ALLcrimesfood&drugstaxestelecomcommercehealthconservationtransportationagricultureveteransbrowse all titles »
0

15 U.S.C. § 275 — Hiring critical technical experts

submitted 125 years ago by ch. 872 to r/title-15-COMMERCE-AND-TRADE · 147 words · no verdicts yet

in plain englishAI-generated · not legal advice

The Secretary appoints Institute staff, except the director, as needed. The Secretary can hire up to 15 scientific and technical experts at special pay rates, skipping normal hiring rules. This special hiring power ends 5 years after August 9, 2022.

(a) In general: The Secretary appoints the Institute's officers and employees, except the director, whenever their services become necessary. (b) Hiring critical technical experts: Despite section 3104 of title 5, or any other law about appointing, counting, classifying, or paying employees, the Secretary can appoint scientific, engineering, and professional personnel and set their base pay at a rate the Secretary determines. That rate cannot be more than the highest total annual compensation payable under section 104 of title 3. The Director can appoint no more than 15 personnel this way. (c) Sunset: The authority under subsection (b) expires 5 years after August 9, 2022.
the actual law source: uscode.house.gov ↗public domain
(a) In general

The officers and employees of the Institute, except the director, shall be appointed by the Secretary at such time as their respective services may become necessary.

(b) Hiring critical technical experts

Notwithstanding section 3104 of title 5 or the provisions of any other law relating to the appointment, number, classification, or compensation of employees, the Secretary shall have the authority to make appointments of scientific, engineering, and professional personnel, and to fix the basic pay of such personnel at a rate to be determined by the Secretary at rates not in excess of the highest total annual compensation payable at the rate determined under section 104 of title 3. The Director shall appoint not more than 15 personnel under this section.

(c) Sunset

The authority under section 1 (b) shall expire on the date that is 5 years after August 9, 2022.

Source credit: (Mar. 3, 1901, ch. 872, § 6, 31 Stat. 1450; Feb. 14, 1903, ch. 552, § 10, 32 Stat. 829; Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, § 1, 37 Stat. 736; Pub. L. 100–418, title V, § 5115(a)(1), Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1433; Pub. L. 117–167, div. B, title II, § 10244, Aug. 9, 2022, 136 Stat. 1488.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit
  • 1901Enacted · Act of Mar. 3, 1901, ch. 872 · 31 Stat. 1450
  • 1903Amended · Act of Feb. 14, 1903, ch. 552 · 32 Stat. 829
  • 1913Amended · Act of Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141 · 37 Stat. 736
  • 1988Amended · Pub. L. 100-418 · 102 Stat. 1433
  • 2022Amended · Pub. L. 117-167 · 136 Stat. 1488

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 872 on 1901-03-03.

all 0 arguments · sorted by: best

0/280

no arguments yet — make the first case