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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 Admin-
istration
A BILL
To establish the National Sports Heritage Commission.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Sports Herit-
age Commission Act’’.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT.
There is established a commission to be known as the
‘‘National Sports Heritage Commission’’ (in this Act re-
ferred to as the ‘‘Commission’’).
SEC. 3. DUTIES OF COMMISSION.
The Commission shall—
(1) develop a fundraising plan,
(2) secure a site, and
(3) draft an operational proposal,
for building a National Sports Heritage Museum in Wash-
ington, D.C., to be part of the Smithsonian Institution.
SEC. 4. MEMBERSHIP.
(a) NUMBER AND APPOINTMENT.—The Commission
shall be composed of 18 members appointed as follows:
(1) 11 members appointed by the President.
(2) 3 members appointed by the Speaker of the
House of Representatives one of whom shall be a
member of the United States House of Representa-
tives.
(3) 3 members appointed by the President pro
tempore of the Senate one of whom shall be a mem-
ber of the United States Senate.
(4) 1 ex officio member appointed by the Sec-
retary of the Interior.
(b) TERMS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graphs (2) and (3), members shall serve for 4 year
terms.
(2) TERMS OF INITIAL APPOINTEES.—Of the
members first appointed—
(A) 6 shall be appointed for a term of 3
years,
(B) 6 shall be appointed for a term of 2
years, and
(C) 6 shall be appointed for a term of 1
year,
to be determined by the persons making the appoint-
ments acting jointly.
(3) EXPIRATION OF TERMS OF MEMBERS OF
CONGRESS.—The terms of members appointed from
the United States Senate or the United States
House of Representatives shall expire upon the expi-
ration of their terms as Members of the Senate or
the House of Representatives.
(4) VACANCIES.—Any member appointed to fill
a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the
term for which the member’s predecessor was ap-
pointed shall be appointed only for the remainder of
that term. A member may serve after the expiration
of that member’s term until a successor has taken
office. A vacancy in the Commission shall be filled
in the manner in which the original appointment was
made.
(c) RATES OF PAY.—Members shall serve without
pay.
(d) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—Each member shall receive
travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence,
in accordance with sections 5702 and 5703 of title 5,
United States Code.
(e) QUORUM AND BYLAWS.—One-third of the mem-
bers of the Commission shall constitute a quorum, and any
vacancy in the Commission shall not affect its powers to
function. The Commission shall adopt bylaws to carry out
its functions under this Act.
(f) CHAIRPERSON; VICE CHAIRPERSON.—The Chair-
person and Vice Chairperson of the Commission shall be
appointed by the President from among the members of
the Commission. Vacancies in the offices of Chairperson
and Vice Chairperson shall be filled, as they arise, by ap-
pointment of the President.
(g) MEETINGS.—The Commission shall meet at the
call of the Chairperson.
SEC. 5. DIRECTOR AND STAFF OF COMMISSION; EXPERTS
AND CONSULTANTS.
(a) DIRECTOR.—The Commission shall, without re-
gard to section 5311(b) of title 5, United States Code,
have a Director who shall be appointed by the President,
upon the recommendation of the Chairperson of the Com-
mission and who shall be paid at a rate not to exceed the
maximum rate of basic pay payable for GS–18 of the Gen-
eral Schedule.
(b) STAFF.—Without regard to section 5311(b) of
title 5, United States Code, the Director may appoint and
fix the pay of such additional personnel as he considers
appropriate.
(c) APPLICABILITY
OF CERTAIN CIVIL SERVICE
LAWS.—The Director and staff of the Commission shall
be appointed subject to the provisions of title 5, United
States Code, governing appointments in the competitive
service, and shall be paid in accordance with the provisions
of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of that
title relating to classification and General Schedule pay
rates.
(d) EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.—The Commission
may obtain the services of experts and consultants in ac-
cordance with the provision of section 3109(b) of title 5,
United States Code, at rates not to exceed the daily equiv-
alent of the maximum annual rate of basic pay payable
for GS-18 of the General Schedule.
(e) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES.—Upon
the request of the Commission, the Administrator of Gen-
eral Services shall provide to the Commission, on a reim-
bursable basis, the administrative support services nec-