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42 U.S.C. § 6632 — Membership of Committee
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**(a) Composition; appointment** The Committee shall consist of—
(1) the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy established under subchapter II of this chapter; and
(2) not less than eight nor more than fourteen other members appointed by the President not more than sixty days after the Director has assumed office (as provided in [section 6612 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section6612&num=0&edition=prelim)).
**(b) Qualifications** Members of the Committee appointed by the President pursuant to subsection (a)(2) of this section shall—
(1) be qualified and distinguished in one or more of the following areas: science, engineering, technology, information dissemination, education, management, labor, or public affairs;
(2) be capable of critically assessing the policies, priorities, programs, and activities of the Nation, with respect to the findings, policies, and purposes set forth in subchapter I; and
(3) shall collectively constitute a balanced composition with respect to (A) fields of science and engineering, (B) academic, industrial, and government experience, and (C) business, labor, consumer, and public interest points of view.
**(c) Chairman; Vice Chairman** The President shall appoint one member of the Committee to serve as Chairman and another member to serve as Vice Chairman for such periods as the President may determine.
**(d) Compensation** Each member of the Committee who is not an officer of the Federal Government shall, while serving on business of the Committee, be entitled to receive compensation at a rate not to exceed the daily rate prescribed for GS–18 of the General Schedule under [section 5332 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-
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**(a) Composition; appointment** The Committee shall consist of—
(1) the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy established under subchapter II of this chapter; and
(2) not less than eight nor more than fourteen other members appointed by the President not more than sixty days after the Director has assumed office (as provided in [section 6612 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section6612&num=0&edition=prelim)).
**(b) Qualifications** Members of the Committee appointed by the President pursuant to subsection (a)(2) of this section shall—
(1) be qualified and distinguished in one or more of the following areas: science, engineering, technology, information dissemination, education, management, labor, or public affairs;
(2) be capable of critically assessing the policies, priorities, programs, and activities of the Nation, with respect to the findings, policies, and purposes set forth in subchapter I; and
(3) shall collectively constitute a balanced composition with respect to (A) fields of science and engineering, (B) academic, industrial, and government experience, and (C) business, labor, consumer, and public interest points of view.
**(c) Chairman; Vice Chairman** The President shall appoint one member of the Committee to serve as Chairman and another member to serve as Vice Chairman for such periods as the President may determine.
**(d) Compensation** Each member of the Committee who is not an officer of the Federal Government shall, while serving on business of the Committee, be entitled to receive compensation at a rate not to exceed the daily rate prescribed for GS–18 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), including traveltime, and while so serving away from his home or regular place of business he may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the same manner as the expenses authorized by section 5703(b) 11 See References in Text note below. of title 5 for persons in Government service employed intermittently.
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**(a)** This section applies to—
(1) positions that are classified above GS–15 pursuant to section 5108; and
(2) scientific or professional positions established under section 3104;
but does not apply to—
(A) any Senior Executive Service position under section 3132; or
(B) any position in the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Drug Enforcement Administration Senior Executive Service under section 3151.
**(b)**
(1) Subject to such regulations as the Office of Personnel Management prescribes, the head of the agency concerned shall fix the rate of basic pay for any position within such agency to which this section applies. A rate fixed under this section shall be—
(A) not less than 120 percent of the minimum rate of basic pay payable for GS–15 of the General Schedule; and
(B) subject to paragraph (3), not greater than the rate of basic pay payable for level III of the Executive Schedule.
The payment of a rate of basic pay under this section shall not be subject to the pay limitation of section 5306(e) or 5373.
(2) Subject to paragraph (1), effective at the beginning of the first applicable pay period commencing on or after the first day of the month in which an adjustment takes effect under section 5303 in the rates of pay under the General Schedule, each rate of pay established under this section for positions within an agency shall be adjusted by such amount as the head of such agency considers appropriate.
(3) In the case of an agency which has a performance appraisal system which, as designed and applied, is certified under section 5307(d) as making meaningful distinctions based on relative performance, paragraph (1)(B) shall apply as if the reference to “level III” were a reference to “level II”.
(4) No employee may suffer a reduction in pay by reaso
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**(a) In general** There shall be at the head of the Office a Director who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and who shall be compensated at the rate provided for level II of the Executive Schedule in [section 5313 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section5313&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Associate Directors** The President is authorized to appoint not more than four Associate Directors, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, who shall be compensated at a rate not to exceed that provided for level III of the Executive Schedule in section 5314 of such title. Associate Directors shall perform such functions as the Director may prescribe.
**(c) Chief Technology Officer** Subject to subsection (b), the President is authorized to designate 1 of the Associate Directors under that subsection as a United States Chief Technology Officer.
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An employee serving intermittently in the Government service as an expert or consultant and paid on a daily when-actually-employed basis, or serving without pay or at $1 a year, may be allowed travel or transportation expenses, under this subchapter, while away from his home or regular place of business and at the place of employment or service.
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The President shall establish within the Executive Office of the President a President’s Committee on Science and Technology (hereinafter referred to as the “Committee”).
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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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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 6632
1 See References in Text note below.
1978, as provided by section 1(b) of Ex. Ord. No. 12039,
Feb. 24, 1978, 43 F.R. 8095, set out under section 6601 of
this title.
§ 6632. Membership of Committee
(a) Composition; appointment
The Committee shall consist of—
(1) the Director of the Office of Science and
Technology Policy established under sub-
chapter II of this chapter; and
(2) not less than eight nor more than four-
teen other members appointed by the Presi-
dent not more than sixty days after the Direc-
tor has assumed office (as provided in section
6612 of this title).
(b) Qualifications
Members of the Committee appointed by the
President pursuant to subsection (a)(2) of this
section shall—
(1) be qualified and distinguished in one or
more of the following areas: science, engineer-
ing, technology, information dissemination,
education, management, labor, or public af-
fairs;
(2) be capable of critically assessing the poli-
cies, priorities, programs, and activities of the
Nation, with respect to the findings, policies,
and purposes set forth in subchapter I; and
(3) shall collectively constitute a balanced
composition with respect to (A) fields of
science and engineering, (B) academic, indus-
trial, and government experience, and (C) busi-
ness, labor, consumer, and public interest
points of view.
(c) Chairman; Vice Chairman
The President shall appoint one member of the
Committee to serve as Chairman and another
member to serve as Vice Chairman for such peri-
ods as the President may determine.
(d) Compensation
Each member of the Committee who is not an
officer of the Federal Government shall, while
serving on business of the Committee, be enti-
tled to receive compensation at a rat
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