Ill STAT. 2144 PUBLIC LAW 105-92—NOV. 19, 1997 service, and without regard to chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates. "(2) DUTIES. —The Secretary shall, in carrying out the responsibilities and functions of the Secretary under this section, and as part of the National Summit, ensure that— "(A) the National Summit shall be conducted in a manner that ensures broad participation of Federal, State, and local agencies and private organizations, professionals, and others involved in retirement income savings and provides a strong basis for assistance to be provided under paragraph (1)(B); Federal Register, "(B) the agenda prepared under paragraph (1)(C) for publication. the National Summit is published in the Federal Register; and "(C) the personnel appointed under paragraph (1)(E) shall be fairly balanced in terms of points of views represented and shall be appointed without regard to political afiiliation or previous partisan activities. "(3) NONAPPLICATION OF FACA.— The provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the National Summit. "(g) REPORT.— The Secretary shall prepare a report describing the activities of the National Summit and shall submit the report to the President, the Speaker and Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, the Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate, and the chief executive officers of the States not later than 90 days after the date on which the National Summit is adjourned. "(h) DEFINITION.— For purposes of this section, the term 'State' means a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and any other territory or possession of the United States. " (i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. — "(1) IN GENERAL. — There is authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning on or after October 1, 1997, such sums as are necessary to carry out this section. " (2) AUTHORIZATION TO ACCEPT PRIVATE CONTRIBUTIONS.— In order to facilitate the National Summit as a public-private partnership, the Secretary may accept private contributions, in the form of money, supplies, or services, to defi*ay the costs of the National Summit. "(j) FINANCIAL OBLIGATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 1998. —The financial obligation for the Department of Labor for fiscal year 1998 shall not exceed the lesser of— "(1) one-half of the costs of the National Summit; or "(2) $250,000. The private sector organization described in subsection (b) and contracted with by the Secretary shall be obligated for the balance of the cost of the National Summit. "(k) CONTRACTS.—The Secretary may enter into contracts to carry out the Secretary responsibilities under this section. The Secretary shall enter into a contract on a sole-source basis to ensure the timely completion of the National Summit in fiscal year 1998.".
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