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-15- three members to be appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. One of the members shall, at the time of his nomination, be an active airline pilot and shall have flown not less than three thousand hours in scheduled air transportation. Each member of the Board shall be a citizen of the United States and shall continue in office as designated by the President at the time of nomination until the last day of the second, fourth, and sixth calendar years respectively, following the passage of this Act, but their successors shall be appointed for terms of six years, except that any person appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which his predecessor was appointed shall be appointed only for the remainder of such term. Any member of the Board may be appointed to succeed himself. The Board shall annually elect one of its members as chairman of the Board. Each member of the Board shall receive a salary of $7,500 per annum. No member of the Board shall have any pecuniary interest in or own any stock in or bonds of any civil aeronautics enterprise. Personnel "(b) Subject to the provision of the civil-service laws and the Classification Act of 1923, as amended, the Board shall appoint, fix the salaries, and prescribe the duties of such assistants and other employees as it shall deem necessary in exercising and performing its powers and duties under this Act. Such of the personnel transferred to the Authority from the Department of Commerce under section 203 of this Act as were regularly employed in the investigation and analysis of accidents in air commerce prior to such transfer, may, upon request of the Board, be transferred to the Board. Temporary Personnel "(c) The Board may, without regard to the civil-service laws, engage, for temporary service in the investigation of any accident involving aircraft, persons other than officers or employees of the United States and may fix their compensation without regard to the Classification Act of 1923, as amended, and may, with the consent of the head of the executive department or independent establishment under whose jurisdiction the officer or employee is serving, secure for such service any officer or employee of the United States. Authorization of Expenditures "(d) All expenses incurred by the Board in the investigation of accidents, or for the maintenance or operation of aircraft acquired for the use of the Board, shall be allowed upon vouchers approved by the chairman of the Board. The members
