Union Calendar No. 471

103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 4490

[Report No. 103–854]

A BILL

To extend the Administrative Conference of the

United States, and for other purposes.

OCTOBER 7, 1994

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Commitordered to be printed tee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and
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Union Calendar No. 471

103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 4490

[Report No. 103–854]

To extend the Administrative Conference of the United States, and for other

purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MAY 25, 1994

Mr. BRYANT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the

Committee on the Judiciary

OCTOBER 7, 1994

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 25, 1994]

A BILL

To extend the Administrative Conference of the United

States, and for other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. EXTENSION.

4 The first sentence of section 596 of title 5, United

5 States Code, is amended to read as follows: ‘‘There are au-
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1 thorized to be appropriated to carry out the purposes of this

2 subchapter not more than $2,600,000 for fiscal year 1995,

3 $2,700,000 for fiscal year 1996, $2,800,000 for fiscal year

4 1997, and $2,900,000 for fiscal year 1998.’’.

5 SEC. 2. CHAIRMAN’S COMPENSATION.

6 (a) EXECUTIVE SCHEDULE RATE.—Section 593(b)(1)

7 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking the

8 period and ‘‘The Chairman is entitled to pay at the highest

9 rate established by statute for the chairman of an independ10 ent regulatory board or commission, and’’ and inserting a

11 comma and ‘‘who shall be paid at the rate specified for level

12 III of the Executive Schedule and who’’.

13 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 5314 of title

14 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end

15 the following:

16 ‘‘Chairman, Administrative Conference of the

17 United States.’’.

18 SEC. 3. MEMBERS’ CAPACITY.

19 Section 593 of title 5, United States Code, is

20 amended—

21 (1) in subsection (b)(6), by striking out the last

22 two sentences, and

23 (2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection

24 (d) and by adding after subsection (b) the following:
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1 ‘‘(c)(1) The Chairman shall select the members of the

2 Conference authorized by subsection (b)(6) in a manner

3 which will provide broad representation of the views of pri4 vate citizens and utilize diverse experience. Such members

5 shall be members of the practicing bar, scholars in the field

6 of administrative law or government, or others specially in7 formed by knowledge and experience with respect to Federal

8 administrative procedure.

9 ‘‘(2) The members of the Conference authorized by sub10 section (b)(6) shall participate in the activities of the Con11 ference solely as private individuals without official respon12 sibility on behalf of the Government of the United States

13 and, therefore, shall not be considered to hold an office of

14 profit or trust for purposes of eighth clause of Section 9

15 of Article I of the Constitution.’’.

16 SEC. 4. QUORUM.

17 Section 595(a) of title 5, United States Code, is

18 amended by adding after and below paragraph (2) the fol19 lowing: ‘‘A majority of the members of the Conference shall

20 constitute a quorum with regard to any final action taken

21 under paragraph (1) or (2).’’.