§ 352. — Membership.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 2USC352]
TITLE 2--THE CONGRESS
CHAPTER 11--CITIZENS' COMMISSION ON PUBLIC SERVICE AND COMPENSATION
Sec. 352. Membership
(1) The Commission shall be composed of 11 members, who shall be
appointed from private life as follows:
(A) 2 appointed by the President of the United States;
(B) 1 appointed by the President pro tempore of the Senate, upon
the recommendation of the majority and minority leaders of the
Senate;
(C) 1 appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
(D) 2 appointed by the Chief Justice of the United States; and
(E) 5 appointed by the Administrator of General Services in
accordance with paragraph (4).
(2) No person shall serve as a member of the Commission who is--
(A) an officer or employee of the Federal Government;
(B) registered (or required to register) under the Federal
Regulation of Lobbying Act; \1\ or
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(C) a parent, sibling, spouse, child, or dependent relative, of
anyone under subparagraph (A) or (B).
(3) The persons appointed under subparagraphs (A) through (D) of
paragraph (1) shall be selected without regard to political affiliation,
and should be selected from among persons who have experience or
expertise in such areas as government, personnel management, or public
administration.
(4) The Administrator of General Services shall by regulation
establish procedures under which persons shall be selected for
appointment under paragraph (1)(E). Such procedures--
(A) shall be designed in such a way so as to provide for the
maximum degree of geographic diversity practicable among members
under paragraph (1)(E);
(B) shall include provisions under which those members shall be
chosen by lot from among names randomly selected from voter
registration lists; and
(C) shall otherwise comply with applicable provisions of this
section.
(5) The chairperson shall be designated by the President.
(6) A vacancy in the membership of the Commission shall be filled in
the manner in which the original appointment was made.
(7) Each member of the Commission shall be paid at the rate of $100
for each day such member is engaged upon the work of the Commission and
shall be allowed travel expenses, including a per diem allowance, in
accordance with section 5703 of title 5, when engaged in the performance
of services for the Commission.
(8)(A) The terms of office of persons first appointed as members of
the Commission shall be for the period of the 1993 fiscal year of the
Federal Government, and shall begin not later than February 14, 1993.
(B) After the close of the 1993 fiscal year of the Federal
Government, persons shall be appointed as members of the Commission with
respect to every fourth fiscal year following the 1993 fiscal year. The
terms of office of persons so appointed shall be for the period of the
fiscal year with respect to which the appointment is made, except that,
if any appointment is made after the beginning and before the close of
any such fiscal year, the term of office based on such appointment shall
be for the remainder of such fiscal year.
(C)(i) Notwithstanding any provision of subparagraph (A) or (B),
members of the Commission may continue to serve after the close of a
fiscal year, if the date designated by the President under section 357
of this title (relating to the date by which the Commission is to submit
its report to the President) is subsequent to the close of such fiscal
year, and only if or to the extent necessary to allow the Commission to
submit such report.
(ii) Notwithstanding any provision of section 353 of this title,
authority under such section shall remain available, after the close of
a fiscal year, so long as members of the Commission continue to serve.
(Pub. L. 90-206, title II, Sec. 225(b), Dec. 16, 1967, 81 Stat. 642;
Pub. L. 99-190, Sec. 135(a), Dec. 19, 1985, 99 Stat. 1322; Pub. L. 101-
194, title VII, Sec. 701(b), Nov. 30, 1989, 103 Stat. 1763.)
References in Text
The Federal Regulation of Lobbying Act, referred to in par. (2)(B),
is title III of act Aug. 2, 1946, ch. 753, 60 Stat. 839, which was
classified generally to chapter 8A (Sec. 261 et seq.) of this title,
prior to repeal by Pub. L. 104-65, Sec. 11(a), Dec. 19, 1995, 109 Stat.
701. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
Amendments
1989--Pub. L. 101-194 amended section generally, substituting pars.
(1) to (8) for former pars. (1) to (5).
1985--Par. (3). Pub. L. 99-190 inserted ``and with respect to fiscal
year 1987'' at end of first sentence.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 353, 356 of this title.
