§ 474. — Director of Office of Technology Assessment.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 2USC474]
TITLE 2--THE CONGRESS
CHAPTER 15--OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
Sec. 474. Director of Office of Technology Assessment
(a) Appointment; term; compensation
The Director of the Office of Technology Assessment shall be
appointed by the Board and shall serve for a term of six years unless
sooner removed by the Board. He shall receive basic pay at the rate
provided for level III of the Executive Schedule under section 5314 of
title 5.
(b) Powers and duties
In addition to the powers and duties vested in him by this chapter,
the Director shall exercise such powers and duties as may be delegated
to him by the Board.
(c) Deputy Director; appointment; functions; compensation
The Director may appoint with the approval of the Board, a Deputy
Director who shall perform such functions as the Director may prescribe
and who shall be Acting Director during the absence or incapacity of the
Director or in the event of a vacancy in the office of Director. The
Deputy Director shall receive basic pay at the rate provided for level
IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5.
(d) Restrictions on outside employment activities of Director and Deputy
Director
Neither the Director nor the Deputy Director shall engage in any
other business, vocation, or employment than that of serving as such
Director or Deputy Director, as the case may be; nor shall the Director
or Deputy Director, except with the approval of the Board, hold any
office in, or act in any capacity for, any organization, agency, or
institution with which the Office makes any contract or other
arrangement under this chapter.
(Pub. L. 92-484, Sec. 5, Oct. 13, 1972, 86 Stat. 799.)
