3 U.S.C. § 107 — Domestic Policy Staff and Office of Admin-

Page 32 TITLE 3—THE PRESIDENT § 107 same manner as provided in subsection (a) for staff members designated pursuant to that subsection. SEC. 4. The Special Assistant shall be appointed by the President and shall serve at the pleasure of the President. He shall receive compensation at such rate as the President, consonant with law, may prescribe. SEC. 5. (a) The Special Assistant shall have such staff and other assistance as may be necessary to carry out his duties under this Order. (b) The Special Assistant shall be provided with such office space as may be necessary to carry out his duties under this Order, and shall also be provided with such office space, and maintenance thereof, as may be nec- essary for the use of former Presidents at the seat of Government when they are engaged in any effort of in- terest or concern to the President. SEC. 6. (a) The compensation and expenses of the Spe- cial Assistant and members of his staff shall be paid from the appropriation under the heading ‘‘Special’’ in the Executive Office Appropriation Act, 1969, or any corresponding appropriation which may be made for subsequent fiscal years, or from such other appro- priated funds as may be available under law. (b) The General Services Administration shall pro- vide, on a reimbursable basis, such administrative serv- ices and facilities for the Special Assistant as the White House Office may request. RICHARD NIXON. § 107. Domestic Policy Staff and Office of Admin- istration; personnel (a) In order to enable the Domestic Policy Staff to perform its functions, the President (or his designee) is authorized— (1) without regard to any other provision of law regulating the employment or compensa- tion of persons in the Government service, to appoint and fix the pay of not more than— (A) 6 employees at rates not to exceed the rate of basic pay then currently paid for level III of the Executive Schedule of section 5314 of title 5; and in addition (B) 18 employees at rates not to exceed the maximum rate of basic pay then currently paid for GS–18 of the General Schedule of section 5332 of title 5; and in addition (C) such number of other employees as he may determine to be appropriate at rates not to exceed the minimum rate of basic pay then currently paid for GS–16 of the General Schedule of section 5332 of title 5; and (2) to procure, as provided in appropriation Acts, temporary or intermittent services of experts and consultants, as described in and in accordance with the first two sentences of sec- tion 3109(b) of title 5, at respective daily rates of pay for individuals which are not more than the daily equivalent of the rate of basic pay then currently paid for level III of the Execu- tive Schedule of section 5314 of title 5. (b)(1) In order to enable the Office of Adminis- tration to perform its functions, the President (or his designee) is authorized— (A) without regard to such other provisions of law as the President may specify which reg- ulate the employment and compensation of persons in the Government service, to appoint and fix the pay of not more than— (i) 5 employees at rates not to exceed the rate of basic pay then currently paid for level III of the Executive Schedule of section 5314 of title 5; and in addition (ii) 5 employees at rates not to exceed the maximum rate of basic pay then currently paid for GS–18 of the General Schedule of section 5332 of title 5; and (B) to procure, as provided in appropriation Acts, temporary or intermittent services of experts and consultants, as described in and in accordance with the first two sentences of sec- tion 3109(b) of title 5, at respective daily rates of pay for individuals which are not more than the daily equivalent of the maximum rate of basic pay then currently paid for GS–18 of the General Schedule of section 5332 of title 5. (2) In addition to any authority granted under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the President (or his designee) is authorized to employ individ- uals in the Office of Administration in accord- ance with section 3101 of title 5 and provisions relating thereto. Any individual so employed under the authority granted under such section 3101 shall be subject to the limitation specified in section 114 of this title. (c) There are authorized to be appropriated each fiscal year such sums as may be necessary for the official expenses of the Domestic Policy Staff and the Office of Administration. (Added Pub. L. 95–570, § 2(a), Nov. 2, 1978, 92 Stat. 2448.) Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 107, act June 25, 1948, ch. 644, 62 Stat. 679, providing that employees of the executive depart- ments and independent establishments of the executive branch of the Government might be detailed from time to time to the White House Office for temporary assist- ance, was repealed by section 2(a) of Pub. L. 95–570. See section 112 of this title. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section applicable to any fiscal year beginning on or after Oct. 1, 1978, see section 6(a) of Pub. L. 95–570, set out as an Effective Date of 1978 Amendment note under section 102 of this title. REFERENCES IN OTHER LAWS TO GS–16, 17, OR 18 PAY RATES References in laws to the rates of pay for GS–16, 17, or 18, or to maximum rates of pay under the General Schedule, to be considered references to rates payable under specified sections of Title 5, Government Organi- zation and Employees, see section 529 [title I, § 101(c)(1)] of Pub. L. 101–509, set out in a note under section 5376 of Title 5. APPLICABILITY OF SUBSEC. (b) TO CURRENT EMPLOYEES OF OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION Pub. L. 95–570, § 6(b), Nov. 2, 1978, 92 Stat. 2451, pro- vided that: ‘‘In the case of an individual— ‘‘(1) who is an employee of the Office of Administra- tion as of the date of the enactment of this Act [Nov. 2, 1978], and ‘‘(2) whose position would be terminated or whose rate of basic pay would be reduced (but for this sub- section) by reason of section 107(b) of title 3, United States Code (as amended by this Act) [subsec. (b) of this section], such employee may be allowed to continue to hold such position and receive basic pay at the rate in effect on the effective date of this Act [see Effective Date of 1978 Amendment note set out under section 102 of this title] during the period which begins on such date and ends 2 years after such date so long as such employee con- tinues as an employee of the Office of Administration.’’ Page 33 TITLE 3—THE PRESIDENT § 110 § 108. Assistance to the President for unantici- pated needs (a) There is authorized to be appropriated to the President an amount not to exceed $1,000,000 each fiscal year to enable the President, in his discretion, to meet unanticipated needs for the furtherance of the national interest, security, or defense, including personnel needs and needs for services described in section 3109(b) of title 5, and administrative expenses related thereto, without regard to any provision of law regu- lating the employment or compensation of per- sons in the Government service or regulating ex- penditures of Government funds. (b) The President shall transmit a report to each House of the Congress for each fiscal year beginning on or after the effective date of this subsection which sets forth the purposes for which expenditures were made under this sec- tion for such fiscal year and the amount ex- pended for each such purpose. Each such report shall be transmitted no later than 60 days after the close of the fiscal year covered by such re- port. (c) An individual may not be paid under the authority of this section at a rate of pay in ex- cess of the rate of basic pay then currently paid for level II of the Executive Schedule of section 5313 of title 5. (Added Pub. L. 95–570, § 2(a), Nov. 2, 1978, 92 Stat. 2449.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT For the effective date of this subsection, referred to in subsec. (b), see section 6(a) of Pub. L. 95–570, set out as an Effective Date of 1978 Amendment note under sec- tion 102 of this title. PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 108, act June 25, 1948, ch. 644, 62 Stat. 679, directing the Quartermaster General of the Army to provide suitable accommodations for the horses, car- riages, and other vehicles of the President and of the Executive Office, was repealed by act June 28, 1950, ch. 383, title IV, § 401(j), 64 Stat. 271. Insofar as prior section 108, by virtue of a former pro- viso in section 401 of act June 28, 1950, continued to re- main in effect to the extent that it was applicable to the Department of the Air Force, and the United States Air Force, it was additionally repealed by act Sept. 19, 1951, ch. 407, title IV, § 401(a)(1), 65 Stat. 333. Act Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 654, § 1(2), 65 Stat. 701, repealed that part of act Mar. 4, 1911, ch. 285, § 1, 36 Stat. 1404, from which prior section 108, as enacted by act June 25, 1948, ch. 644, § 1, 62 Stat. 672, had been derived. That part of the 1911 act had previously been repealed by sec- tion 3 of the 1948 act. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section applicable to any fiscal year beginning on or after Oct. 1, 1978, see section 6(a) of Pub. L. 95–570, set out as an Effective Date of 1978 Amendment note under section 102 of this title. § 109. Public property in and belonging to the Ex- ecutive Residence at the White House The steward, housekeeper, or such other em- ployee of the Executive Residence at the White House as the President may designate, shall under the direction of the President, have the charge and custody of and be responsible for the plate, furniture, and public property therein. A complete inventory, in proper books, shall be made annually in the month of June, under the direction of the Director of the National Park Service, of all the public property in and belong- ing to the Executive Residence at the White House, showing when purchased, its cost, condi- tion, and final disposition. This inventory shall be submitted to the President for his approval, and shall then be kept for reference in the office of the Director of the National Park Service, which shall furnish a copy thereof to the stew- ard, housekeeper, or other employee responsible for the property. (June 25, 1948, ch. 644, 62 Stat. 679; Pub. L. 92–310, title II, § 201, June 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 202; Pub. L. 95–570, § 5(b)(1), Nov. 2, 1978, 92 Stat. 2450.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1978—Pub. L. 95–570 substituted in section catchline ‘‘the Executive Residence at the White House’’ for ‘‘Ex- ecutive Mansion’’ and in text ‘‘Executive Residence at the White House’’ for ‘‘Executive Mansion’’ in two places. 1972—Pub. L. 92–310 struck out provisions which re- quired a bond in the sum of $10,000 from the person hav- ing charge and custody of the plate, furniture, and pub- lic property. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1978 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 95–570 applicable to any fiscal year beginning on or after Oct. 1, 1978, see section 6(a) of Pub. L. 95–570, set out as a note under section 102 of this title. Executive Documents TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS Functions of all other officers of Department of the Interior and functions of all agencies and employees of such Department, with two exceptions, transferred to Secretary of the Interior, with power vested in him to authorize their performance or performance of any of his functions by any of such officers, agencies, and em- ployees, by 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 3, §§ 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. § 110. Furniture for the Executive Residence at the White House All furniture purchased for the use of the Ex- ecutive Residence at the White House shall be, as far as practicable, of domestic manufacture. With a view to conserving in the Executive Resi- dence at the White House the best specimens of the early American furniture and furnishings, and for the purpose of maintaining the interior of the Executive Residence at the White House in keeping with its original design, the Director of the National Park Service is authorized and directed, with the approval of the President, to accept donations of furniture and furnishings for use in the Executive Residence at the White House, all such articles thus donated to become the property of the United States and to be ac- counted for as such. The said Director of the Na- tional Park Service is further authorized and di-