15 U.S.C. § 4102 : US Code - Section 4102: Arctic Research Commission

Search 15 U.S.C. § 4102 : US Code - Section 4102: Arctic Research Commission

(a) Establishment
The President shall establish an Arctic Research Commission
(hereafter referred to as the "Commission").
(b) Membership
(1) The Commission shall be composed of seven members appointed
by the President, with the Director of the National Science
Foundation serving as a nonvoting, ex officio member. The members
appointed by the President shall include -
(A) four members appointed from among individuals from academic
or other research institutions with expertise in areas of
research relating to the Arctic, including the physical,
biological, health, environmental, social, and behavioral
sciences;
(B) one member appointed from among indigenous residents of the
Arctic who are representative of the needs and interests of
Arctic residents and who live in areas directly affected by
Arctic resource development; and
(C) two members appointed from among individuals familiar with
the Arctic and representative of the needs and interests of
private industry undertaking resource development in the Arctic.
(2) The President shall designate one of the appointed members of
the Commission to be chairperson of the Commission.
(c) Terms of office; vacancies; hold-over status
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the
term of office of each member of the Commission appointed under
subsection (b)(1) of this section shall be four years.
(2) Of the members of the Commission originally appointed under
subsection (b)(1) of this section -
(A) one shall be appointed for a term of two years;
(B) two shall be appointed for a term of three years; and
(C) two shall be appointed for a term of four years.
(3) Any vacancy occurring in the membership of the Commission
shall be filled, after notice of the vacancy is published in the
Federal Register, in the manner provided by the preceding
provisions of this section, for the remainder of the unexpired
term.
(4) A member may serve after the expiration of the member's term
of office until the President appoints a successor.
(5) A member may serve consecutive terms beyond the member's
original appointment.
(d) Compensation and travel expenses; Federal employee status;
meetings; observer-designees
(1) Members of the Commission may be allowed travel expenses,
including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by section
5703 of title 5. A member of the Commission not presently employed
for compensation shall be compensated at a rate equal to the daily
equivalent of the rate for GS-18 of the General Schedule under
section 5332 of title 5 for each day the member is engaged in the
actual performance of his duties as a member of the Commission, not
to exceed 90 days of service each year. Except for the purposes of
chapter 81 of title 5 (relating to compensation for work injuries)
and chapter 171 of title 28 (relating to tort claims), a member of
the Commission shall not be considered an employee of the United
States for any purpose.
(2) The Commission shall meet at the call of its Chairman or a
majority of its members.
(3) Each Federal agency referred to in section 4106(b) of this
title may designate a representative to participate as an observer
with the Commission. These representatives shall report to and
advise the Commission on the activities relating to Arctic research
of their agencies.
(4) The Commission shall conduct at least one public meeting in
the State of Alaska annually.