an activity described in paragraph (2)(A), such posi-
tion shall be declared vacant and a successor shall
be selected in accordance with subsection (b)(1).
(3) VACANCIES.—A vacancy in the Board of
Directors shall be filled in the manner in which the
original appointment was made.
(d) BOARD OF DIRECTORS TERM OF OFFICE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), membership on the Board of Directors
shall be for 5 years. A member shall only be eligible
for appointment for a single term of office.
(2) FIRST
APPOINTMENTS.—Of the members
first appointed to the Board of Directors—
(A) 2 shall have a term of office of 2
years,
(B) 2 shall have a term of office of 3
years,
(C) 2 shall have a term of office of 4
years, and
(D) 2 shall have a term of office of 5
years,
as designated at the time of appointment by the per-
sons specified in subsection (b)(1).
(3) REMOVAL.—Any member of the Board of
Directors may be removed from office by a majority
decision of the appointing authorities described in
subsection (b)(1) and only for—
(A) disability that substantially prevents
the member from carrying out the duties of the
member,
(B) incompetence,
(C) neglect of duty,
(D) malfeasance, or
(E) a felony or conduct involving moral
turpitude.
(e) CHAIRPERSON.—The Chairperson of the Board of
Directors shall be appointed from the members of the
Board of Directors by the members of the Board.
(f) COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS.—
(1) PER DIEM.—Each member of the Board of
Directors shall be compensated at a rate equal to
the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay
prescribed for level V of the Executive Schedule
under section 5316 of title 5, United States Code,
for each day (including travel time) during which
such member is engaged in the performance of the
duties of the Board.
(2) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—Each member of the
Board of Directors shall receive travel expenses, in-
cluding per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates au-
thorized for employees of agencies under subchapter
I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, for
each day the member is engaged in the performance
of duties away from the home or regular place of
business of the member.
(g) OFFICE STAFF.—The executive director may ap-
point and fix the compensation of such staff, including
hearing officers, as are necessary to carry out this Act.
(h) DETAILEES.—The executive director may, with
the prior consent of the Government department or agency
concerned, use the services of any such department or
agency, including the services of members or personnel of
the General Accounting Office Personnel Appeals Board.
(i) CONSULTANTS.—In carrying out this Act, the ex-
ecutive director may procure the temporary (not to exceed
1 year) or intermittent services of individual consultants
or organizations thereof.
SEC. 5. STUDY AND REGULATIONS.
(a) INITIAL ACTION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Board of Directors shall
conduct a study of the manner in which the laws
made applicable to the legislative branch of the Fed-
eral Government under section 3(a) should apply.
The Board of Directors shall complete such study
and report the results to Congress not later than
180 days after the date of the first appointment of
the first executive director.
(2) INSTRUMENTALITIES.—The Board of Direc-
tors shall include in its study under paragraph (1)
an examination of the procedures used by the instru-
mentalities to enforce the application of laws appli-
cable to the legislative branch of the Federal Gov-
ernment and a determination as to whether to direct
the instrumentality to make improvements in its reg-
ulations and procedures so as to assure that proce-
dures as effective as the procedures set forth in sec-
tions 7 through 12 will apply. If the instrumentality
has no such regulations and procedures, the Board
may direct the instrumentality to adopt the requisite
regulations and procedures, or, if deemed necessary,
in lieu thereof may itself adopt regulations pursuant
to this section or authorize use of the procedures
pursuant to sections 7 through 12.
(b) CONTINUING ACTION.—On an ongoing basis the
Board of Directors—
(1) shall determine which of the laws referred
to in section 3(b) should apply to the legislative
branch of the Federal Government and if it should,
the manner in which it should be made applicable;
(2) shall study the application to the legislative
branch of the Federal Government of provisions of
Federal law referred to in section 3 that are enacted
after the date of the enactment of this Act;
(3) may propose regulations with respect to
such application in accordance with subsection (c);
and
(4) may review the regulations in effect under
subsection (e)(1) and make such amendments as
may be appropriate in accordance with subsection
(c).
(c) REGULATIONS.—
(1) LAWS MADE APPLICABLE.—
(A) GENERAL RULE.—Not later than 180
days after the date of the completion of the
study under subsection (a), the Board of Direc-
tors shall, in accordance with section 553 of
title 5, United States Code, propose regulations
to implement the requirements of the laws
made applicable to the legislative branch of the
Federal Government under section 3(a). The
Board of Directors shall provide a period of at
least 30 days for comment on the proposed reg-
ulations.