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PUBLIC LAW 102-526—OCT. 26, 1992 106 STAT. 3453 accounting of expenditures during its existence, and shall complete all other reporting requirements under this Act. (3) Upon termination and winding up, the Review Board shall transfer all of its records to the Archivist for inclusion in the Collection, and no record of the Review Board shall be destroyed. SEC. 8. ASSASSINATION RECORDS REVIEW BOARD PERSONNEL. 44 USC 2107 (a) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. —(1) Not later than 45 days after "°**' the initial meeting of the Review Board, the Review Board shall appoint one citizen, without regard to poUtical affiliation, to the position of Executive Director. (2) The person appointed as Executive Director shall be a private citizen of integrity and impartiality who is a distinguished professional and who is not a present employee of any branch of the Government and has had no previous involvement with any official investigation or inquiry relating to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. (3)(A) A candidate for Executive Director shall be granted the necessary security clearances in an accelerated manner subject to the standard procedures for mmting such clearances. (B) A candidate shall quaufy for the necessary security clearance prior to being approved by the Review Board. (4) The Executive Director shall— (A) serve as principal haison to Government offices; (B) be responsible for the administration and coordination of the Review Board's review of records; (C) be responsible for the administration of all official activities conducted by the Review Board; and (D) have no authority to decide or determine whether any record should be disclosed to the public or postponed for disclosure. (5) The Executive Director shall not be removed for reasons other than by a msyority vote of the Review Board for cause on the grounds of inefficiency, neglect of duty, malfeasance in office, physical disability, mental incapacity, or any other condition that substantially impairs the performance of the responsibilities of the Executive Director or the staff of the Review Board. (b) STAFF.— (1) The Review Board may, in accordance with the civil service laws but without regard to civil service law and regulation for competitive service as defined in subchapter 1, chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code, appoint and terminate additional personnel as are necessary to enaole the Review Board and its Executive Director to perform its duties. (2) A person appointed to the staff of the Review Board shall be a private citizen of integrity and impartiality who is not a present employee of any branch of the Government and who has had no previous involvement with any official investigation or inquiry relating to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. (3)(A) A candidate for staff shall be granted the necessary security clearances in an accelerated manner subject to the standard procedures for granting such clearances. (B) A candidate for the staff shall qualify for the necessary security clearance prior to being approved by the Review Board. (c) COMPENSATION.— The Review Board shall fix the compensation of the Executive Director and other personnel in accordance with title 5, United States Code, except that the rate of pay for the Executive Director and other personnel may not exceed