2 U.S.C. § 474 — Director of Office of Technology Assessment

submitted 54 years ago by Pub. L. 92-484 to r/title-2-THE-CONGRESS · 254 words · no verdicts yet

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The Board appoints the Director of the Office of Technology Assessment for a six-year term. The Director can appoint a Deputy Director, with Board approval, to help run the office. Neither official may hold another job or outside role without the Board's approval.

(a) Appointment; term; compensation -- The Board appoints the Director of the Office of Technology Assessment. The Director serves a six-year term unless the Board removes them sooner. The Director is paid at the rate set for Level III of the Executive Schedule under 5 U.S.C. § 5314. (b) Powers and duties -- Besides the powers this chapter already gives the Director, the Director also carries out whatever duties the Board delegates. (c) Deputy Director; appointment; functions; compensation -- With the Board's approval, the Director may appoint a Deputy Director, who does whatever the Director assigns and becomes Acting Director whenever the Director is absent, unable to serve, or the position is vacant. The Deputy Director is paid at the rate set for Level IV of the Executive Schedule under 5 U.S.C. § 5315. (d) Restrictions on outside employment activities of Director and Deputy Director -- Neither the Director nor the Deputy Director may take any other job, business, or vocation besides serving in their Office role. Neither may hold an office in, or act on behalf of, any organization, agency, or institution that has a contract or other arrangement with the Office, unless the Board approves it first.

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(a) Appointment; term; compensation

The Director of the Office of Technology Assessment shall be appointed by the Board and shall serve for a term of six years unless sooner removed by the Board. He shall receive basic pay at the rate provided for level III of the Executive Schedule under section 5314 of title 5.

(b) Powers and duties

In addition to the powers and duties vested in him by this chapter, the Director shall exercise such powers and duties as may be delegated to him by the Board.

The Director may appoint with the approval of the Board, a Deputy Director who shall perform such functions as the Director may prescribe and who shall be Acting Director during the absence or incapacity of the Director or in the event of a vacancy in the office of Director. The Deputy Director shall receive basic pay at the rate provided for level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5.

(d) Restrictions on outside employment activities of Director and Deputy Director

Neither the Director nor the Deputy Director shall engage in any other business, vocation, or employment than that of serving as such Director or Deputy Director, as the case may be; nor shall the Director or Deputy Director, except with the approval of the Board, hold any office in, or act in any capacity for, any organization, agency, or institution with which the Office makes any contract or other arrangement under this chapter.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 92–484, § 5, Oct. 13, 1972, 86 Stat. 799.)

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1972Enacted · Pub. L. 92-484 · 86 Stat. 799

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