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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 992. Terms of office; compensation
(a) The voting members of the United States Sentencing Commission
shall be appointed for six-year terms, except that the initial
terms of the first members of the Commission shall be staggered so
that -
(1) two members, including the Chair, serve terms of six years;
(2) three members serve terms of four years; and
(3) two members serve terms of two years.
(b)(1) Subject to paragraph (2) -
(A) no voting member of the Commission may serve more than two
full terms; and
(B) a voting member appointed to fill a vacancy that occurs
before the expiration of the term for which a predecessor was
appointed shall be appointed only for the remainder of such term.
(2) A voting member of the Commission whose term has expired may
continue to serve until the earlier of -
(A) the date on which a successor has taken office; or
(B) the date on which the Congress adjourns sine die to end the
session of Congress that commences after the date on which the
member's term expired.
(c) The Chair and Vice Chairs of the Commission shall hold
full-time positions and shall be compensated during their terms of
office at the annual rate at which judges of the United States
courts of appeals are compensated. The voting members of the
Commission, other than the Chair and Vice Chairs, shall hold
full-time positions until the end of the first six years after the
sentencing guidelines go into effect pursuant to section
235(a)(1)(B)(ii) of the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984, and shall be
compensated at the annual rate at which judges of the United States
courts of appeals are compensated. Thereafter, the voting members
of the Commission, other than the Chair and Vice Chairs,,(!1) shall
hold part-time positions and shall be paid at the daily rate at
which judges of the United States courts of appeals are
compensated. A Federal judge may serve as a member of the
Commission without resigning the judge's appointment as a Federal
judge.
(d) Sections 44(c) and 134(b) of this title (relating to the
residence of judges) do not apply to any judge holding a full-time
position on the Commission under subsection (c) of this section.
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