12 2 STA T .460 6 PUBLIC LA W 110 – 41 7—O CT. 14 , 200 8(A)thre e s h al l b ea p p oin te d b y the S e c retary o fD efense , in cons u ltation w ith the Secretary of State and the Ad m inistrator
( B ) three shall be appointed by the Secretary of Defense, with the ad v ice of the C hairman of the J oint Chiefs of Staff, and in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Administrator; (C) three shall be appointed by the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Administrator; and (D) three shall be appointed by the Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Sec - retary of State . ( 2 )C HAIRM A N . —T he Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State, and the Administrator shall j ointly desi g nate one member as chairman. ( 3 ) V I CE CHAIRMAN.—The Secretary of Defense, the Sec- retary of State, and the Administrator shall jointly designate one member as vice chairman. The vice chairman may not be a member appointed to the advisory panel under paragraph ( 1 ) by the same Secretary or Administrator who appointed the member under such paragraph who is designated as the chairman under paragraph (2). ( 4 ) EXP ER T I S E.— M embers of the advisory panel shall be private citi z ens of the U nited States with national recognition and significant e x perience in the F ederal G overnment, the Armed Forces, public administration, foreign affairs, or develop- ment. ( 5 ) DEA DL INE FO R APPOINTMENT.—All members of the advisory panel should be appointed not earlier than January 2 0 , 200 9 , and not later than March 20, 2009. ( 6 ) TERMS.—The term of each member of the advisory panel is for the life of the advisory panel. ( 7 ) VACANCIES.—A vacancy in the advisory panel shall be filled not later than 30 days after such vacancy occurs and in the manner in which the original appointment was made. ( 8 ) SEC U RIT Y CLEARANCES.—The appropriate departments or agencies of the Federal Government shall cooperate with the advisory panel in expeditiously providing to the members and staff of the advisory panel appropriate security clearances to the extent possible pursuant to existing procedures and re q uirements, except that no person shall be provided with access to classified information under this section without the appropriate security clearances. (9) STATUS.—A member of the advisory panel who is not otherwise employed by the Federal Government shall not be considered to be a Federal employee, except for the purposes of chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, and chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code. (10) EXPENSES.—The members of the advisory panel shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsist- ence, at rates authorized for employees of agencies under sub- chapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, while away from their homes or regular places of business in the performance of services for the advisory panel. (c) MEETIN G S AND P ROCEDURES.— Deadlin e .
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