Sec. 10012. Chairman
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Except as otherwise provided in section 10011, all functions of the Commission shall rest with the Chairman. The Chairman shall be the official spokesman for the Commission and, as such, shall represent the policies determined by a majority of the Commission. The Chairman shall also be the principal executive officer of the Commission, and shall be responsible to the Commission for assuring that the Executive Director for Operations and the staff of the Commission (other than the officers and staff referred to in section 10011(b)(4) and (c)) are responsive to the requirements of the Commission in the performance of its functions; shall determine the use and expenditure of funds of the Commission, in accordance with the distribution of appropriated funds according to programs and purposes approved by the Commission; shall present to the Commission for its consideration the proposals set forth in paragraph (3); and shall be responsible for the following functions, which the Chairman shall delegate, subject to the Chairman’s direction and supervision, to the Executive Director for Operations unless otherwise provided by this title:
Administrative functions of the Commission. Distribution of business among such personnel and among administrative units and offices of the Commission. Preparation of proposals for the reorganization of the major offices of the Commission. Appointing and removing, without any further action by the Commission, all officers and employees under the Commission other than those whose appointment and removal are specifically provided for by section 10011(b) and (c). The Chairman as principal executive officer and the Executive Director for Operations shall be governed by the general policies of the Commission and by such regulatory decisions, findings, and determinations, including those for reorganization proposals, budget revisions, and distribution of appropriated funds, as the Commission may by law, including this subtitle, be authorized to make.
The Chairman and the Executive Director for Operations shall have joint responsibility insuring that the Commission is fully and currently informed about matters within its functions. If a majority of Commissioners determine that the Chairman has not acted in accordance with paragraph
(1)or (2), such Commissioners shall provide written notice of the determination to the President and provide copies thereof to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate.