ESTABLISHMENT OF CIVIL WAR SITES ADVISORY COMMISSION.

SEC. 1205. ESTABLISHMENT OF CIVIL WAR SITES ADVISORY COMMISSION. (a) In General.—There is hereby established the Civil War Sites Advisory Commission. The Commission shall consist of thirteen members appointed as follows: (1) Twice individuals who are nationally recognized as experts and authorities on the history of the Civil War, and two individuals who are nationally recognized as experts and authorities in historic preservation and land use planning, appointed by the Secretary. (2) The Director of the National Park Service or his or her designee. 104 STAT. 4505 (3) The chair of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, or his or her designee. (4) Three individuals appointed by the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives in consultation with the Chair-man and Ranking Minority Member of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. (5) Three individuals appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the United States Senate in consultation with the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (b) Chair.—The Commission shall elect a chair from among its members. (c) Vacancies.—Vacancies occurring on the Commission shall not affect the authority of the remaining members of the Commission to carry out the functions of the Commission. Any vacancy in the Commission shall be promptly filled in the same manner in which the original appointment was made. (d) Quorum.—A simple majority of Commission members shall constitute a quorum. (e) Meetings.—The Commission shall meet at least quarterly or upon the call of the chair or a majority of the members of the Commission. (f) Compensation.—Members of the Commission shall serve with-out compensation. Members of the Commission, when engaged in official Commission business, shall be entitled to travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the same manner as persons employed intermittently in government service under section 5703 of title 5, United States Code. (g) Termination.—The Commission established pursuant to this section shall terminate 90 days after the transmittal of the report to Congress as provided in section 8(c).