§352 Membership

Summary

Creates a commission of 11 private citizens and explains how they are picked, who cannot serve, how long they serve, and how they are paid. Two members are chosen by the President, one by the President pro tempore of the Senate after recommendations from the Senate majority and minority leaders, one by the Speaker of the House, two by the Chief Justice, and five by the Administrator of General Services under special rules. No federal officer or employee may serve, nor anyone who is registered under the Federal Regulation of Lobbying Act, and no parent, sibling, spouse, child, or dependent of those people may serve. The appointees named by the President, President pro tempore, Speaker, and Chief Justice must be chosen without regard to political party and should have experience in areas like government, personnel, or public administration. The Administrator of General Services must set up rules to pick the five members to get geographic diversity and to choose them by lot from names randomly taken from voter registration lists. The President names the chair. Vacancies are filled the same way the original appointment was made. Members get $100 for each day they work for the commission and may be paid travel expenses and per diem under section 5703 of title 5. The first members serve for the 1993 fiscal year and must begin by February 14, 1993. After 1993, members are appointed every fourth fiscal year after 1993 and serve for that fiscal year; if appointed after a fiscal year starts, the term covers the rest of that year. Members may keep serving past the end of a fiscal year if the President sets a later report date and only as long as needed to finish the report, and the authority under section 353 remains available while they continue to serve.