(2) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—Each member of the
Council shall receive travel expenses, including per
diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with sec-
tions 5702 and 5703 of title 5, United States Code.
(f) QUORUM.—5 members of the Council shall con-
stitute a quorum, but a lesser number may hold hearings,
take testimony, or receive evidence.
(g) CHAIRPERSON.—The chairperson of the Council
shall be elected by a majority vote of the members of the
Council.
(h) MEETINGS.—The Council shall meet at the call
of a majority of the members of the Council.
SEC. 204. STAFF AND SUPPORT SERVICES.
(a) DIRECTOR.—The Council shall have a director
appointed by the Council and paid at a rate not to exceed
the minimum rate of basic pay payable for GS–13 of the
General Schedule.
(b) STAFF.—The Council may appoint and fix the
pay of additional personnel as it considers appropriate, ex-
cept that an individual so appointed may not receive pay
in excess of the maximum rate of basic pay payable for
GS–11 of the General Schedule.
(c) APPLICABILITY
OF CERTAIN CIVIL SERVICE
LAWS.—The director and staff of the Council may be ap-
pointed without regard to the provisions of title 5, United
States Code, governing appointments in the competitive
service, and may be paid without regard to the provisions
of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of that
title relating to classification and General Schedule pay
rates, except as provided in subsections (a) and (b).
(d) STAFF OF FEDERAL AGENCIES.—Upon request
of the Council, the head of any Federal agency may detail,
on a nonreimbursable basis, any of the personnel of the
agency to the Council to assist it in carrying out its duties
under this title.
(e) EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.—The Council may
procure temporary and intermittent services under section
3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, but at rates for
individuals not to exceed the daily equivalent of the min-
imum annual rate of basic pay payable for GS–13 of the
General Schedule.
(f) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES.—The Ad-
ministrator of General Services shall provide to the Coun-
cil on a reimbursable basis such administrative support
services necessary for the Council to carry out its respon-
sibilities under this title.
SEC. 205. POWERS.
(a) HEARINGS AND SESSIONS.—The Council may, for
the purpose of carrying out this title, hold hearings, sit
and act at times and places, take testimony, and receive
evidence as the Council considers appropriate. The Council
may administer oaths or affirmations to witnesses appear-
ing before it.
(b) DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY.—Any member or
agent of the Council may, if authorized by the Council,
take any action that the Council is authorized to take by
this section.
(c) INFORMATION.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Council may secure di-
rectly from any Federal agency information nec-
essary to enable it to carry out this title. Upon re-
quest of the Council, the head of the Federal agency
shall furnish the information to the Council.
(2) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1) shall not
apply to any information that the Council is prohib-
ited to secure or request by another law.
(d) MAILS.—The Council may use the United States
mails in the same manner and under the same conditions
as other Federal agencies.
(e) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—The Council may con-
tract with and compensate government and private agen-
cies or persons for supplies or services without regard to
section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5).
SEC. 206. REPORT.
Not later than the expiration of the one-year period
beginning on the date of the appointment of the last mem-
ber of the Council to be appointed under section 203(a),
the Council shall submit to the President, the Congress,
the National Association of Governors, and the National
Association of State Legislatures a final report containing
the model safety guidelines developed by the Council and
the other findings, conclusions, and recommendations of
the Council.
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