control or his designee; the Chief Medical Director of the Veterans' Administration or his designee; and the Secretary of Defense or his designee shall each be ex officio members of the Commission. (c) The members of the Commission shall select a Chairperson from among the appointed members of the Commission. (d) The Commission shall first meet as directed by the Secretary, not later than sixty days after the Commission is established, and thereafter shall meet at the call of the Chairperson of the Commission, but not less often than three times during the life of the Commission. The Commission may hold such hearings, take such testimony, and sit and act at such time and places as the Commission deems advisable. (e)(1) The Commission may appoint and fix the pay of an executive secretary to effectively carry out its functions. The executive secretary shall be appointed subject to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive service, and shall be paid in accordance with the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates. (2) The Secretary shall provide the Commission with such additional professional and clerical staff, such information, and the services of such consultants as the Secretary determines to be necessary for the Commission to carry out effectively its functions. (f) Members of the Commission who are officers or employees of the Federal Government shall serve as members of the Commission without compensation in addition to that received in their regular public employment. Members of the Commission who are not officers or employees of the Federal Government shall receive compensation at a rate not to exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate in effect for Grade GS-18 of the General Schedule for each day (including traveltime) they are engaged in the performance of their duties
5 USC 101 et seq. 5 USC 5101, 5331. Additional staff,
Compensation,
5 USC 5332 °ote.
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