commission established

commission established Sec. 502. (a) There is established a National Commission for Man-power Policy (hereinafter referred to as the “Commission”) which shall consist of seventeen members selected as follows— (1) the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Administrator of the Veterans’ Affairs; and (2) eleven members broadly representative of labor, industry, commerce, education (including vocational and technical education). State and local elected officials involved with manpower programs, persons served by manpower programs and of the general public appointed by the President. (b) The Commission shall meet at the call of the Chairman, who shall be selected by the President and who shall be one of the ten appointed public members, but not fewer than three times a year. (c) The Chairman (with the concurrence of the Commission) shall appoint a Director, who shall be the chief executive officer of the Commission and shall perform such duties as are prescribed by the Chairman. The Director may appoint, with the concurrence of the Chairman and the Secretary of Labor, such clerical staff as are necessary. The Commission may utilize such staff from the Department of Labor, the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, and such other Federal agencies as may be available to assist the Commission in carrying out its responsibilities. (d) The Commission may accept in the name of the Department of Labor and employ or dispose of gifts or bequests, to carry out its responsibilities under this title. (e) Members of the Commission who are not officers or employees of the Federal Government shall be paid compensation at a rate of up to the per diem equivalent of the rate for GS–18 when engaged in the work of the Commission, including traveltime, and shall be allowed 87 Stat. 875 travel expenses and per diem in lieu of subsistence as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5703) for persons in the Government service employed intermittently and receiving compensation on a per diem, when actually employed, basis.