PUBLIC LAW 94-136—NOV. 28, 1975
89 STAT. 735
DEFINITIONS
SEC. 104. For the purposes of this Act— (1) the term "Center" means the National Center for Productivity and Quality of Working Life; (2) the term "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Center; (3) the terms "productivity growth" and "improved productivity" shall be interpreted to include, but not be limited to, improvements in technology, management techniques, and the quality of working life; and (4) the term "quality of working life" shall be interpreted to mean the conditions of work relating to the role of the worker in the production process.
15 USC 2404.
TITLE II—NATIONAL CENTER FOR PRODUCTIVITY AND QUALITY OF WORKING L I F E ESTABLISHED SEC. 201. There is hereby established as an independent establishment of the executive branch of the Government the National Center for Productivity and Quality of Working Life.
15 USC 2411.
BOARD o r DIRECTOKS
SEC. 202, (a) The Center shall have a Board of Directors, to be com- Membership, prised of not more than twenty-seven members, as follows: 15 USC 2412. (1) a Chairman, appointed by the President, by and with the advdce and consent of the Senate; (2) the Secretary of the Treasury; (3) the Secretary of Commerce; (4) the Secretary of Labor; (5) the Director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service; (6) the Executive Director of the Center; (7) not less than five members who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, from among qualified private individuals in manufacturing and service industries; (8) not less than five members who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, from among qualified private individuals from labor organizations; (9) not less than two members who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, from among qualified individuals in State or local governments; (10) not less than one member who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, from among the general public; (11) not less than one member who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, from among qualified individuals associated with leading institutions of higher education; and (12) such other qualified members from the public or private sectors whom the President may deem appropriate who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. ^ When unable to attend a meeting of the Board, a member appointed under clauses (2), (3), (4), and (5) shall appoint an appropriate
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