99 STAT. 1376
PUBLIC LAW 99-198—DEC. 23, 1985
5 USC 5101
provide to the National Commission on Dairy Policy such information as the Commission may require to carry out its duties and functions. (b) Members of the Commission shall serve without compensation for work on the Commission. While away from their homes or regular places of business in the performance of duties of the Commission, members of the Commission shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by law for persons serving intermittently in the Government service under section 5703 of title 5 of the United States Code. (c) To the extent there are sufficient funds available to the Commission in advance under section [139], and subject to such rules as may be adopted by the Commission, the Commission, without regard to the provisions of title 5 of the United States Code governing appointments in the competitive service and without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title relating to the classification and General Schedule pay rates,
et seq., 5331
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(1) appoint and fix the compensation of a director; and (2) appoint and fix the compensation of such additional fc. personnel as the Commission determines necessary to assist it to carry out its duties and functions. (d) On the request of the Commission, the heads of executive agencies, the General Accounting Office, and the Office of Technology Assessment may furnish the Commission with such person' "•' nel and support services as the head of the agency, or office, and the chairman of the Commission agree are necessary to assist the H,, Commission to carry out its duties and functions. The Commission shall not be required to pay or reimburse any agency or office for personnel and support services provided under this subsection. (e) The Commission shall be exempt from sections 7(d), 10(e), 10(f), and 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.). (f) The Commission shall be exempt from the requirements of sections 4301 through 4305 of title 5 of the United States Code. FINANCIAL SUPPORT
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Prohibition. KXl-
SEC. 145. (a) Following the appointment or designation of the members of the National Commission on Dairy Policy, notwithstanding the provisions of section 1342 of title 31 of the United States Code, the Secretary of Agriculture may receive on behalf of the Commission, from persons, groups, and entities within the United States, contributions of money and services to assist the Commission to carry out its duties and functions. Any money contributed under this section shall be made available to the Commission to carry out this subtitle. In no event may the Secretary accept an aggregate amount of contributions from any one person, group, or entity exceeding 10 percent of the budget of the Commission. (b) If the contributions under subsection (a) are insufficient to carry out this subtitle, the Secretary of Agriculture may transfer to the Commission, from funds available to the Commodity Credit Corporation, an amount not to exceed $1,000,000 to carry out this subtitle.
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