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54 U.S.C. § 304105 — Administration
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**(a) Executive Director.—** There shall be an Executive Director of the Council who shall be appointed by the Chairman with the concurrence of the Council in the competitive service at a rate within the General Schedule, in the competitive service at a rate that may exceed the rate prescribed for the highest rate established for grade 15 of the General Schedule under [section 5332 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5332&num=0&edition=prelim), or in the Senior Executive Service under [section 3393 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section3393&num=0&edition=prelim). The Executive Director shall report directly to the Chairman and perform such functions and duties as the Chairman may prescribe.
**(b) General Counsel and Appointment of Other Attorneys.—**
(1) **General counsel.—** — The Council shall have a General Counsel, who shall be appointed by the Executive Director. The General Counsel shall report directly to the Executive Director and serve as the Council’s legal advisor.
(2) **Appointment of other attorneys.—** — The Executive Director shall appoint other attorneys as may be necessary to—
(A) assist the General Counsel;
(B) represent the Council in court when appropriate, including enforcement of agreements with Federal agencies to which the Council is a party;
(C) assist the Department of Justice in handling litigation concerning the Council in court; and
(D) perform such other legal duties and functions as the Executive Director and the Council may direct.
**(c) Appointment and Compensation of Officers and Employees.—** The Executive Director of the Council may appoint and fix the compensation of officers and employees in the competitive service who
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**(a) Executive Director.—** There shall be an Executive Director of the Council who shall be appointed by the Chairman with the concurrence of the Council in the competitive service at a rate within the General Schedule, in the competitive service at a rate that may exceed the rate prescribed for the highest rate established for grade 15 of the General Schedule under [section 5332 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5332&num=0&edition=prelim), or in the Senior Executive Service under [section 3393 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section3393&num=0&edition=prelim). The Executive Director shall report directly to the Chairman and perform such functions and duties as the Chairman may prescribe.
**(b) General Counsel and Appointment of Other Attorneys.—**
(1) **General counsel.—** — The Council shall have a General Counsel, who shall be appointed by the Executive Director. The General Counsel shall report directly to the Executive Director and serve as the Council’s legal advisor.
(2) **Appointment of other attorneys.—** — The Executive Director shall appoint other attorneys as may be necessary to—
(A) assist the General Counsel;
(B) represent the Council in court when appropriate, including enforcement of agreements with Federal agencies to which the Council is a party;
(C) assist the Department of Justice in handling litigation concerning the Council in court; and
(D) perform such other legal duties and functions as the Executive Director and the Council may direct.
**(c) Appointment and Compensation of Officers and Employees.—** The Executive Director of the Council may appoint and fix the compensation of officers and employees in the competitive service who are necessary to perform the functions of the Council at rates not to exceed that prescribed for the highest rate for grade 15 of the General Schedule under [section 5332 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5332&num=0&edition=prelim). The Executive Director, with the concurrence of the Chairman, may appoint and fix the compensation of not to exceed 5 employees in the competitive service at rates that exceed that prescribed for the highest rate established for grade 15 of the General Schedule under [section 5332 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5332&num=0&edition=prelim) or in the Senior Executive Service under [section 3393 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section3393&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(d) Appointment and Compensation of Additional Personnel.—** The Executive Director may appoint and fix the compensation of such additional personnel as may be necessary to carry out the Council’s duties, without regard to the civil service laws and chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5.
**(e) Expert and Consultant Services.—** The Executive Director may procure expert and consultant services in accordance with [section 3109 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section3109&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(f) Financial and Administrative Services.—**
(1) **Services to be provided by secretary, agency, or private entity.—** — Financial and administrative services (including those related to budgeting, accounting, financial reporting, personnel and procurement) shall be provided the Council by the Secretary or, at the discretion of the Council, another agency or private entity that reaches an agreement with the Council, for which payments shall be made in advance, or by reimbursement, from funds of the Council in such amounts as may be agreed on by the Chairman of the Council and the head of the agency or the authorized representative of the private entity that will provide the services.
(2) **Federal agency regulations relating to collection apply.—** — When a Federal agency affords those services, the regulations of that agency under [section 5514(b) of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5514/b&num=0&edition=prelim) for the collection of indebtedness of personnel resulting from erroneous payments shall apply to the collection of erroneous payments made to or on behalf of a Council employee, and regulations of that agency under sections 1513(d) and 1514 of title 31 for the administrative control of funds shall apply to appropriations of the Council. The Council shall not be required to prescribe those regulations.
**(g) Funds, Personnel, Facilities, and Services.—**
(1) **Provided by federal agency.—** — Any Federal agency may provide the Council, with or without reimbursement as may be agreed on by the Chairman and the agency, with such funds, personnel, facilities, and services under its jurisdiction and control as may be needed by the Council to carry out its duties, to the extent that the funds, personnel, facilities, and services are requested by the Council and are otherwise available for that purpose. Any funds provided to the Council pursuant to this subsection shall be obligated by the end of the fiscal year following the fiscal year in which the funds are received by the Council.
(2) **Obtaining additional property, facilities, and services and receiving donations of money.—** — To the extent of available appropriations, the Council may obtain by purchase, rental, donation, or otherwise additional property, facilities, and services as may be needed to carry out its duties and may receive donations of money for that purpose. The Executive Director may accept, hold, use, expend, and administer the property, facilities, services, and money for the purposes of this division.
**(h) Rights, Benefits, and Privileges of Transferred Employees.—** Any employee in the competitive service of the United States transferred to the Council under section 207 of the National Historic Preservation Act (Public Law 89–665) retains all the rights, benefits, and privileges pertaining to the competitive service held prior to the transfer.
**(i) Exemption From Chapter 10 of Title 5.—** The Council is exempt from chapter 10 of title 5.
**(j) Provisions That Govern Operations of Council.—** Subchapter II of chapter 5 and chapter 7 of title 5 shall govern the operations of the Council.
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**(a)** Each agency shall establish a recruitment program, in accordance with guidelines which shall be issued by the Office of Personnel Management, which provides for recruitment of career appointees from—
(1) all groups of qualified individuals within the civil service; or
(2) all groups of qualified individuals whether or not within the civil service.
**(b)** Each agency shall establish one or more executive resources boards, as appropriate, the members of which shall be appointed by the head of the agency from among employees of the agency or commissioned officers of the uniformed services serving on active duty in such agency. The boards shall, in accordance with merit staffing requirements established by the Office, conduct the merit staffing process for career appointees, including—
(1) reviewing the executive qualifications of each candidate for a position to be filled by a career appointee; and
(2) making written recommendations to the appropriate appointing authority concerning such candidates.
**(c)**
(1) The Office shall establish one or more qualifications review boards, as appropriate. It is the function of the boards to certify the executive qualifications of candidates for initial appointment as career appointees in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Office. Of the members of each board more than one-half shall be appointed from among career appointees. Appointments to such boards shall be made on a non-partisan basis, the sole selection criterion being the professional knowledge of public management and knowledge of the appropriate occupational fields of the intended appointee.
(2) The Office shall, in consultation with the various qualification review boards, prescribe criteria for establishing executive qualifications for appointme
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### Statutory Notes
Section, Pub. L. 89–665, title II, § 203, Oct. 15, 1966, 80 Stat. 918, related to cooperation between Council and instrumentalities of executive branch of Federal Government. See [section 304103 of Title 54](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title54-section304103&num=0&edition=prelim), National Park Service and Related Programs.
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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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There shall be at the seat of government an executive department to be known as the Department of the Interior, and a Secretary of the Interior, who shall be the head thereof.
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### Statutory Notes
Section, Pub. L. 89–665, title II, § 207, as added Pub. L. 94–422, title II, § 201(9), Sept. 28, 1976, 90 Stat. 1322, related to transfer of personnel, property, etc., by Department of the Interior to the Council.
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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, Pub. L. 89–665, title II, § 206, as added Pub. L. 91–243, § 2, May 9, 1970, 84 Stat. 204; amended Pub. L. 93–54, § 1(b), July 1, 1973, 87 Stat. 139; Pub. L. 94–422, title II, § 201(8), Sept. 28, 1976, 90 Stat. 1322; Pub. L. 96–199, title I, § 114, Mar. 5, 1980, 94 Stat. 71; Pub. L. 106–208, § 5(b), May 26, 2000, 114 Stat. 319, related to International Centre for Study of Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property. See [section 304106 of Title 54](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title54-section304106&num=0&edition=prelim), National Park Service and Related Programs.
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