PUBLIC LAW 100-607—NOV. 4, 1988 102 STAT. 3061

Commission may hold such hearings, take such testimony, and sit
and act at such time and places as the Commission considers
appropriate.

(e) PERSONNEL.—

(1) EXECUTIVE SECRETARY.—

(A) APPOINTMENT.—The Commission may appoint and fix
the compensation of an executive secretary to effectively
carry out the functions of the Commission.

(B) COMPENSATION.—The executive secretary shall be ap-
pointed subject to title 5, United States Code, governing
appointments in the competitive service, and shall receive
compensation in accordance with chapter 51 and sub-
chapter III of chapter 53 of such title relating to classifica-
tion and General Schedule pay rates.

(2) ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL.—The Secretary shall, to the
extent practicable, provide the Commission with such additional
professional and clerical staff, such information, and the serv-
ices of such consultants as the Commission determines to be
necessary to carry out its functions effectively.

(f) COMPENSATION.—

(1) OFFICERS OR EMPLOYEES OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.—
Members of the Commission who are officers or employees of
the Federal Government shall serve as members of the Commis-
sion without compensation in addition to that received in their
regular public employment.

(2) NON-FEDERAL GOVERNMENT MEMBERS.—Members of the
Commission who are not officers or employees of the Federal
Government shall receive compensation at a rate not to exceed
the daily equivalent of the annual rate in effect for Grade GS-
18 of the General Schedule for each day (including traveltime)
that such members are engaged in the performance of their
duties as members of the Commission.

(3) EXPENSES.—All members of the Commission, while serving
away from their homes or regular places of business in the
performance of services for the Commission, shall be allowed
travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the
same manner as such expenses are authorized by section 5703 of
title 5, United States Code, for persons in Government Service
employed intermittently.

(g) DUTIES,—

(1) STUDY.—The Commission shall—

(A) conduct a comprehensive study of the present state of
knowledge of the incidence, prevalence, morbidity, and
mortality resulting from sleep disorders, and of the social
and economic impact of such disorders;

(B) evaluate the public and private facilities and re-
sources (including trained personnel and research activi-
ties) available for the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment
of, and research into, such disorders; and

(C) identify programs (including biological, physiological,
behavioral, environmental, and social programs) by which
improvement in the management and research into sleep
disorders can be accomplished.

(2) DEVELOPMENT OF PLAN.—Based on the study conducted
under paragraph (1), the Commission shall develop a long-range
plan for the use and organization of national resources to
effectively deal with sleep disorders research and medicine.