Pub. L. 93-407, tit. I, pt. 3, sec. 122

Sec. 122. (a) In order to carry out his responsibilities under the Policemen and Firemen’s Retirement and Disability Act (D.C. Code, secs. 4–521 et seq.) with respect to retirement and disability determinations, and related functions, the Commissioner of the District of Columbia shall establish a Police and Firemen’s Retirement and Relief Board (hereinafter in this section referred to as the “Board”). The Board shall be composed of— (1) members and alternates appointed from among persons who are employees of the District of Columbia, one member and alternate each from the District of Columbia Personnel Office, Corporation Counsel, Department of Human Resources, Metropolitan Police Force, and the Fire Department of the District of Columbia; and (2) two members, one of whom shall be, a physician, appointed from among persons who are not officers or employees of the District of Columbia. The member, and alternate, appointed to the Board from among employees of the Department of Human Resources shall both be medical officers. All appointments shall be made by the Commissioner. (b) The members appointed under subsection (a)(2) shall be appointed for two years, and shall be entitled to receive compensation for each day they arc actually engaged in carrying out duties vested in the Board in the same manner as persons employed intermittently under section 3109 of title 5 of the United States Code. Such members shall be appointed within ninety days after the date of enactment of this title. (c) The Commissioner shall establish rules for the Board to assure that the Board functions fairly and equitably. The Commissioner shall provide the staff necessary for the Board.