§ 2451. — Authority of Executive Director.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 15USC2451]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 51--NATIONAL PRODUCTIVITY AND QUALITY OF WORKING LIFE
SUBCHAPTER IV--ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
Sec. 2451. Authority of Executive Director
The Executive Director is authorized to--
(1) prescribe such regulations as are deemed necessary to carry
out the purposes of this chapter;
(2) receive money and other property donated, bequeathed, or
devised, or remitted in payment for services rendered, without
condition or restriction other than that it be for the purposes of
the Center;
(3) receive (and use, sell, or otherwise dispose of, in
accordance with clause (2)) money or other property donated,
bequeathed, or devised to the Center, except for such money and
other property which includes a condition that the Center use other
funds of the Center for the purpose of the gift, in which case two-
thirds of the members of the Board of the Center must approve such
donations;
(4) appoint and fix the compensation of such personnel as may be
necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter in accordance
with the provisions of title 5, governing appointments in the
competitive service, and the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter
III of chapter 53 of such title relating to classification and
General Schedule pay rates;
(5) obtain the services of experts and consultants in accordance
with the provisions of section 3109 of title 5, at rates for
individuals not to exceed the maximum daily rate prescribed for GS-
18 under section 5332 of title 5;
(6) accept and utilize the services of voluntary and
noncompensated personnel and reimburse them for travel expenses,
including per diem as authorized by section 5703 of title 5;
(7) utilize, on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis the
services, equipment, personnel, and facilities of any other
department or agency of the United States;
(8) establish one or more task forces to assist and advise the
Center, composed of individuals who, by reason of experience, are
qualified for such service. Each member of any such task force who
is not an officer or employee of the Federal Government may receive
an amount not to exceed the maximum daily rate prescribed for GS-18
under section 5332 of title 5 for each day such individual is
engaged in the actual performance of duties (including traveltime)
as a member of such a task force. Members may be reimbursed for
travel, subsistence, and necessary expenses incurred in the
performance of their duties; and
(9) make advances, progress, and other payments deemed necessary
under this chapter without regard to the provisions of section
3324(a) and (b) of title 31.
(Pub. L. 94-136, title IV, Sec. 401, Nov. 28, 1975, 89 Stat. 741.)
References in Text
The provisions of title 5 governing appointments in the competitive
service, referred to in par. (4), are classified to section 3301 et seq.
of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
Codification
In par. (9), ``section 3324(a) and (b) of title 31'' substituted for
``section 3648 of the Revised Statutes, as amended (21 [31] U.S.C.
529)'' on authority of Pub. L. 97-258, Sec. 4(b), Sept. 13, 1982, 96
Stat. 1067, the first section of which enacted Title 31, Money and
Finance.
References in Other Laws to GS-16, 17, or 18 Pay Rates
References in laws to the rates of pay for GS-16, 17, or 18, or to
maximum rates of pay under the General Schedule, to be considered
references to rates payable under specified sections of Title 5,
Government Organization and Employees, see section 529 [title I,
Sec. 101(c)(1)] of Pub. L. 101-509, set out in a note under section 5376
of Title 5.
