§ 6432b. — Commission personnel matters.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 22USC6432b]
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 73--INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
SUBCHAPTER II--COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
Sec. 6432b. Commission personnel matters
(a) In general
The Commission may, without regard to the civil service laws and
regulations, appoint and terminate an Executive Director and such other
additional personnel as may be necessary to enable the Commission to
perform its duties. The decision to employ or terminate an Executive
Director shall be made by an affirmative vote of at least six of the
nine members of the Commission.
(b) Compensation
The Commission may fix the compensation of the Executive Director
and other personnel without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and
subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5 relating to classification of
positions and General Schedule pay rates, except that the rate of pay
for the Executive Director and other personnel may not exceed the rate
payable for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of such
title.
(c) Professional staff
The Commission and the Executive Director shall hire Commission
staff on the basis of professional and nonpartisan qualifications.
Commissioners may not individually hire staff of the Commission. Staff
shall serve the Commission as a whole and may not be assigned to the
particular service of a single Commissioner or a specified group of
Commissioners. This subsection does not prohibit staff personnel from
assisting individual members of the Commission with particular needs
related to their duties.
(d) Staff and services of other Federal agencies
(1) Department of State
The Secretary of State shall assist the Commission by providing
on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis to the Commission such
staff and administrative services as may be necessary and
appropriate to perform its functions.
(2) Other Federal agencies
Upon the request of the Commission, the head of any Federal
department or agency may detail, on a reimbursable or
nonreimbursable basis, any of the personnel of that department or
agency to the Commission to assist it in carrying out its functions
under this subchapter. The detail of any such personnel shall be
without interruption or loss of civil service or Foreign Service
status or privilege.
(e) Security clearances
The Executive Director shall be required to obtain a security
clearance. The Executive Director may request, on a needs-only basis and
in order to perform the duties of the Commission, that other personnel
of the Commission be required to obtain a security clearance. The level
of clearance shall be the lowest necessary to appropriately perform the
duties of the Commission.
(f) Cost
The Commission shall reimburse all appropriate Government agencies
for the cost of obtaining clearances for members of the commission,\1\
for the executive \1\ director,\1\ and for any other personnel.
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\1\ So in original. Probably should be capitalized.
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(Pub. L. 105-292, title II, Sec. 204, as added Pub. L. 106-55,
Sec. 1(b)(3), Aug. 17, 1999, 113 Stat. 402.)
References in Text
The civil service laws, referred to in subsec. (a), are set forth in
Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. See, particularly,
section 3301 et seq. of Title 5.
Prior Provisions
A prior section 204 of Pub. L. 105-292 was renumbered section 206
and is classified to section 6434 of this title.
