§ 4513. — 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: 20USC4513]
TITLE 20--EDUCATION
CHAPTER 57--JAMES MADISON MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
Sec. 4513. Administrative provisions
(a) General powers
The Foundation is authorized--
(1) to appoint and fix the compensation of such personnel as may
be necessary to carry out this chapter,\1\ without regard to the
provisions of title 5 governing appointments in the competitive
service, but at General Schedule pay rates not in excess of the
maximum rate for grade GS-15 of the General Schedule under section
5332 of that title;
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\1\ See References in Text note below.
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(2) to procure temporary and intermittent services of such
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 in section
5332 of such title;
(3) to prescribe such regulations as it deems necessary
governing the manner in which its functions shall be carried out;
(4) to receive money and other property donated, bequeathed, or
devised, without condition or restriction other than it be used for
the purposes of the Foundation; and to use, sell, or otherwise
dispose of such property for the purpose of carrying out its
functions;
(5) to 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) to 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) to make advances, progress, and other payments which the
Board deems necessary under this chapter without regard to the
provisions of section 3324(a) and (b) of title 31;
(8) to rent office space in the District of Columbia or its
environs;
(9) to conduct programs in addition to or in conjunction with
the Fellowship program which shall further the Foundation's purpose
of encouraging research and study of constitutionalism in America;
(10) to expend not more than 5 percent of its annual operating
budget to pay the costs of fundraising activities, including public
and private gatherings; and
(11) to make other necessary expenditures.
(b) Annual report
The foundation \2\ shall submit to the President and to the Congress
an annual report of its operations under this chapter.
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\2\ So in original. Probably should be capitalized.
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(c) Detailing of agency personnel to Foundation
On request of the Chairman of the Foundation, the head of a Federal
agency may detail personnel of the agency to the Foundation to assist
the Foundation in carrying out this chapter.\1\ Details under this
subsection shall be without reimbursement by the Foundation to the
agency from which personnel are detailed.
(Pub. L. 99-500, Sec. 101(b) [title VIII, Sec. 814], Oct. 18, 1986, 100
Stat. 1783-39, 1783-80, and Pub. L. 99-591, Sec. 101(b) [title VIII,
Sec. 814], Oct. 30, 1986, 100 Stat. 3341-39, 3341-80; Pub. L. 101-208,
Sec. 3, Dec. 7, 1989, 103 Stat. 1837.)
References in Text
This chapter, referred to in subsecs. (a)(1) and (c), was in the
original ``this Act'' and was translated as reading ``this title''
meaning title VIII of section 101(b) of Pub. L. 99-500 and Pub. L. 99-
591 which enacted this chapter, to reflect the probable intent of
Congress.
Provisions of title 5 governing appointments in the competitive
service, referred to in subsec. (a)(1), are classified generally to
section 3301 et seq. of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
Codification
In subsec. (a)(7), ``section 3324(a) and (b) of title 31''
substituted for ``section 529 of title 31'' 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.
Pub. L. 99-591 is a corrected version of Pub. L. 99-500.
Amendments
1989--Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 101-208, Sec. 3(1)(A), amended par.
(1) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (1) read as follows: ``to
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 Secretary be compensated at a
rate to exceed the rate provided for employees in grade GS-15 of the
General Schedule set forth in section 5332 of title 5;''.
Subsec. (a)(8). Pub. L. 101-208, Sec. 3(1)(B), amended par. (8)
generally. Prior to amendment, par. (8) read as follows: ``to rent
office space;''.
Subsec. (a)(10), (11). Pub. L. 101-208, Sec. 3(1)(C)-(E), added par.
(10) and redesignated former par. (10) as (11).
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 101-208, Sec. 3(2), added subsec. (c).
Termination of Reporting Requirements
For termination, effective May 15, 2000, of provisions in subsec.
(b) of this section relating to submitting an annual report to Congress,
see section 3003 of Pub. L. 104-66, as amended, set out as a note under
section 1113 of Title 31, Money and Finance, and page 176 of House
Document No. 103-7.
