§ 2412. — Board of Directors.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 15USC2412]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 51--NATIONAL PRODUCTIVITY AND QUALITY OF WORKING LIFE
SUBCHAPTER II--NATIONAL CENTER FOR PRODUCTIVITY AND QUALITY OF WORKING
LIFE
Sec. 2412. Board of Directors
(a) Membership
The Center shall have a Board of Directors, to be comprised of not
more than twenty-seven members, as follows:
(1) a Chairman, appointed by the President, by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate;
(2) the Secretary of the Treasury;
(3) the Secretary of Commerce;
(4) the Secretary of Labor;
(5) the Director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation
Service;
(6) the Executive Director of the Center;
(7) not less than five members who shall be appointed by the
President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, from
among qualified private individuals in manufacturing and service
industries;
(8) not less than five members who shall be appointed by the
President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, from
among qualified private individuals from labor organizations;
(9) not less than two members who shall be appointed by the
President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, from
among qualified individuals in State or local governments;
(10) not less than one member who shall be appointed by the
President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, from
among the general public;
(11) not less than one member who shall be appointed by the
President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, from
among qualified individuals associated with leading institutions of
higher education; and
(12) such other qualified members from the public or private
sectors whom the President may deem appropriate who shall be
appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of
the Senate.
When unable to attend a meeting of the Board, a member appointed under
clauses (2), (3), (4), and (5) shall appoint an appropriate alternate
from such member's Department or agency to represent such member at that
meeting.
(b) Term
(1) The members of the Board appointed under clauses (7), (8), (9),
(10), (11), and any private sector members appointed pursuant to clause
(12) of subsection (a) of this section shall be appointed for a four-
year term coterminous with the term of the President. Members other than
members appointed under such clauses, with the exception of the
Chairman, shall serve as long as such member is head of the department
or agency represented on the Board. No person shall serve as an acting
or temporary member in positions requiring Senate confirmation including
that of Chairman, for a period in excess of three months.
(2) The President shall appoint a Chairman for a term of four years
coterminous with the term of the President. In appointing a Chairman,
the President may appoint an individual who is an officer of the United
States. If that officer has been appointed to his current position, by
and with the advice and consent of the Senate, or if such individual is
the Vice President of the United States, such individual may be
appointed chairman by the President without the requirement of
confirmation by the Senate.
(c) Vacancies
Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the
expiration of the term for which his predecessor was appointed shall be
appointed for the remainder of that term.
(d) Compensation, travel, subsistence, and other expense items
(1) Each member of the Board appointed under clauses (7), (8), (9),
(10), (11), and any private sector members appointed pursuant to clause
(12) of subsection (a) of this section may be compensated at the daily
rate provided for GS-18 of the General Schedule under section 5332 of
title 5, including traveltime, for each day such member is engaged in
the performance of his duties as a member of the Board and shall be
entitled to reimbursement for travel, subsistence, and other necessary
expenses incurred in carrying out the functions of the Board.
(2) Other members of the Board, with the exception of the Chairman,
and the Executive Director of the Center shall serve without additional
compensation but shall be reimbursed for travel, subsistence, and other
necessary expenses incurred by them in carrying out the functions of the
Board.
(3) The Chairman shall be compensated as set forth in paragraph (1)
of this subsection, except if the Chairman holds some other position in
the Federal Government such individual shall be compensated as set forth
in paragraph (2) of this subsection.
(e) Executive Committee of the Board
(1) The Chairman shall appoint an Executive Committee of the Board,
not to exceed seven members, including the Executive Director of the
Center.
(2) The Executive Committee of the Board shall meet at the call of
the Chairman, but in no case less frequently than once every ninety
days.
(Pub. L. 94-136, title II, Sec. 202, Nov. 28, 1975, 89 Stat. 735.)
References in Other Laws to GS-16, 17, or 18 Pay Rates
References in laws to the rates of pay for GS-16, 17, or 18, or to
maximum rates of pay under the General Schedule, to be considered
references to rates payable under specified sections of Title 5,
Government Organization and Employees, see section 529 [title I,
Sec. 101(c)(1)] of Pub. L. 101-509, set out in a note under section 5376
of Title 5.
