42 U.S.C. § 10242 — Office of Nuclear Waste Negotiator

(a) Establishment There is established the Office^* of the Nuclear Waste Negotiator^* that must be an independent establishment in the executive branch.

(b) Nuclear Waste Negotiator
(1) The Office must be headed by a Nuclear Waste Negotiator who must be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Negotiator must hold office at the pleasure of the President, and must be compensated at the rate provided for level III of the Executive Schedule in section 5314 of title 5.
(2) The Negotiator must attempt to find a State^* or Indian tribe^* willing to host a repository^* or monitored retrievable storage facility^* at a technically qualified site on reasonable terms and must negotiate with any State or Indian tribe which expresses an interest in hosting a repository or monitored retrievable storage^* facility.