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1 the "Board") shall consist of nine members appointed by 2 the President by and with the advice and consent of the Sen3 ate. The members of the Board shall be selected from among 4 the citizens of the United States and shall include three 5 eminent and distinguished persons from each of the fields of 6 government, industry, and academia. Members of the Board 7 shall biannually select one of their number to serve as 8 Chairman.

9 (b) The term of office of each member of the Board 10 shall be six years; except that (1) any member appointed 11 to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the 12 term for which his predecessor was appointed shall be ap13 pointed for the remainder of such term; and (2) the terms 14 of office of members first taking office shall begin on the 15 first day on which the appointment of any such member is 16 confirmed by the Senate and shall expire, as designated at 17 the time of their appointment, one from each of the three 18 fields at the end of two years, one from each of the three 19 fields at the end of four years, and one from each of the 20 three fields at the end of six years. No member shall be 21 eligible to serve in excess of two consecutive terms of six 22 years each. Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of 23 this subsection, a member whose term has expired may serve 24 until his successor has qualified. Any vacancy in the Board

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1 shall not affect its power, but shall be filled in the manner 2 in which the original appointment was made.

3 (c) The members of the Board shall, while attending 4 meetings of the Board or while engaged in duties related 5 to such meetings or in other activities of the Board pur6 suant to this Act, be entitled to compensation at the rate 7 of $100 per day including traveltime, and while away from 8 their homes or regular places of business they may be 9 allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of sub10 sistence, equal to that authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5703) 11 for persons in the Government service employed inter12 mittently.

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(d) The Board shall meet at least once every other 14 month and shall provide counsel, advice, and direction to 15 the Executive Director in matters of policy, long-term goals, 16 and such other matters as the Executive Director may bring 17 to their attention. The Board members shall seek to pro18 mote the interaction and cooperation of the Corporation with 19 industry, business, academia, and other branches and levels 20 of Government, shall review the budget recommendations of 21 the Executive Director, and shall perform such other duties 22 and functions as the President may direct.

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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE CORPORATION

SEC. 403. (a) The Executive Director shall be ap

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1 gestions as the Board may make, by and with the advice.

2 and consent of the Senate, and shall serve at the pleasure 3 of the President.

4 (b) The Director shall receive compensation at the rate 5 provided for level III of the Executive Schedule in section 6 5314 of title 5, United States Code.

7 (c) The Executive Director is authorized to appoint a 8 Deputy Director, who shall receive compensation at the 9 rate provided for level V of the Executive Schedule in 10 section 5316 of title 5, United States Code.

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CORPORATION POWERS AND FUNCTIONS

SEC. 404. The Corporation is authorized and directed,

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(1) to select, appoint, and employ, subject to the civil service laws, not to exceed twenty staff members, including clerical staff;

(2) to oversee, manage, direct, and coordinate the operations of the entities transferred to the Corporation by section 405;

(3) to review the operations, functions, programs, activities, budgets, personnel, and organizational structures of those entities, and to recommend to the President

such alteration, amendment, consolidation, expansion, or elimination of the programs, activities, functions, powers

or duties of those entities, by statute or otherwise, as will

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promote the efficiency and effectiveness of those entities.

and of the Corporation;

(5) to formulate a compatible and comprehensive system or systems for processing, storing, communicating, distributing, and disseminating scientific and technical data, information, theories, and experimental methods and results, which system or systems shall,

upon approval by the President, be uniformly adopted and utilized throughout the executive branch of the Government;

(6) to promote and establish intensive and extensive interaction between the Corporation and appropriate industrial, business, academic, and governmental organizations in order to develop more efficient and orderly processes of dissemination and utilization of scientific and technical data, information, theories, and experimental methods and results;

(7) to promote and establish an ongoing and effective liaison with the National Referral Center for Science

and Technology of the Library of Congress, and to recommend to the President such measures as will increase

and improve the interaction and cooperation of the Cor

poration with such Center, where and to the extent feasible;

(8) to engage in specific programs of dissemina

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tion of information in order to accelerate and promote

the utilization of important scientific or technical advances in areas of national economic, social, or political

concern or crisis;

(9) to develop channels of communication with State and local governments, other Federal agencies, and private institutions, for use in conjunction with such specific dissemination programs;

(10) to contract with private persons for such services, supplies, data, equipment, and other assistance as it may require in the performance of any of the programs

or activities specified by this section; and

(11) to perform such other duties and functions as the President may direct.

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

SEC. 405. (a) The following entities. are hereby 17 transferred to the Corporation:

(1) the National Technical Information Service of

the Department of Commerce;

(2) the Science Information Exchange, Incorpo

rated, of the Smithsonian Institution;

(3) the Science Information Service of the National Science Foundation: and

(4) the Science Information Council of the National

Science Foundation.