may be necessary to enable it to carry out its func-
tions. Appropriations to the Commission are author-
ized to remain available until expended. 
(2) DISBURSEMENTS.—Appropriations to the 
Commission shall be disbursed on vouchers ap-
proved— 
(A) jointly by the Chairman and the Co-
chairman; or 
(B) by a majority of the members of the 
personnel and administration committee estab-
lished pursuant to section 9. 
(b) FOREIGN TRAVEL FOR OFFICIAL PURPOSES.— 
Foreign travel for official purposes by members and staff 
of the Commission may be authorized by either the Chair-
man or the Cochairman. 
SEC. 9. STAFF OF THE COMMISSION. 
(a) 
PERSONNEL
AND
ADMINISTRATION
COM-
MITTEE.—The Commission shall have a personnel and ad-
ministration committee composed of the Chairman, the 
Cochairman, the member of the Commission from the mi-
nority party of the House of Representatives, and the 
member of the Commission from the minority party of the 
Senate. 
(b) COMMITTEE
FUNCTIONS.—All decisions per-
taining to the appointment, separation, and fixing of pay 
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of personnel of the Commission shall be by a majority vote 
of the personnel and administration committee, except 
that— 
(1) the Chairman shall be entitled to appoint 
and fix the pay of the staff director; and 
(2) the Chairman and Cochairman shall each 
have the authority to appoint, with the approval of 
the personnel and administration committee, at least 
two professional staff members who shall be respon-
sible to the Chairman or the Cochairman (as the 
case may be) who appointed them. Subject to sub-
section (d), the personnel and administration com-
mittee may appoint and fix the pay of such other 
personnel as it considers desirable. 
(c) STAFF APPOINTMENTS.—All staff appointments 
shall be made without regard to the provisions of title 5, 
United States Code, governing appointments in the com-
petitive service, and without regard to the provisions of 
chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title 
relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates. 
(d) QUALIFICATIONS OF PROFESSIONAL STAFF.— 
The personnel and administration committee shall ensure 
that the professional staff of the Commission consists of 
persons with expertise in areas including human rights, 
internationally recognized worker rights, international eco-
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nomics, law (including international law), rule of law and 
other foreign assistance programming, Vietnamese poli-
tics, economy and culture, and, if possible, a working 
knowledge of the Vietnamese language. 
SEC. 10. PRINTING AND BINDING COSTS. 
For purposes of costs relating to printing and bind-
ing, including the costs of personnel detailed from the 
Government Printing Office, the Commission shall be 
deemed to be a committee of the Congress. 
SEC. 11. TERMINATION. 
Section 14(a)(2)(B) of the Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act (5 U.S.C. App.; relating to the termination of 
advisory committees) shall not apply to the Commission. 
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