Sec. 203. Administration
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Not later than 60 days after the date of a discharge of the debt of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the instrumentalities of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico under section 101, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall appoint a Special Master to administer the compensation program established under this title. A Special Master may not have a relationship to a party, attorney, action, or court that would require the disqualification of a judge under section 455 of title 28, United States Code, unless, after the date on which the Special Master discloses any potential ground for disqualification, the party, attorney, action, or court with which the Special Master has a relationship, with the approval of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, consents to the appointment of the Special Master.
The Special Master shall be considered to be an official of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. In the event of the death, resignation, incapacity, or other vacancy in the position of the Special Master, the position shall be filled in the manner described in paragraph (1). Sections 3345 through 3349d of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998 ), shall not apply to vacancies in the position of Special Master. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to pay the administrative and support costs for the Special Master in carrying out this title.