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15 U.S.C. § 275 — Hiring critical technical experts
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**(a) In general** The officers and employees of the Institute, except the director, shall be appointed by the Secretary at such time as their respective services may become necessary.
**(b) Hiring critical technical experts** Notwithstanding [section 3104 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section3104&num=0&edition=prelim) or the provisions of any other law relating to the appointment, number, classification, or compensation of employees, the Secretary shall have the authority to make appointments of scientific, engineering, and professional personnel, and to fix the basic pay of such personnel at a rate to be determined by the Secretary at rates not in excess of the highest total annual compensation payable at the rate determined under [section 104 of title 3](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title3-section104&num=0&edition=prelim). The Director shall appoint not more than 15 personnel under this section.
**(c) Sunset** The authority under section 11 So in original. Probably should be “subsection”. (b) shall expire on the date that is 5 years after August 9, 2022.
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**(a) In general** The officers and employees of the Institute, except the director, shall be appointed by the Secretary at such time as their respective services may become necessary.
**(b) Hiring critical technical experts** Notwithstanding [section 3104 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section3104&num=0&edition=prelim) or the provisions of any other law relating to the appointment, number, classification, or compensation of employees, the Secretary shall have the authority to make appointments of scientific, engineering, and professional personnel, and to fix the basic pay of such personnel at a rate to be determined by the Secretary at rates not in excess of the highest total annual compensation payable at the rate determined under [section 104 of title 3](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title3-section104&num=0&edition=prelim). The Director shall appoint not more than 15 personnel under this section.
**(c) Sunset** The authority under section 11 So in original. Probably should be “subsection”. (b) shall expire on the date that is 5 years after August 9, 2022.
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**(a)** Except as provided in this section, the Office of Personnel Management may, directly or through agreement or contract with one or more agencies and other public and private organizations, conduct and evaluate demonstration projects. Subject to the provisions of this section, the conducting of demonstration projects shall not be limited by any lack of specific authority under this title to take the action contemplated, or by any provision of this title or any rule or regulation prescribed under this title which is inconsistent with the action, including any law or regulation relating to—
(1) the methods of establishing qualification requirements for, recruitment for, and appointment to positions;
(2) the methods of classifying positions and compensating employees;
(3) the methods of assigning, reassigning, or promoting employees;
(4) the methods of disciplining employees;
(5) the methods of providing incentives to employees, including the provision of group or individual incentive bonuses or pay;
(6) the hours of work per day or per week;
(7) the methods of involving employees, labor organizations, and employee organizations in personnel decisions; and
(8) the methods of reducing overall agency staff and grade levels.
**(b)** Before conducting or entering into any agreement or contract to conduct a demonstration project, the Office shall—
(1) develop a plan for such project which identifies—
(A) the purposes of the project;
(B) the types of employees or eligibles, categorized by occupational series, grade, or organizational unit;
(C) the number of employees or eligibles to be included, in the aggregate and by category;
(D) the methodology;
(E) the duration;
(F) the training to be provided;
(G) the anticipated costs;
(H) the metho
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**(a)** The Director of the Office of Personnel Management may establish, and from time to time revise, the maximum number of scientific or professional positions for carrying out research and development functions which require the services of specially qualified personnel which may be established outside of the General Schedule. Any such position may be established by action of the Director or, under such standards and procedures as the Office prescribes and publishes in such form as the Director may determine (including procedures under which the prior approval of the Director may be required), by agency action.
**(b)** The provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to any Senior Executive Service position (as defined in [section 3132(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section3132/a&num=0&edition=prelim)).
**(c)** In addition to the number of positions authorized by subsection (a) of this section, the Librarian of Congress may establish, without regard to the second sentence of subsection (a) of this section, not more than 8 scientific or professional positions to carry out the research and development functions of the Library of Congress which require the services of specially qualified personnel.
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**(a)** The per annum rate of salary of the Vice President of the United States shall be the rate determined for such position under chapter 11 of title 2, as adjusted under this section. Subject to subsection (b), effective at the beginning of the first month in which an adjustment takes effect under [section 5303 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5303&num=0&edition=prelim) in the rates of pay under the General Schedule, the salary of the Vice President shall be adjusted by an amount, rounded to the nearest multiple of $100 (or if midway between multiples of $100, to the nearest higher multiple of $100), equal to the percentage of such per annum rate which corresponds to the most recent percentage change in the ECI (relative to the date described in the next sentence), as determined under section 704(a)(1) of the Ethics Reform Act of 1989. The appropriate date under this sentence is the first day of the fiscal year in which such adjustment in the rates of pay under the General Schedule takes effect.
**(b)** In no event shall the percentage adjustment taking effect under the second and third sentences of subsection (a) in any calendar year (before rounding) exceed the percentage adjustment taking effect in such calendar year under [section 5303 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5303&num=0&edition=prelim) in the rates of pay under the General Schedule.
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TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE
§ 275
1 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘subsection’’.
and Technology (in this section referred to as
the ‘‘Under Secretary’’).
(b) Appointment
The Under Secretary shall be appointed by the
President by and with the advice and consent of
the Senate.
(c) Compensation
The Under Secretary shall be compensated at
the rate in effect for level III of the Executive
Schedule under section 5314 of title 5.
(d) Duties
The Under Secretary shall serve as the Direc-
tor of the Institute and shall perform such du-
ties as required of the Director by the Secretary
under this chapter or by law.
(e) Applicability
The individual serving as the Director of the
Institute on January 4, 2011, shall also serve as
the Under Secretary until such time as a suc-
cessor is appointed under subsection (b).
(Mar. 3, 1901, ch. 872, § 4, as added Pub. L. 111–358,
title IV, § 403(a), Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 4000.)
Editorial Notes
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 4 of act Mar. 3, 1901, ch. 872, 31 Stat.
1449, which was not classified to the Code, was repealed.
§ 274. Director; powers and duties; report; com-
pensation
The Director shall report directly to the Sec-
retary and shall have the general supervision of
the Institute, its equipment, and the exercise of
its functions. The Director shall make an an-
nual report to the Secretary of Commerce. The
Director may issue, when necessary, bulletins
for public distribution, containing such informa-
tion as may be of value to the public or facili-
tate the exercise of the functions of the Insti-
tute.
(Mar. 3, 1901, ch. 872, § 5, 31 Stat. 1449; Pub. L.
99–73, § 6(a), July 29, 1985, 99 Stat. 172; Pub. L.
100–418, title V, § 5112(c)(1), Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat.
1431; Pub. L. 110–69, title
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