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19 U.S.C. § 1331 — General powers
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**(a) Administration**
(1)
(A) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the chairman of the Commission shall—
(i) appoint and fix the compensation of such employees of the Commission as he deems necessary (other than the personal staff of each commissioner), including the secretary,
(ii) procure the services of experts and consultants in accordance with the provisions of [section 3109 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section3109&num=0&edition=prelim), and
(iii) exercise and be responsible for all other administrative functions of the Commission.
(B) The chairman of the Commission may accept, hold, administer, and utilize gifts, devises, and bequests of property, both real and personal, for the purpose of aiding or facilitating the work of the Commission.
(C) Any decision by the chairman under subparagraph (A) or (B) shall be subject to disapproval by a majority vote of all the commissioners in office.
(2) Subject to approval by a majority vote of all the commissioners in office, the chairman may—
(A) terminate the employment of any supervisory employee of the Commission whose duties involve substantial personal responsibility for Commission matters and who is compensated at a rate equal to, or in excess of, the rate for grade GS–15 of the General Schedule in [section 5332 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5332&num=0&edition=prelim), and
(B) formulate the annual budget of the Commission.
(3) No member of the Commission, in making public statements with respect to any policy matter for which the Commission has responsibility, shall represent himself as speaking for the Commission, or his views as being the views of the Commission, with respect t
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**(a) Administration**
(1)
(A) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the chairman of the Commission shall—
(i) appoint and fix the compensation of such employees of the Commission as he deems necessary (other than the personal staff of each commissioner), including the secretary,
(ii) procure the services of experts and consultants in accordance with the provisions of [section 3109 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section3109&num=0&edition=prelim), and
(iii) exercise and be responsible for all other administrative functions of the Commission.
(B) The chairman of the Commission may accept, hold, administer, and utilize gifts, devises, and bequests of property, both real and personal, for the purpose of aiding or facilitating the work of the Commission.
(C) Any decision by the chairman under subparagraph (A) or (B) shall be subject to disapproval by a majority vote of all the commissioners in office.
(2) Subject to approval by a majority vote of all the commissioners in office, the chairman may—
(A) terminate the employment of any supervisory employee of the Commission whose duties involve substantial personal responsibility for Commission matters and who is compensated at a rate equal to, or in excess of, the rate for grade GS–15 of the General Schedule in [section 5332 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5332&num=0&edition=prelim), and
(B) formulate the annual budget of the Commission.
(3) No member of the Commission, in making public statements with respect to any policy matter for which the Commission has responsibility, shall represent himself as speaking for the Commission, or his views as being the views of the Commission, with respect to such matter except to the extent that the Commission has adopted the policy being expressed.
**(b) Application of civil service law** Except for employees excepted under civil service rules, all employees of the commission shall be appointed from lists of eligibles to be supplied by the Director of the Office of Personnel Management and in accordance with the civil service law.
**(c) Expenses** All of the expenses of the commission, including all necessary expenses for transportation incurred by the commissioners or by their employees under their orders in making any investigation or upon official business in any other places than at their respective headquarters, shall be allowed and paid on the presentation of itemized vouchers therefor approved by the chairman (except that in the case of a commissioner, or the personal staff of any commissioner, such vouchers may be approved by that commissioner).
**(d) Principal office at Washington** The principal office of the commission shall be in the city of Washington, but it may meet and exercise all its powers at any other place. The commission may, by one or more of its members, or by such agents as it may designate, prosecute any inquiry necessary to its duties in any part of the United States or in any foreign country.
**(e) Office at New York** The commission is authorized to establish and maintain an office at the port of New York for the purpose of directing or carrying on any investigation, receiving and compiling statistics, selecting, describing, and filing samples of articles, and performing any of the duties or exercising any of the powers imposed upon it by law.
**(f) Official seal** The commission is authorized to adopt an official seal, which shall be judicially noticed.
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**(a) In General.—** The President may—
(1) prescribe such regulations for the admission of individuals into the civil service in the executive branch as will best promote the efficiency of that service;
(2) ascertain the fitness of applicants as to age, health, character, knowledge, and ability for the employment sought; and
(3) appoint and prescribe the duties of individuals to make inquiries for the purpose of this section.
**(b) DOD Procedures.—** The President may authorize the Department of Defense to determine the qualification, examination, and assessment procedures for positions in the competitive service based primarily on job-related competencies and skills, including the use of structured interviews, technical evaluations, or skills-based assessments, and alternative assessments.
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**(a)** For the purpose of this chapter—
(1) “agency” means—
(A) an Executive agency;
(B) the Library of Congress;
(C) the Botanic Garden;
(D) the Government Publishing Office;
(E) the Office of the Architect of the Capitol; and
(F) the government of the District of Columbia;
but does not include—
(i) a Government controlled corporation;
(ii) the Tennessee Valley Authority;
(iii) the Virgin Islands Corporation;
(iv) the Atomic Energy Commission;
(v) the Central Intelligence Agency;
(vi) the National Security Agency, Department of Defense;
(vii) the Government Accountability Office;
(viii) the Office of the Director of National Intelligence;
(ix) the Defense Intelligence Agency, Department of Defense; or
(x) the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Department of Defense;
(2) “employee” means an individual employed in or under an agency;
(3) “position” means the work, consisting of the duties and responsibilities, assignable to an employee;
(4) “class” or “class of positions” includes all positions which are sufficiently similar, as to—
(A) kind or subject-matter of work;
(B) level of difficulty and responsibility; and
(C) the qualification requirements of the work;
to warrant similar treatment in personnel and pay administration; and
(5) “grade” includes all classes of positions which, although different with respect to kind or subject-matter of work, are sufficiently equivalent as to—
(A) level of difficulty and responsibility; and
(B) level of qualification requirements of the work;
to warrant their inclusion within one range of rates of basic pay in the General Schedule.
**(b)** Except as provided by subsections (c) and (d) of this section, this chapter applies to all civilian positions and
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The Office of Personnel Management shall determine finally the applicability of [section 5102 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5102&num=0&edition=prelim) to specific positions and employees, except for positions and employees in the Office of the Architect of the Capitol.
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**(a)** For the purpose of this section—
(1) “agency” has the meaning given it by [section 5721 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5721&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(2) “appropriation” includes funds made available by statute under [section 9104 of title 31](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section9104&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b)** When authorized by an appropriation or other statute, the head of an agency may procure by contract the temporary (not in excess of 1 year) or intermittent services of experts or consultants or an organization thereof, including stenographic reporting services. Services procured under this section are without regard to—
(1) the provisions of this title governing appointment in the competitive service;
(2) chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of this title; and
(3) section 6101(b) to (d) of title 41, except in the case of stenographic reporting services by an organization.
However, an agency subject to chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of this title may pay a rate for services under this section in excess of the daily equivalent of the highest rate payable under [section 5332 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5332&num=0&edition=prelim) only when specifically authorized by the appropriation or other statute authorizing the procurement of the services.
**(c)** Positions in the Senior Executive Service or the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Drug Enforcement Administration Senior Executive Service may not be filled under the authority of subsection (b) of this section.
**(d)** The Office of Personnel Management shall prescribe regulations necessary for the administration of t
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The Office of Personnel Management is an independent establishment in the executive branch. The Office shall have an official seal, which shall be judicially noticed, and shall have its principal office in the District of Columbia, and may have field offices in other appropriate locations.
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**(a)**
(1) The General Schedule, the symbol for which is “GS”, is the basic pay schedule for positions to which this subchapter applies. Each employee to whom this subchapter applies is entitled to basic pay in accordance with the General Schedule.
(2) The General Schedule is a schedule of annual rates of basic pay, consisting of 15 grades, designated “GS–1” through “GS–15”, consecutively, with 10 rates of pay for each such grade. The rates of pay of the General Schedule are adjusted in accordance with section 5303.
**(b)** When payment is made on the basis of an hourly, daily, weekly, or biweekly rate, the rate is computed from the appropriate annual rate of basic pay named by subsection (a) of this section in accordance with the rules prescribed by [section 5504(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5504/b&num=0&edition=prelim).
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### Statutory Notes
Section 91, act Sept. 8, 1916, ch. 463, § 700, 39 Stat. 795, related to organization of the Commission. See [section 1330 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section1330&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 92, act Sept. 8, 1916, § 701, 39 Stat. 795, related to general power and personnel of the Commission. See [section 1331 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section1331&num=0&edition=prelim).
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### Statutory Notes
Section, act Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 356, title III, § 318d, 42 Stat. 947, related to establishment of an office at the port of New York. See [section 1331 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section1331&num=0&edition=prelim).
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### Statutory Notes
Section, act Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 356, title III, § 318(e), 42 Stat. 947, related to adoption of an official seal, and judicial notice thereof. See [section 1331 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title19-section1331&num=0&edition=prelim).
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TITLE 19—CUSTOMS DUTIES
§ 1331
visions covering the expiration of terms of office after
June 16, 1978, for provisions covering the expiration of
terms of office on and after June 17, 1975, added par. (3),
and redesignated as pars. (4) to (6) provisions formerly
contained in par. (1).
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 95–106, § 1, designated existing
provisions as par. (1) and added pars. (2) and (3).
1976—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 94–455, § 1801(a), inserted
provisions that any commissioner may continue to
serve as a commissioner after an expiration of his term
of office until his successor is appointed and qualified.
Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 94–455, § 1801(b)(2), substituted
provisions relating to consideration by the President of
determinations of the Commission as to whether in-
creased imports of an article are a substantial cause of
serious injury or threat or whether market disruption
exists for provisions relating to consideration by the
President of findings of the Commission in connection
with any authority conferred upon the President by
law to make changes in import restrictions.
Subsec. (d)(2) to (5). Pub. L. 94–455, § 1801(b), added
pars. (2) to (4) and redesignated former par. (2) as (5).
1975—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 93–618, § 172(a), substituted
‘‘United States International Trade Commission’’ for
‘‘United States Tariff Commission’’ and inserted provi-
sion that a person who has served as a commissioner
for more than five years (excluding service as a com-
missioner before January 3, 1975) shall not be eligible
for reappointment as a commissioner.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 93–618, § 172(a), lengthened the
term of office from 6 years to 9 years for commissioners
appointed after Jan. 3, 1975, and substituted Dec. 16,
1976, June 16, 1978, Dec. 16,
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