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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 · Sec. 672

Sec. 672. MILITARY COMPENSATION AND RETIREMENT MODERNIZATION COMMISSION

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## SEC. 672 MILITARY COMPENSATION AND RETIREMENT MODERNIZATION COMMISSION ###
(a)Establishment There is established in the executive branch an independent commission to be known as the Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission. The Commission shall be considered an independent establishment of the Federal Government as defined by section 104 of title 5, United States Code, and a temporary organization under section 3161 of such title. ###
(b)Membership ####
(1)Number and appointment The Commission shall be composed of nine members appointed as follows: #####
(A)The President shall appoint one member. #####
(B)The Majority Leader of the Senate, in consultation with the Chairman of the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, shall appoint two members. #####
(C)The Minority Leader of the Senate, in consultation with the Ranking Member of the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, shall appoint two members. #####
(D)The Speaker of the House of Representatives, in consultation with the Chairman of the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives, shall appoint two members. #####
(E)The Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, in consultation with the Ranking Member of the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives, shall appoint two members. ####
(2)Deadline for appointment Members shall be appointed to the Commission under paragraph
(1)not later than four months after the Commission establishment date. ####
(3)Qualifications of individuals appointed In appointing members of the Commission, the President and Members of Congress specified in paragraph
(1)shall ensure that, collectively, there are members with significant expertise regarding the matters described in section 671. The types of specific expertise and experience to be considered include the following: #####
(A)Federal civilian employee compensation and retirement. #####
(B)Military compensation and retirement. #####
(C)Private sector compensation, retirement, or human resource systems. #####
(D)Active duty service in a regular component of the uniformed services. #####
(E)Service in a reserve component. #####
(F)Experience as a spouse of a member of the uniformed services. #####
(G)Service as an enlisted member of the uniformed services. #####
(H)Military family policy development and implementation. #####
(I)Department of Veterans Affairs benefit programs. #####
(J)Actuarial science. ####
(4)Limitation An individual who, within the preceding year, has been employed by a veterans service organization or military-related advocacy group or association may not be appointed to the Commission. ###
(c)Chair The President shall designate one of the members of the Commission to be Chair of the Commission. The individual designated as Chair of the Commission shall be a person who has expertise in the military compensation and retirement systems. The Chair, or the designee of the Chair, shall preside over meetings of the Commission and be responsible for establishing the agenda of Commission meetings and hearings. ###
(d)Terms Members shall be appointed for the life of the Commission. A vacancy in the Commission shall not affect its powers, and shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment was made. ###
(e)Status as Federal Employees Notwithstanding the requirements of section 2105 of title 5, United States Code, including the required supervision under subsection (a)(3) of such section, the members of the Commission shall be deemed to be Federal employees. ###
(f)Pay for Members of the Commission ####
(1)In general Each member, other than the Chair, of the Commission shall be paid at a rate equal to the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay payable for level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, for each day (including travel time) during which the member is engaged in the actual performance of duties vested in the Commission. ####
(2)Chair The Chair of the Commission shall be paid at a rate equal to the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay payable for level III of the Executive Schedule under section 5314, of title 5, United States Code, for each day (including travel time) during which the member is engaged in the actual performance of duties vested in the Commission.
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