(A) IN GENERAL.—During each year, the 
Committees on Armed Services of the House of 
Representatives and Senate, the Committee on 
House Administration of the House of Rep-
resentatives, and the Committee on Rules and 
Administration of the Senate shall each hold a 
hearing on the annual report submitted by the 
Board under paragraph (2). 
(B) EXERCISE OF RULEMAKING AUTHOR-
ITY.—The provisions of subparagraph (A) are 
enacted— 
(i) as an exercise of the rulemaking 
power of the House of Representatives and 
Senate, and, as such, they shall be consid-
ered as part of the rules of the House or 
Senate (as the case may be), and such 
rules shall supersede any other rule of the 
House or Senate only to the extent that 
rule is inconsistent therewith; and 
(ii) with full recognition of the con-
stitutional right of either House to change 
such rules (so far as relating to the proce-
dure in such House) at any time, in the 
same manner, and to the same extent as in 
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the case of any other rule of the House or 
Senate. 
(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) APPOINTMENT.—The Board shall be com-
posed of 5 members appointed by the President not 
later than 6 months after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, of whom— 
(A) 1 shall be appointed from among a list 
of nominees submitted by the Speaker of the 
House of Representatives; 
(B) 1 shall be appointed from among a list 
of nominees submitted by the minority leader of 
the House of Representatives; 
(C) 1 shall be appointed from among a list 
of nominees submitted by the majority leader of 
the Senate; and 
(D) 1 shall be appointed from among a list 
of nominees submitted by the minority leader of 
the Senate. 
(2) QUALIFICATIONS.—An individual may serve 
as a member of the Board only if the individual has 
experience in election administration and resides or 
has resided for an extended period of time overseas 
(as a member of the uniformed services or other-
wise), except that the President shall ensure that at 
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least one member of the Board is a citizen who re-
sides overseas while serving on the Board. 
(3) TERMS OF SERVICE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), each member shall be ap-
pointed for a term of 4 years. A member may 
be reappointed for additional terms. 
(B) VACANCIES.—A vacancy in the Board 
shall be filled in the manner in which the origi-
nal appointment was made. Any member ap-
pointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the 
expiration of the term for which the member’s 
predecessor was appointed 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. 
(4) PAY.— 
(A) NO
PAY
FOR
SERVICE.—A member 
shall serve without pay, except that a member 
shall receive travel expenses, including per diem 
in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with appli-
cable provisions under subchapter I of chapter 
57 of title 5, United States Code. 
(B) REIMBURSEMENT
OF
TRAVEL
EX-
PENSES
BY
PRESIDENTIAL
DESIGNEE.—Upon 
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request of the Chairperson of the Board, the 
Presidential designee under the Uniformed and 
Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act shall, 
from amounts made available for the salaries 
and expenses of the Presidential designee, reim-
burse the Board for any travel expenses paid on 
behalf of a member under subparagraph (A). 
(5) QUORUM.—3 members of the Board shall 
constitute a quorum but a lesser number may hold 
hearings. 
(6) CHAIRPERSON.—The members of the Board 
shall designate one member to serve as Chairperson. 
(d) STAFF.— 
(1) AUTHORITY TO APPOINT.—Subject to rules 
prescribed the Board, the chairperson may appoint 
and fix the pay of such staff as the chairperson con-
siders necessary. 
(2) APPLICATION OF CIVIL SERVICE LAWS.— 
The staff of the Board shall be appointed subject to 
the provisions of title 5, United States Code, gov-
erning 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. 
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(3) EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.—Subject to 
rules prescribed by the Board, the Chairperson may 
procure temporary and intermittent services under 
section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code. 
(4) STAFF OF FEDERAL AGENCIES.—Upon re-
quest of the Chairperson, the head of any Federal 
department or agency may detail, on a reimbursable 
basis, any of the personnel of that department or 
agency to the Board to assist it in carrying out its 
duties under this Act. 
(e) POWERS.— 
(1) HEARINGS
AND
SESSIONS.—The Board 
may, for the purpose of carrying out this Act, hold 
hearings, sit and act at times and places, take testi-
mony, and receive evidence as the Board considers 
appropriate. The Board may administer oaths or af-
firmations to witnesses appearing before it. 
(2) OBTAINING
OFFICIAL
DATA.—The Board 
may secure directly from any department or agency 
of the United States information necessary to enable 
it to carry out this Act. Upon request of the Chair-
person, the head of that department or agency shall 
furnish that information to the Board. 
(3) MAILS.—The Board may use the United 
States mails in the same manner and under the 
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