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PUBLIC LAW 93-438-OCT. 11, 1974
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of the Commission as Chairman thereof to serve as such during the pleasure of the President. The Chairman may from time to time designate any other memher of the Commission as Acting Chairman to act in the place and stead of the Chairman during his absence. The Chairman (or the Acting Chairman in the absence of the Chairman) shall preside at all meetings of the (Commission and a quorum for the transaction of business shall consist of at least three members present. Each member of the (Commission, including the (Chairman, shall have equal responsibility and authority in all decisions and actions of the Commission, shall have full access to all information relating to the performance of his duties or responsibilities, and shall have one vote. Action of the Commission shall be determined by a majority vote of the members present. The Chairman (or Acting Chairman in the absence of the Chairman) shall be the official spokesman of the (Commission in its rehitions with the Congress, (xovernment agencies, persons, or the public, and, on behalf of the Commission, shall see to the faithful execution of the policies and decisions of the (Commission, and shall report thereon to the Commission from time to time or as the Commission may direct. The Commission shall have ^'^• an official seal which shall be judicially noticed. (b)(1) Members of the Commission shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. (2) Appointments of members pursuant to this subsection shall be made in such a manner that not more than three members of the Commission shall be members of the same political party. (c) Each member shall serve for a term of five years, each such Term. term to commence on July 1, except that of the five members first appointed to the Commission, one shall serve for one year, one for two years, one for three year's, one for four years, and one for five years, to be designated by the President at the time of appointment. (d) Such initial appointments shall be submitted to the Senate submittal of within sixty days of the signing of this Act. Any individual who is senat"!"^^"'^ '° serving as a member of the Atomic Energy Commission at the time of the enactment of this Act, and who may be appointed by the President to the Commission, shall be appointed for a term designated by the President, but which term shall terminate not later than the end of his present term as a member of the Atomic Energy (Commission, without regard to the requirements of subsection (b)(2) of this section. Any subsequent appointment of such individuals shall be subject to the provisions of this section. (e) Any member of the Commission may be removed by the President for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office. No member of the Commission shall engage in any business, vocation, or employment other than that of serving as a member of the Commission. (f) There are hereby transferred to the (Commission all the licensing Transfer of AEC and related regulatory functions of the Atomic Energy Commission, pe"sonnei."'^ the Chairman and members of the Commission, the General Counsel, and other officers and components of the Commission—which functions officers, components, and personnel are excepted from the transfer to the Administrator by section 104(c) of this Act. (g) In addition to other functions and personnel transferred to the ^ Additional transfers. Commission, there are also transferred to the (Commission— (1) the functions of the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel and the Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Board; (2) such personnel as the Director of the Office of Management and Budget determines are necessary for exercising responsibili-
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