§ 4805. — Executive Director and staff.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 15USC4805]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 74--COMPETITIVENESS POLICY COUNCIL
Sec. 4805. Executive Director and staff
(a) Executive Director
(1) The principal administrative officer of the Council shall be an
Executive Director, who shall be appointed by the Council and who shall
be paid at a rate not to exceed GS-18 of the General Schedule.
(2) The Executive Director shall serve on a full-time basis.
(b) Staff
(1) Within the limitations of appropriations to the Council, the
Executive Director may appoint a staff for the Council in accordance
with the Federal civil service and classification laws.
(2) The staff of the Council shall be deemed to be special
government employees as defined in section 202 of title 18 for purposes
of title II of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 and sections 201,
202, 203, 205, 207, and 208 of title 18.
(c) Experts and consultants
The Council may procure temporary and intermittent services under
section 3109(b) of title 5, but at rates for individuals not to exceed
the daily equivalent of the maximum annual rate of basic pay for GS-16
of the General Schedule.
(d) Details
Upon request of the Council, the head of any other Federal agency is
authorized to detail, on a reimbursable basis, any of the personnel of
such agency to the Council to assist the Council in carrying out its
duties under this chapter.
(Pub. L. 100-418, title V, Sec. 5206, Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1459;
Pub. L. 101-382, title I, Sec. 133(b), Aug. 20, 1990, 104 Stat. 648.)
References in Text
The Federal civil service laws, referred to in subsec. (b)(1), are
set forth in Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. See,
particularly, section 3301 et seq. of Title 5.
The Federal classification laws, referred to in subsec. (b)(1), are
classified to chapter 51 (Sec. 5101 et seq.) and subchapter III
(Sec. 5331 et seq.) of chapter 53 of Title 5.
The Ethics in Government Act of 1978, referred to in subsec. (b)(2),
is Pub. L. 95-521, Oct. 26, 1978, 92 Stat. 1824, as amended. Title II of
the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 was set out in the Appendix to
Title 5, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 101-194, title II, Sec. 201, Nov.
30, 1989, 103 Stat. 1724. For complete classification of this Act to the
Code, see Short Title note set out under section 101 of Pub. L. 95-521
in the Appendix to Title 5 and Tables.
Amendments
1990--Subsecs. (c), (d). Pub. L. 101-382 added subsecs. (c) and (d).
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.
