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114 STAT. 2748 PUBLIC LAW 106-550—DEC. 19, 2000 Deadline. 36 USC note prec. 101. (D) The President of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia or such individual's delegate. (E) The Director of the James Madison Center, James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia or such individual's delegate. (F) The President of the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation or such individual's delegate. (G) Two members, who are not Members of Congress but have expertise on the legal and historical significance of James Madison, selected by the Majority Leader of the Senate, and 2 members, who are not Members of Congress but have expertise on the legal and historical significance of James Madison, selected by the Minority Leader of the Senate. (H) Two members, who are not Members of Congress but who have expertise on the legal and historical significance of James Madison, selected by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and 2 members, who are not Members of Congress but who have expertise on the legal and historical significance of James Madison, selected by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives. (2) CHAIRMAN AND VICE CHAIRMAN.—The members of the Advisory Committee shall select a chairman and vice chairman from its members. (c) TERMS.— Each member of the Commission shall be selected and each member of the Advisory Committee shall be selected not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act and shall serve for the life of the Commission and the Advisory Committee, respectively. (d) VACANCIES.—^A vacancy in the Commission shall be filled in the same manner in which the original appointment was made in subsection (a). A vacancy in the Advisory Committee shall be filled by the person holding the office named in subsection (b) or his designate. (e) COMPENSATION.— (1) RATES OF PAY. —Members of the Commission and the Advisory Committee shall serve without pay. (2) TRAVEL EXPENSES.— Each member of the Commission and the Advisory Committee may receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with sections 5702 and 5703 of title 5, United States Code. (f) MEETINGS.— The Commission shall meet at the call of its chairman or a majority of its members. The Advisory Committee shall meet at the call of the chairman or a majority of its members. (g) APPROVAL OF ACTIONS. — All official actions of the Commission under this Act shall be approved by the affirmative vote of not less than a majority of the members. All official actions of the Advisory Committee under this Act shall be approved by the affirmative vote of not less than a majority of the members. SEC. 6. POWERS. (a) DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY. —Any member or staff person of the Commission may, if authorized by the Commission, take any action that the Commission is authorized to take by this Act. (b) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—