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42 U.S.C. § 237a — Silvio O. Conte Senior Biomedical Research and Biomedical Product Assessment Service

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42 U.S.C. § 237a — Silvio O. Conte Senior Biomedical Research and Biomedical Product Assessment Service

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**(a) Creation; number of members** (1) There shall be in the Public Health Service a Silvio O. Conte Senior Biomedical Research and Biomedical Product Assessment Service (in this section referred to as the “Service”), not to exceed 2,000 members, the purpose of which is to recruit and retain outstanding and qualified scientific and technical experts in the fields of biomedical research, clinical research evaluation, and biomedical product assessment. (2) The authority established in paragraph (1) may not be construed to require the Secretary to reduce the number of employees serving under any other employment system in order to offset the number of members serving in the Service. (3) The Secretary shall assign experts under this section to agencies within the Department of Health and Human Services taking into account the need for the expertise of such expert. **(b) Appointments; qualifications; provisions inapplicable to members** The Service shall be appointed by the Secretary without regard to the provisions of title 5 regarding appointment, and shall consist of individuals outstanding in the field of biomedical research, clinical research evaluation, or biomedical product assessment. No individual may be appointed to the Service unless such individual (1) has earned a doctoral level degree in biomedicine or a related field, or a doctoral or master’s level degree in engineering, bioinformatics, or a related or emerging field, and (2) meets the qualification standards prescribed by the Office of Personnel Management for appointment to a position at GS–15 of the General Schedule. Notwithstanding any previous applicability to an individual who is a member of the Service, the provisions of subchapter I of chapter 35 (relating to retention preference), chapter 43 (relating to performance appraisal and performance actions), chapter 51 (relating to classification), subchapter III of chapter 53 (relating to General Schedule pay rates), and chapter 75 (relating to adverse actions) of title 5 shall not apply to any member of the Service. **(c) Performance appraisal system** The Secretary shall develop a performance appraisal system designed to— (1) provide for the systematic appraisal of the performance of members, and (2) encourage excellence in performance by members. **(d) Pay of members** (1) The Secretary shall determine, subject to the provisions of this subsection, the pay of members of the Service. (2) The pay of a member of the Service shall not be less than the minimum rate payable for GS–15 of the General Schedule and shall not exceed the amount of annual compensation (excluding expenses) specified in [section 102 of title 3](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title3-section102&num=0&edition=prelim). **(e) Career and noncareer appointment of certain individuals** Subject to the following sentence, the Secretary may, notwithstanding the provisions of title 5 regarding appointment, appoint an individual who is separated from the Service involuntarily and without cause to a position in the competitive civil service at GS–15 of the General Schedule, and such appointment shall be a career appointment. In the case of such an individual who immediately prior to his appointment to the Service was not a career appointee in the civil service or the Senior Executive Service, such appointment shall be in the excepted civil service and may not exceed a period of 2 years. **(f) Rules and regulations** The Secretary shall promulgate such rules and regulations, not inconsistent with this section, as may be necessary for the efficient administration of the Service.

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3 U.S.C. § 102 — Compensation of the President

The President shall receive in full for his services during the term for which he shall have been elected compensation in the aggregate amount of $400,000 a year, to be paid monthly, and in addition an expense allowance of $50,000 to assist in defraying expenses relating to or resulting from the discharge of his official duties. Any unused amount of such expense allowance shall revert to the Treasury pursuant to [section 1552 of title 31](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section1552&num=0&edition=prelim), United States Code. No amount of such expense allowance shall be included in the gross income of the President. He shall be entitled also to the use of the furniture and other effects belonging to the United States and kept in the Executive Residence at the White House.

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42 U.S.C. § 212 — Promotion credit for medical officers in assistant grade

Any medical officer of the Regular Corps of the Public Health Service who— (1) (A) was appointed to the assistant grade in the Regular Corps and whose service in such Corps has been continuous from the date of appointment or (B) may hereafter be appointed to the assistant grade in the Regular Corps, and (2) had or will have completed a medical internship on the date of such appointment, shall be credited with one year for purposes of promotion and seniority in grade, except that no such credit shall be authorized if the officer has received or will receive similar credit for his internship under other provisions of law. In the case of an officer on active duty on the effective date of this section who is entitled to the credit authorized herein, the one year shall be added to the promotion and seniority-in-grade credits with which he is credited on such date.

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5 U.S.C. § 5332 — The General Schedule

**(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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34 U.S.C. § 12361 — Transitional housing assistance grants for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking

**(a) In general** The Attorney General, acting in consultation with the Director of the Office on Violence Against Women of the Department of Justice, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the Department of Health and Human Services, shall award grants under this section to States, units of local government, Indian tribes, and other organizations, including domestic violence and sexual assault victim service providers, domestic violence and sexual assault coalitions, other nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations, population-specific organizations, or community-based and culturally specific organizations, that have a documented history of effective work concerning domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking (referred to in this section as the “recipient”) to carry out programs to provide assistance to minors, adults, and their dependents— (1) who are homeless, or in need of transitional housing or other housing assistance, as a result of a situation of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking; and (2) for whom emergency shelter services or other crisis intervention services are unavailable or insufficient. **(b) Grants** Grants awarded under this section may be used for programs that provide— (1) transitional housing, including funding for the operating expenses of newly developed or existing transitional housing.11 So in original. The period probably should be a semicolon. (2) short-term housing assistance, including rental or utilities payments assistance and assistance with related expenses such as payment of security deposits and other costs incidental to relocation to transitional housing for persons described in subsection (a); and (3) support services designed to enable a minor, an adult, or a depen

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42 U.S.C. § 238 — Health and Human Services Office on Women’s Health

**(a) Establishment of Office** There is established within the Office of the Secretary, an Office on Women’s Health (referred to in this section as the “Office”). The Office shall be headed by a Deputy Assistant Secretary for Women’s Health who may report to the Secretary. **(b) Duties** The Secretary, acting through the Office, with respect to the health concerns of women, shall— (1) establish short-range and long-range goals and objectives within the Department of Health and Human Services and, as relevant and appropriate, coordinate with other appropriate offices on activities within the Department that relate to disease prevention, health promotion, service delivery, research, and public and health care professional education, for issues of particular concern to women throughout their lifespan; 11 So in original. Probably should be “lifespans;”. (2) provide expert advice and consultation to the Secretary concerning scientific, legal, ethical, and policy issues relating to women’s health; (3) monitor the Department of Health and Human Services’ offices, agencies, and regional activities regarding women’s health and identify needs regarding the coordination of activities, including intramural and extramural multidisciplinary activities; (4) establish a Department of Health and Human Services Coordinating Committee on Women’s Health, which shall be chaired by the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Women’s Health and composed of senior level representatives from each of the agencies and offices of the Department of Health and Human Services; (5) establish a National Women’s Health Information Center to— (A) facilitate the exchange of information regarding matters relating to health information, health promotion, preventive health services, research advances, and e

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42 U.S.C. § 237a — Health and Human Services Office on

Page 109 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 237a 1 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘lifespans;’’. Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 114–255, § 3071(a)(2)(A), sub- stituted ‘‘Silvio O. Conte Senior Biomedical Research and Biomedical Product Assessment Service (in this section referred to as the ‘Service’), not to exceed 2,000 members, the purpose of which is to recruit and retain outstanding and qualified scientific and technical ex- perts in the fields of biomedical research, clinical re- search evaluation, and biomedical product assessment’’ for ‘‘Silvio O. Conte Senior Biomedical Research Serv- ice, not to exceed 500 members’’. Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 114–255, § 3071(a)(2)(B), amended par. (2) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (2) read as follows: ‘‘The authority established in paragraph (1) re- garding the number of members in the Silvio O. Conte Senior Biomedical Research Service is in addition to any authority established regarding the number of members in the commissioned Regular Corps, in the Reserve Corps, and in the Senior Executive Service. Such paragraph may not be construed to require that the number of members in the commissioned Regular Corps, in the Reserve Corps, or in the Senior Executive Service be reduced to offset the number of members serving in the Silvio O. Conte Senior Biomedical Re- search Service (in this section referred to as the ‘Serv- ice’).’’ Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 114–255, § 3071(a)(2)(C), added par. (3). Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 114–255, § 3071(a)(3)(A), substituted ‘‘, clinical research evaluation, or biomedical product assessment’’ for ‘‘or clinical research evaluation’’ in in- troductory provisions. Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 114–255, § 3071(a)(3)(B), inserted ‘‘or a doctoral or master’s level degree in engineerin

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