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42 U.S.C. § 10704 — Officers and employees
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**(a) Duties of Director; appointment and removal of employees; political tests or qualifications prohibited**
(1) The Director, subject to general policies established by the Board, shall supervise the activities of persons employed by the Institute and may appoint and remove such employees as he determines necessary to carry out the purposes of the Institute. The Director shall be responsible for the executive and administrative operations of the Institute, and shall perform such duties as are delegated to such Director by the Board and the Institute.
(2) No political test or political qualification shall be used in selecting, appointing, promoting, or taking any other personnel action with respect to any officer, agent, or employee of the Institute, or in selecting or monitoring any grantee, contractor, person, or entity receiving financial assistance under this chapter.
**(b) Compensation** Officers and employees of the Institute shall be compensated at rates determined by the Board, but not in excess of the rate of level V of the Executive Schedule specified in [section 5316 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5316&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(c) Status of Institute as department, agency, or instrumentality of Federal Government; authority of Office of Management and Budget**
(1) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter, the Institute shall not be considered a department, agency, or instrumentality of the Federal Government.
(2) This chapter does not limit the authority of the Office of Management and Budget to review and submit comments upon the Institute’s annual budget request at the time it is transmitted to the Congress.
(3) The Institute may purchase goods and services from the General Se
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**(a) Duties of Director; appointment and removal of employees; political tests or qualifications prohibited**
(1) The Director, subject to general policies established by the Board, shall supervise the activities of persons employed by the Institute and may appoint and remove such employees as he determines necessary to carry out the purposes of the Institute. The Director shall be responsible for the executive and administrative operations of the Institute, and shall perform such duties as are delegated to such Director by the Board and the Institute.
(2) No political test or political qualification shall be used in selecting, appointing, promoting, or taking any other personnel action with respect to any officer, agent, or employee of the Institute, or in selecting or monitoring any grantee, contractor, person, or entity receiving financial assistance under this chapter.
**(b) Compensation** Officers and employees of the Institute shall be compensated at rates determined by the Board, but not in excess of the rate of level V of the Executive Schedule specified in [section 5316 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5316&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(c) Status of Institute as department, agency, or instrumentality of Federal Government; authority of Office of Management and Budget**
(1) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter, the Institute shall not be considered a department, agency, or instrumentality of the Federal Government.
(2) This chapter does not limit the authority of the Office of Management and Budget to review and submit comments upon the Institute’s annual budget request at the time it is transmitted to the Congress.
(3) The Institute may purchase goods and services from the General Services Administration in order to carry out its functions.
**(d) Status of officers and employees of Institute as officers and employees of United States**
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), officers and employees of the Institute shall not be considered officers or employees of the United States.
(2) Officers and employees of the Institute shall be considered officers and employees of the United States solely for the purposes of the following provisions of title 5: Subchapter I of chapter 81 (relating to compensation for work injuries); chapters 83 and 84 (relating to civil service retirement); chapter 87 (relating to life insurance); and chapter 89 (relating to health insurance), notwithstanding section 8914 of such title. The Institute shall make contributions under the provisions referred to in this subsection at the same rates applicable to agencies of the Federal Government.
**(e) Freedom of information requirements** The Institute and its officers and employees shall be subject to the provisions of [section 552 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section552&num=0&edition=prelim) relating to freedom of information.
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Level V of the Executive Schedule applies to the following positions, for which the annual rate of basic pay shall be the rate determined with respect to such level under chapter 11 of title 2, as adjusted by [section 5318 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5318&num=0&edition=prelim):
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**(a)** Each agency shall make available to the public information as follows:
(1) Each agency shall separately state and currently publish in the Federal Register for the guidance of the public—
(A) descriptions of its central and field organization and the established places at which, the employees (and in the case of a uniformed service, the members) from whom, and the methods whereby, the public may obtain information, make submittals or requests, or obtain decisions;
(B) statements of the general course and method by which its functions are channeled and determined, including the nature and requirements of all formal and informal procedures available;
(C) rules of procedure, descriptions of forms available or the places at which forms may be obtained, and instructions as to the scope and contents of all papers, reports, or examinations;
(D) substantive rules of general applicability adopted as authorized by law, and statements of general policy or interpretations of general applicability formulated and adopted by the agency; and
(E) each amendment, revision, or repeal of the foregoing.
Except to the extent that a person has actual and timely notice of the terms thereof, a person may not in any manner be required to resort to, or be adversely affected by, a matter required to be published in the Federal Register and not so published. For the purpose of this paragraph, matter reasonably available to the class of persons affected thereby is deemed published in the Federal Register when incorporated by reference therein with the approval of the Director of the Federal Register.
(2) Each agency, in accordance with published rules, shall make available for public inspection in an electronic format—
(A) final opinions, including concurring and dissen
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As used in this chapter, the term—
(1) “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Institute;
(2) “Director” means the Executive Director of the Institute;
(3) “Governor” means the Chief Executive Officer of a State;
(4) “Institute” means the State Justice Institute;
(5) “recipient” means any grantee, contractor, or recipient of financial assistance under this chapter;
(6) “State” means any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United States;
(7) “Supreme Court” means the highest appellate court within a State unless, for the purposes of this chapter, a constitutionally or legislatively established judicial council acts in place of that court; and
(8) “domestic violence” means—
(A) any action that constitutes—
(i) attempting to cause or intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly causing bodily injury or physical illness;
(ii) rape, sexual assault, or causing involuntary deviate sexual intercourse;
(iii) placing by physical menace another in fear of imminent serious bodily injury; or
(iv) the infliction of false imprisonment;
if such action is taken by one of 2 spouses, former spouses, or sexual or intimate partners against the other spouse, former spouse, or partner and the 2 of whom share biological parenthood of, have adopted, are legal custodians of, or are stepparents of a minor child; or
(B) physically or sexually abusing such minor child if such abuse is inflicted by either of such spouses, former spouses, or partners.
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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 10704
Board, and the term of each member other than
an initial member shall commence from the
date of termination of the preceding term.
(c) Reappointment
No member shall be reappointed to more than
two consecutive terms immediately following
such member’s initial term.
(d) Compensation; reimbursement for expenses
Members of the Board shall serve without
compensation, but shall be reimbursed for ac-
tual and necessary expenses incurred in the per-
formance of their official duties.
(e) Status of members of Board as officers and
employees of United States
The members of the Board shall not, by reason
of such membership, be considered officers or
employees of the United States.
(f) Voting rights of Board members; quorum; ac-
tion of Board on concurrence of majority
Each member of the Board shall be entitled to
one vote. A simple majority of the membership
shall constitute a quorum for the conduct of
business. The Board shall act upon the concur-
rence of a simple majority of the membership
present and voting.
(g) Chairman; initial selection and term of office;
subsequent annual election
The Board shall select from among the voting
members of the Board a chairman, the first of
whom shall serve for a term of three years.
Thereafter, the Board shall annually elect a
chairman from among its voting members.
(h) Grounds for removal of members
A member of the Board may be removed by a
vote of seven members for malfeasance in office,
persistent neglect of, or inability to discharge
duties, or for any offense involving moral turpi-
tude, but for no other cause.
(i) Quarterly meetings of Board; special meetings
Regular meetings of the Board shall be held
quarterly. Special meetings shall be held f
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