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PUBLIC LAW 102-325—JULY 23, 1992 106 STAT. 827 gifts, and bequest in a special account to the credit of the Commission for the purposes specified. (d) AUTHORIZATION OP APPROPRIATIONS. —T here are authorized to be appropriated $1,000,000 to carry out this part for fiscal year 1993 and each succeeding fiscal year. Amounts appropriated under this subsection are authorized to remain available until expended, or until the Commission is terminated, whichever occurs furst. SEC. 1428. COMMISSION PERSONNEL MATTERS. (a) TRAVEL EXPENSES.— From amounts appropriated under section 1427(d), the members of the Commission shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for employees of agencies under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while away from their homes or regular places of business in the performance of services for the Commission. (b) DETAIL OP GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES.— Any Federal Government employee may be detailed to the Commission without reimbursement, and such detail shall be without interruption or loss of civil service status or privilege. (c) STAFP. — (1) IN GENERAL. — The Chairperson of the Commission may, without regard to the civil service laws and regulations, appoint and terminate an executive director and not more than 2 staff members to enable the Commission to perform its duties. The employment of an executive director shall be subject to confirmation by the Commission. (2) COMPENSATION. —The Chairperson of the Commission may fix the compensation of the executive director and not more than 2 staff members without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of diapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, relating to classification of positions and General Schedule pay rates, except that the rate of pay for the executive director and such staff may not exceed the rate payable for level 15 of the General Schedule classified under section 5107 of such title. SEC. 1429. TERMINATION OF THE COMMISSION. The Commission shall terminate 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act. PART C—NATIONAL COMMISSION ON THE 20 USC 1221-1 COST OF HIGHER EDUCATION SEC. 1441. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION. There is established a Commission to be known as the 'National Commission on the Cost of Higher Education** (hereafter in tiiis part referred to as the "Commission"). SEC. 1442. MEMBERSHIP OF COMMISSION. (a) APPOINTMENT. —- The Commission shall be composed of 12 members as follows: (1) Four citizens of the United States appointed by the President. (2) Two Senators appointed by the Mtgority Leader of the Senate, of which—