Chairman; Vice Chairman; Executive Director

§ 1103. Chairman; Vice Chairman; Executive Director (a) The President shall from time to time designate one of the Commissioners as the presiding head of the Civil Service Commission with the title of “Chairman, United States Civil Service Commission”. The Chairman is the chief executive and administrative officer of the Commission. (b) The President shall from time to time designate one of the Commissioners as Vice Chairman of the Commission. During the absence or disability of the Chairman, or when the office is vacant, the Vice Chairman shall perform the functions vested in the Chairman by section 1104 of this title. (c) During the absence or disability of both the Chairman and the Vice Chairman, or when both offices are vacant, the remaining Commissioner shall perform the functions vested in the Chairman by section 1104 of this title. (d) There is under the Chairman an Executive Director who is appointed in the competitive service by the Chairman. During the absence or disability of all three Commissioners? or when the offices of the three Commissioners are vacant, the Executive Director shall perform the functions vested in the Chairman by section 1104 of this title. However, the Executive Director may not sit as a member or acting member of the Commission.