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PUBLIC LAW 92-392-AUG. 19, 1972
The Commission shall certify to the agency concerned its action under paragraph (3) of this subsection. The agency shall act in accordance with the certificate, and the certificate is binding on all administrative, certifying, payroll, disbursing, and accounting officials. "§ 5347. Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee " (a) There is established a Federal Prevailing Kate Advisorv Committee c o m p o s e d of—
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Establishment; membership.
"(1) the Chairman, who shall not hold any other office or position in the Government of the United States or the government of the District of Columbia, and who shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Civil Service Commission for a 4-year term; "(2) one member from the Office of the Secretary of Defense, designated by the Secretary of Defense; "(3) two members from the military departments, designated by the Chairman of the Civil Service Commission; "(4) one member, designated by the Chairman of the Civil Service Commission from time to time from an agency (other than the Department of Defense, a military department, and the Civil Service Commission); "(5) an employee of the Civil Service Commission, designated by the Chairman of the Civil Service Commission; and "(6) five members, designated by the Chairman of the Civil Service Commission, from among the employee organizations representing, under exclusive recognition of the Government of the United States, the largest numbers of prevailing rate employees. " (b) I n designating members from among employee organizations under subsection (a)(6) of this section, the Chairman of the Civil Service Commission shall designate, as nearly as practicable, a number of members from a particular employee organization in the same proportion to the total number of employee representatives appointed to the Committee under subsection (a)(6) of this section as the number of prevailing rate employees represented by such organization is to the total number of prevailing rate employees. However, there shall not be more than two members from any one employee organization nor more than four members from a single council, federation, alliance, ' ' association, or affiliation of employee organizations. "(c) Every 2 years the Chairman of the Civil Service Commission shall review employee organization representation to determine adequate or proportional representation under the guidelines of subsection (b) of this section. " (d) The members from the employee organizations serve at the pleasure of the Chairman of the Civil Service Commission. "(e) The Committee shall study the prevailing rate system and Duties. other matters pertinent to the establishment of prevailing rates under this subchapter and, from time to time, advise the Civil Service Commission thereon. Conclusions and recommendations of the Committee shall be formulated by majority vote. The Chairman of the Committee may vote only to break a tie vote of the Committee. The p^^g?j°gj^j*° Committee shall make an annual report to the Commission and the muta'i T^con-"^' President for transmittal to Congress, including recommendations g^ess. and other matters considered appropriate. Any member of the Committee may include in the annual report recommendations and other matters he considers appropriate. "(f) The Committee shall meet at the call of the Chairman. How- Meetings. ever, a special meeting shall be called by the Chairman if 5 members make a written request to the Chairnian to call a special meeting to consider matters within the purview of the Committee. " (g) Members of the Committee described in paragraphs (2) - (5) compensation. of subsection (a) of this section serve without additional pay. The
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