116 STAT. 1682 PUBLIC LAW 107-252—OCT. 29, 2002 of the Standards Board, the Board of Advisors, and their members for acts or omissions performed pursuant to and in the course of the duties and responsibiHties of the Board. (b) EXCEPTION FOR CRIMINAL ACTS AND OTHER WILLFUL CON- DUCT. — Subsection (a) may not be construed to Hmit personal HabiHty for criminal acts or omissions, willful or malicious misconduct, acts or omissions for private gain, or any other act or omission outside the scope of the service of a member of the Standards Board or the Board of Advisors. PART 3—TECHNICAL GUmELINES DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE 42 USC 15361. SEC. 221. TECHNICAL GUmELINES DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE. (a) ESTABLISHMENT. —T here is hereby established the Technical Guidelines Development Committee (hereafter in this part referred to as the "Development Committee"). (b) DUTIES.— (1) IN GENERAL. —The Development Committee shall assist the Executive Director of the Commission in the development of the voluntary voting system guidelines. (2) DEADLINE FOR INITIAL SET OF RECOMMENDATIONS. — The Development Committee shall provide its first set of recommendations under this section to the Executive Director of the Commission not later than 9 months after all of its members have been appointed. (c) MEMBERSHIP.— (1) IN GENERAL.— The Development Committee shall be composed of the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (who shall serve as its chair), together with a group of 14 other individuals appointed jointly by the Commission and the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, consisting of the following: (A) An equal number of each of the following: (i) Members of the Standards Board. (ii) Members of the Board of Advisors. (iii) Members of the Architectural and Transportation Barrier Compliance Board under section 502 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 792). (B) A representative of the American National Standards Institute. (C) A representative of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. (D) Two representatives of the National Association of State Election Directors selected by such Association who are not members of the Standards Board or Board of Advisors, and who are not of the same political party. (E) Other individuals with technical and scientific expertise relating to voting systems and voting equipment. (2) QUORUM.— ^A majority of the members of the Development Committee shall constitute a quorum, except that the Development Committee may not conduct any business prior to the appointment of all of its members. (d) No COMPENSATION FOR SERVICE.—Members of the Development Committee shall not receive any compensation for their service, but shall be paid travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for employees of agencies
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