§ 1108. — Administrative provisions.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 2USC1108]
TITLE 2--THE CONGRESS
CHAPTER 22--JOHN C. STENNIS CENTER FOR PUBLIC SERVICE TRAINING AND
DEVELOPMENT
Sec. 1108. Administrative provisions
(a) In general
In order to carry out the provisions of this chapter, the Center
may--
(1) appoint and fix the compensation of such personnel as may be
necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter, except that
in no case shall employees other than the Executive Director be
compensated at a rate to exceed the maximum rate for employees in
grade GS-15 of the General Schedule under section 5332 of title 5;
(2) procure temporary and intermittent services of experts and
consultants as are necessary to the extent authorized by section
3109 of title 5, but at rates not to exceed the rate specified at
the time of such service for grade GS-18 under section 5332 of such
title;
(3) prescribe such regulations as it considers necessary
governing the manner in which its functions shall be carried out;
(4) solicit and receive money and other property donated,
bequeathed, or devised, without condition or restriction other than
it be used for the purposes of the Center, and to use, sell, or
otherwise dispose of such property for the purpose of carrying out
its functions;
(5) 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;
(6) enter into contracts, grants, or other arrangements, or
modifications thereof, to carry out the provisions of this chapter,
and such contracts or modifications thereof may, with the
concurrence of two-thirds of the members of the Board, be entered
into without performance or other bonds, and without regard to
section 5 of title 41;
(7) make expenditures for official reception and representation
expenses as well as expenditures for meals, entertainment and
refreshments in connection with official training sessions or other
authorized programs or activities;
(8) apply for, receive and use for the purposes of the Center
grants or other assistance from Federal sources;
(9) establish, receive and use for the purposes of the Center
fees or other charges for goods or services provided in fulfilling
the Center's purposes to persons not enumerated in section 1104(b)
of this title;
(10) invest, as specified in section 1105(b) of this title,
moneys authorized to be received under this section; and
(11) make other necessary expenditures.
(b) Omitted
(Pub. L. 100-458, title I, Sec. 119, Oct. 1, 1988, 102 Stat. 2176; Pub.
L. 101-163, title III, Sec. 320, Nov. 21, 1989, 103 Stat. 1068; Pub. L.
101-520, title III, Sec. 313(c), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 2282.)
Codification
Subsection (b), which required the Center to submit an annual report
to Congress on its operations under this chapter, terminated, effective
May 15, 2000, pursuant to section 3003 of Pub. L. 104-66, as amended,
set out as a note under section 1113 of Title 31, Money and Finance.
See, also, page 143 of House Document No. 103-7.
Amendments
1990--Subsec. (a)(6) to (11). Pub. L. 101-520 struck out ``and'' at
end of par. (6), added pars. (7) to (11), and struck out former par. (7)
which read as follows: ``To make other necessary expenditures including
official reception and representation expenses.''
1989--Subsec. (a)(7). Pub. L. 101-163 substituted ``To make other
necessary expenditures including official reception and representation
expenses'' for ``make other necessary expenditures''.
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.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 1105, 1106, 1151 of this
title.
