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24 U.S.C. § 416 — Chief Operating Officer
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**(a) Appointment**
(1) The Secretary of Defense shall appoint the Chief Operating Officer of the Retirement Home.
(2) The Chief Operating Officer shall serve at the pleasure of the Secretary of Defense.
(3) The Secretary of Defense shall evaluate the performance of the Chief Operating Officer at least once each year.
**(b) Qualifications** To qualify for appointment as the Chief Operating Officer, a person shall—
(1) be a continuing care retirement community professional;
(2) have appropriate leadership and management skills; and
(3) have experience and expertise in the operation and management of retirement homes and in the provision of long-term medical care for older persons.
**(c) Responsibilities**
(1) The Chief Operating Officer shall be responsible to the Secretary of Defense for the overall direction, operation, and management of the Retirement Home and shall report to the Secretary on those matters.
(2) The Chief Operating Officer shall supervise the operation and administration of the Armed Forces Retirement Home—Washington and the Armed Forces Retirement Home—Gulfport.
(3) The Chief Operating Officer shall perform the following duties:
(A) Issue, and ensure compliance with, appropriate rules for the operation of the Retirement Home.
(B) Periodically visit, and inspect the operation of, the facilities of the Retirement Home.
(C) Periodically examine and audit the accounts of the Retirement Home.
(D) Establish any advisory body or bodies that the Chief Operating Officer considers to be necessary.
**(d) Compensation**
(1) The Secretary of Defense may prescribe the pay of the Chief Operating Officer, except that the annual rate of basic pay, including locality pay, of the Chief Operating Officer may not exceed the annual rate of basic pa
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**(a) Appointment**
(1) The Secretary of Defense shall appoint the Chief Operating Officer of the Retirement Home.
(2) The Chief Operating Officer shall serve at the pleasure of the Secretary of Defense.
(3) The Secretary of Defense shall evaluate the performance of the Chief Operating Officer at least once each year.
**(b) Qualifications** To qualify for appointment as the Chief Operating Officer, a person shall—
(1) be a continuing care retirement community professional;
(2) have appropriate leadership and management skills; and
(3) have experience and expertise in the operation and management of retirement homes and in the provision of long-term medical care for older persons.
**(c) Responsibilities**
(1) The Chief Operating Officer shall be responsible to the Secretary of Defense for the overall direction, operation, and management of the Retirement Home and shall report to the Secretary on those matters.
(2) The Chief Operating Officer shall supervise the operation and administration of the Armed Forces Retirement Home—Washington and the Armed Forces Retirement Home—Gulfport.
(3) The Chief Operating Officer shall perform the following duties:
(A) Issue, and ensure compliance with, appropriate rules for the operation of the Retirement Home.
(B) Periodically visit, and inspect the operation of, the facilities of the Retirement Home.
(C) Periodically examine and audit the accounts of the Retirement Home.
(D) Establish any advisory body or bodies that the Chief Operating Officer considers to be necessary.
**(d) Compensation**
(1) The Secretary of Defense may prescribe the pay of the Chief Operating Officer, except that the annual rate of basic pay, including locality pay, of the Chief Operating Officer may not exceed the annual rate of basic pay payable for level III of the Executive Schedule under [section 5314 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5314&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) In addition to basic pay and any locality pay prescribed for the Chief Operating Officer, the Secretary may award the Chief Operating Officer, not more than once each year, a bonus based on the performance of the Chief Operating Officer for the year. The Secretary shall prescribe the amount of any such bonus.
(3) The total amount of the basic pay and bonus paid the Chief Operating Officer for a year under this section may not exceed the annual rate of basic pay payable for level I of the Executive Schedule under [section 5312 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5312&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(e) Administrative staff**
(1) The Chief Operating Officer may, subject to the approval of the Secretary of Defense, appoint a staff to assist in the performance of the Chief Operating Officer’s duties in the overall administration of the Retirement Home.
(2) The Chief Operating Officer shall prescribe the rates of pay applicable to the members of the staff appointed under paragraph (1), except that—
(A) a staff member who is a member of the Armed Forces on active duty or who is a full-time officer or employee of the United States may not receive additional pay by reason of service on the administrative staff; and
(B) the limitations in [section 5373 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5373&num=0&edition=prelim), relating to pay set by administrative action, shall apply to the rates of pay prescribed under this paragraph.
**(f) Acceptance of gifts**
(1) The Chief Operating Officer may accept, receive, solicit, hold, administer, and use any gift, devise, or bequest, either absolutely or in trust, of real or personal property, or any income therefrom or other interest therein, for the benefit of the Retirement Home.
(2) Monies received as gifts, or realized from the disposition of property and facilities received as gifts, shall be deposited in the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund.
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Level I 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)** Except as provided in subsection (b) and by the Government Employees Salary Reform Act of 1964 (78 Stat. 400) and notwithstanding the provisions of other statutes, the head of an Executive agency or military department who is authorized to fix by administrative action the annual rate of basic pay for a position or employee may not fix the rate at more than the rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule. This section does not impair the authorities provided by—
(1) sections 248, 482, 1766, and 1819 of title 12, section 206 of the Bank Conservation Act, sections 2B(b) 11 See References in Text note below. and 21A(e)(4) 1 of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act, section 2A(i) 1 of the Home Owners’ Loan Act, and sections 5.11 and 5.58 of the Farm Credit Act of 1971;
(2) [section 831b of title 16](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section831b&num=0&edition=prelim);
(3) sections 403a–403c, 403e–403h, and 403j of title 50; 1 or
(4) 22 So in original. Two pars. (4) have been enacted. section 4802.
(4) 2 section 2(a)(7) of the Commodity Exchange Act ([7 U.S.C. 2(a)(7)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section2/a/7&num=0&edition=prelim)).
**(b)** Subsection (a) shall not affect the authority of the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of a military department to fix the pay of a civilian employee paid from nonappropriated funds, except that the annual rate of basic pay (including any portion of such pay attributable to comparability with private-sector pay in a locality) of such an employee may not be fixed at a rate greater than the rate for level III of the Executive Schedule.
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### Statutory Notes
Section, Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title XV, § 1542, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1736, related to authorization of appropriations for United States Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home.
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Level III 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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For purposes of this chapter:
(1) The term “Retirement Home” includes the institutions established under [section 411 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title24-section411&num=0&edition=prelim), as follows:
(A) The Armed Forces Retirement Home—Washington.
(B) The Armed Forces Retirement Home—Gulfport.
(2) The terms “Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund” and “Fund” mean the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund established under [section 419(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title24-section419/a&num=0&edition=prelim).
(3) The term “Advisory Council” means the Armed Forces Retirement Home Advisory Council established under [section 416 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title24-section416&num=0&edition=prelim).
(4) The term “Resident Advisory Committee” means an elected body of residents at a facility of the Retirement Home established under [section 416a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title24-section416a&num=0&edition=prelim).
(5) The term “chief personnel officers” means—
(A) the Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel of the Army;
(B) the Chief of Naval Personnel;
(C) the Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel of the Air Force;
(D) the Deputy Commandant of the Marine Corps for Manpower and Reserve Affairs;
(E) the Assistant Commandant of the Coast Guard for Human Resources; and
(F) the Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Human Capital of the Space Force.
(6) The term “senior noncommissioned officers” means the following:
(A) The Sergeant Major of the Army.
(B) The Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy.
(C) The Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force.
(D) The S
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TITLE 24—HOSPITALS AND ASYLUMS
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tirement Home and shall report to the Secretary
on those matters.
(2) The Chief Operating Officer shall supervise
the operation and administration of the Armed
Forces Retirement Home—Washington and the
Armed Forces Retirement Home—Gulfport.
(3) The Chief Operating Officer shall perform
the following duties:
(A) Issue, and ensure compliance with, ap-
propriate rules for the operation of the Retire-
ment Home.
(B) Periodically visit, and inspect the oper-
ation of, the facilities of the Retirement
Home.
(C) Periodically examine and audit the ac-
counts of the Retirement Home.
(D) Establish any advisory body or bodies
that the Chief Operating Officer considers to
be necessary.
(d) Compensation
(1) The Secretary of Defense may prescribe the
pay of the Chief Operating Officer, except that
the annual rate of basic pay, including locality
pay, of the Chief Operating Officer may not ex-
ceed the annual rate of basic pay payable for
level III of the Executive Schedule under section
5314 of title 5.
(2) In addition to basic pay and any locality
pay prescribed for the Chief Operating Officer,
the Secretary may award the Chief Operating
Officer, not more than once each year, a bonus
based on the performance of the Chief Operating
Officer for the year. The Secretary shall pre-
scribe the amount of any such bonus.
(3) The total amount of the basic pay and
bonus paid the Chief Operating Officer for a year
under this section may not exceed the annual
rate of basic pay payable for level I of the Exec-
utive Schedule under section 5312 of title 5.
(e) Administrative staff
(1) The Chief Operating Officer may, subject to
the approval of the Secretary of Defense, ap-
point a staff to assist in the performance of
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