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103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 4843

To establish the National Sports Heritage Commission.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JULY 27, 1994

Mr. TORRICELLI introduced the following bill; which was referred jointly to

the Committees on Public Works and Transportation and House Administration

A BILL

To establish the National Sports Heritage Commission.

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Sports Herit5 age Commission Act’’.

6 SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT.

7 There is established a commission to be known as the

8 ‘‘National Sports Heritage Commission’’ (in this Act re9 ferred to as the ‘‘Commission’’).

10 SEC. 3. DUTIES OF COMMISSION.

11 The Commission shall—
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1 (1) develop a fundraising plan,

2 (2) secure a site, and

3 (3) draft an operational proposal,

4 for building a National Sports Heritage Museum in Wash5 ington, D.C., to be part of the Smithsonian Institution.

6 SEC. 4. MEMBERSHIP.

7 (a) NUMBER AND APPOINTMENT.—The Commission

8 shall be composed of 18 members appointed as follows:

9 (1) 11 members appointed by the President.

10 (2) 3 members appointed by the Speaker of the

11 House of Representatives one of whom shall be a

12 member of the United States House of Representa13 tives.

14 (3) 3 members appointed by the President pro

15 tempore of the Senate one of whom shall be a mem16 ber of the United States Senate.

17 (4) 1 ex officio member appointed by the Sec18 retary of the Interior.

19 (b) TERMS.—

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para21 graphs (2) and (3), members shall serve for 4 year

22 terms.

23 (2) TERMS OF INITIAL APPOINTEES.—Of the

24 members first appointed—
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1 (A) 6 shall be appointed for a term of 3

2 years,

3 (B) 6 shall be appointed for a term of 2

4 years, and

5 (C) 6 shall be appointed for a term of 1

6 year,

7 to be determined by the persons making the appoint8 ments acting jointly.

9 (3) EXPIRATION OF TERMS OF MEMBERS OF

10 CONGRESS.—The terms of members appointed from

11 the United States Senate or the United States

12 House of Representatives shall expire upon the expi13 ration of their terms as Members of the Senate or

14 the House of Representatives.

15 (4) VACANCIES.—Any member appointed to fill

16 a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the

17 term for which the member’s predecessor was ap18 pointed shall be appointed only for the remainder of

19 that term. A member may serve after the expiration

20 of that member’s term until a successor has taken

21 office. A vacancy in the Commission shall be filled

22 in the manner in which the original appointment was

23 made.

24 (c) RATES OF PAY.—Members shall serve without

25 pay.
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1 (d) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—Each member shall receive

2 travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence,

3 in accordance with sections 5702 and 5703 of title 5,

4 United States Code.

5 (e) QUORUM AND BYLAWS.—One-third of the mem6 bers of the Commission shall constitute a quorum, and any

7 vacancy in the Commission shall not affect its powers to

8 function. The Commission shall adopt bylaws to carry out

9 its functions under this Act.

10 (f) CHAIRPERSON; VICE CHAIRPERSON.—The Chair11 person and Vice Chairperson of the Commission shall be

12 appointed by the President from among the members of

13 the Commission. Vacancies in the offices of Chairperson

14 and Vice Chairperson shall be filled, as they arise, by ap15 pointment of the President.

16 (g) MEETINGS.—The Commission shall meet at the

17 call of the Chairperson.

18 SEC. 5. DIRECTOR AND STAFF OF COMMISSION; EXPERTS

19 AND CONSULTANTS.

20 (a) DIRECTOR.—The Commission shall, without re21 gard to section 5311(b) of title 5, United States Code,

22 have a Director who shall be appointed by the President,

23 upon the recommendation of the Chairperson of the Com24 mission and who shall be paid at a rate not to exceed the
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1 maximum rate of basic pay payable for GS–18 of the Gen2 eral Schedule.

3 (b) STAFF.—Without regard to section 5311(b) of

4 title 5, United States Code, the Director may appoint and

5 fix the pay of such additional personnel as he considers

6 appropriate.

7 (c) APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN CIVIL SERVICE

8 LAWS.—The Director and staff of the Commission shall

9 be appointed subject to the provisions of title 5, United

10 States Code, governing appointments in the competitive

11 service, and shall be paid in accordance with the provisions

12 of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of that

13 title relating to classification and General Schedule pay

14 rates.

15 (d) EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.—The Commission

16 may obtain the services of experts and consultants in ac17 cordance with the provision of section 3109(b) of title 5,

18 United States Code, at rates not to exceed the daily equiv19 alent of the maximum annual rate of basic pay payable

20 for GS-18 of the General Schedule.

21 (e) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES.—Upon

22 the request of the Commission, the Administrator of Gen23 eral Services shall provide to the Commission, on a reim24 bursable basis, the administrative support services nec-
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1 essary for the Commission to carry out its responsibilities

2 under this Act.

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