§ 5608. — 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: 20USC5608]
TITLE 20--EDUCATION
CHAPTER 66--MORRIS K. UDALL SCHOLARSHIP AND EXCELLENCE IN NATIONAL
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY FOUNDATION
Sec. 5608. Administrative provisions
(a) In general
In order to carry out the provisions of this chapter, the Foundation
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 or fund the Center to 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 level
IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5;
(3) prescribe such regulations as the Foundation considers
necessary governing the manner in which its functions shall be
carried out;
(4) accept, hold, administer, and utilize gifts, both real and
personal, for the purpose of aiding or facilitating the work of the
Foundation;
(5) accept and utilize the services of voluntary and
noncompensated personnel and reimburse such personnel 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 of Trustees,
be entered into without performance or other bonds, and without
regard to section 5 of title 41; and
(7) make other necessary expenditures.
(b) The Institute
The authorities set forth above shall, with the exception of
paragraph (4), apply to the Institute established pursuant to section
5607a of this title and to the activities of the Foundation under
section 5604(7) of this title.
(Pub. L. 102-259, Sec. 12, formerly Sec. 10, Mar. 19, 1992, 106 Stat.
83; renumbered Sec. 12, Pub. L. 105-156, Sec. 6(a), Feb. 11, 1998, 112
Stat. 9; amended Pub. L. 105-277, div. A, Sec. 101(h) [title V,
Sec. 517(b)], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681-480, 2681-512; Pub. L. 106-
568, title VIII, Sec. 817(b), Dec. 27, 2000, 114 Stat. 2918.)
Amendments
2000--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 106-568 inserted before period at end
``and to the activities of the Foundation under section 5604(7) of this
title''.
1998--Pub. L. 105-277 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a)
and added subsec. (b).
