[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1165 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1165

  To apply rules regarding the conduct of meetings and recordkeeping 
    under the Federal Advisory Committee Act to the Social Security 
                Advisory Board, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 11, 1997

 Mr. Grassley introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
                  referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
  To apply rules regarding the conduct of meetings and recordkeeping 
    under the Federal Advisory Committee Act to the Social Security 
                Advisory Board, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Advisory Board 
Sunshine Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) the Social Security Advisory Board has a vital mission 
        to advise the Commissioner of Social Security, Congress, and 
        the President on the future direction of the Social Security 
        Administration;
            (2) the Advisory Board has a responsibility to ensure that 
        future social security policy continues to provide a basic 
        level of economic protection for retirees, the disabled, and 
        their dependents; and
            (3) the Advisory Board must conduct its activities and 
        operations in the open, with public notice, and with disclosure 
        of information to the fullest extent possible.

SEC. 3. APPLICATION OF FACA TO SOCIAL SECURITY ADVISORY BOARD.

    (a) In General.--Section 703(h) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 903(h)) is amended to read as follows:

                    ``Federal Advisory Committee Act

    ``(h) The Board shall be subject to sections 10, 11, and 12(a) of 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).''
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to meetings occurring after the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 4. COMPENSATION FOR ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS.

    (a) In General.--Section 703(f) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 903(f)) is amended to read as follows:

                             ``Compensation

    ``(f) Members of the Board--
            ``(1) shall each receive compensation at a rate of not to 
        exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay 
        payable for positions at GS-15 of the General Schedule under 
        section 5332 of title 5, United States Code, for each day such 
        member is engaged in the actual performance of the duties of 
        the Board, and
            ``(2) while serving on business of the Board away from 
        their homes or regular places of business, may be allowed 
        travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as 
        authorized by section 5703 of title 5 of such Code for persons 
        in the Government employed intermittently.''
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.
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