22 U.S.C. § 1622c — Membership of Foreign Claims Settle-

Page 403 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 1622d (§ 1621 et seq.). For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1621 of this title and Tables. CODIFICATION Section was not enacted as part of the International Claims Settlement Act of 1949 which comprises this chapter. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective Mar. 14, 1980, see title VI of Pub. L. 96–209, set out as a note under section 1622a of this title. § 1622c. Membership of Foreign Claims Settle- ment Commission of the United States (a) Composition of Commission; appointment and compensation of Chairman The Commission shall be composed of a Chair- man and two members. The Chairman shall be appointed by the President, by and with the ad- vice and consent of the Senate, to serve on a full-time basis for a term of three years, and compensated at the rate provided for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5. (b) Appointment and compensation of members other than Chairman The other members of the Commission shall be appointed by the President, by and with the ad- vice and consent of the Senate, and serve on a part-time basis, and be compensated on a per diem basis at a rate of compensation equivalent to the daily rate for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5 for each day that such member is employed in the actual performance of official business of the Commis- sion as may be directed by the Chairman. Each member shall be reimbursed for travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as au- thorized by section 5703 of title 5 for persons in Government service employed intermittently. (c) Terms of office The terms of Office of the Chairman and mem- bers of the Commission shall be for three years, except the Chairman and members first ap- pointed after the enactment of this subsection shall be appointed to terms ending respectively September 30, 1982, September 30, 1981, and Sep- tember 30, 1980. The incumbent of any such of- fice may continue to serve until a successor takes office. (d) Continuation in office of existing members Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a), (b), and (c) of this section, members of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission who are serving on March 14, 1980, shall continue to serve in their same capacities until the expiration of the terms to which they were appointed. (Pub. L. 96–209, title I, § 103, Mar. 14, 1980, 94 Stat. 96.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was not enacted as part of the International Claims Settlement Act of 1949 which comprises this chapter. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective Mar. 14, 1980, see title VI of Pub. L. 96–209, set out as a note under section 1622a of this title. § 1622d. Appointment and compensation of offi- cers and employees of Foreign Claims Settle- ment Commission of the United States; allow- ances and benefits; utilization of other Fed- eral facilities The Commission is authorized, in accordance with civil service laws and in accordance with title 5 to appoint and fix the compensation of such officers and employees as may be necessary to carry out the functions of the Commission. The Commission is authorized to employ experts and consultants in accordance with section 3109 of title 5 without compensation or at rates of compensation not in excess of the maximum daily rate prescribed for GS–18 under section 5332 of title 5. Notwithstanding any other provi- sion of law, the Commission is further author- ized to employ nationals of other countries who may possess special knowledge, languages, or other expertise necessary to assist the Commis- sion. The Commission is authorized to pay ex- penses of packing, shipping, and storing per- sonal effects of personnel of the Commission as- signed abroad, and to pay allowances and bene- fits similar to those provided by title IX of the Foreign Service Act of 1946, as amended. The Commission is authorized, with the consent of the head of any other department or agency of the Federal Government, to utilize the facilities and services of such department or agency in carrying out the functions of the Commission. Officers and employees of any department and agency of the Federal Government may, with the consent of the head of such department or agency, be assigned to assist the Commission in carrying out its functions. The Commission shall reimburse such department and agency for the pay of such officers or employees. (Pub. L. 96–209, title I, § 104, Mar. 14, 1980, 94 Stat. 97.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Title IX of the Foreign Service Act of 1946, as amend- ed, referred to in text, is title IX of act Aug. 13, 1946, ch. 957, 60 Stat. 1025, which was classified generally to subchapter IX (§§ 1131–1160) of chapter 14 of this title, and was repealed by section 2205(1) of the Foreign Serv- ice Act of 1980, Pub. L. 96–465, title II, Oct. 17, 1980, 94 Stat. 2159. The Foreign Service Act of 1980 is classified principally to chapter 52 (§ 3901 et seq.) of this title. Section 2401(c) of the 1980 Act (22 U.S.C. 4172(c)) pro- vides in part that references in law to provisions of the Foreign Service Act of 1946 shall be deemed to include reference to the corresponding provisions of the 1980 Act. For provisions corresponding to title IX of the Foreign Service Act of 1946, see Table preceding section 801 of this title. CODIFICATION Section was not enacted as part of the International Claims Settlement Act of 1949 which comprises this chapter.