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Show KLAMATH RIVER BASIN COMPACT 197 "Sec. 5. (a) The Federal representative to the Commission shall be appointed by the President, and shall report to the President either directly or through such agency or official of the Government as thQ President may specify. Such representative shall have no vote. "(b) The Federal representative shall receive compensation and shall be entitled to travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of sub- sistence, in the same manner as provided for experts and consultants under sections 5 and 15 of the Administrative Expenses Act of 1946 and the Travel Expense Act of 1949, except (1) that his term of service shall be governed by the terms of this Act and shall not be affected by the time limitations of said section 15, and (2) his per diem rate of compensation shall be in such amount, not in excess of $50, as the President shall specify, but the total amount of compen- sation payable in any one calendar year shall not exceed $15,000: Provided, That if the Federal representative be an employee of the United States he shall serve without additional compensation: Pro- vided fwther, That a retired military officer or a retired Federal civilian officer or employee may be appointed as such representative, without prejudice to his retired status, and he shall receive compensa- tion as authorized herein in addition to his retired pay or annuity but the sum of his retired pay or annuity and such additional compen- sation as may be payable hereunder shall not exceed $15,000 in any one calendar year. " (c) The Federal representative shall be provided with office space, consulting, engineering, and stenographic service, and other neces- sary administrative services. "(d) The compensation of the Federal representative shall be paid from the current appropriation for salaries in the White House Office. Travel and other expenses provided for in subsections (b) and (c) of this section shall be paid from any current appropriation or appropri- ations selected by the head of such agency or agencies as may be designated by the President to provide for such expenses. "Sec. 6'. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is expressly reserved." For legislative history, see S. 2431 and H.R. 8465, 85th Congress; Senate Report 834 (Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs) and House Report 1130 (Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs), 85th Congress; 103 Cong. Bee. 14236, 15207, 15210, 15334 (1957); P.L. 85-222. |