§ 625. — Director and staff.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 28USC625]
TITLE 28--JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
PART III--COURT OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
CHAPTER 42--FEDERAL JUDICIAL CENTER
Sec. 625. Director and staff
(a) The Director shall supervise the activities of persons employed
by the Center and perform other duties assigned to him by the Board.
(b) The Director shall appoint and fix the compensation of such
additional professional personnel as the Board may deem necessary,
without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code,
governing appointments in competitive service, or the provisions of
chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title, relating to
classification and General Schedule pay rates: Provided, however, That
the compensation of any person appointed under this subsection shall not
exceed the annual rate of basic pay of level V of the Executive Schedule
pay rates, section 5316, title 5, United States Code: And provided
further, That the salary of a reemployed annuitant under the Civil
Servive \1\ Retirement Act shall be adjusted pursuant to the provisions
of section 8344, title 5, United States Code.
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\1\ So in original. Should be ``Service''.
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(c) The Director shall appoint and fix the compensation of such
secretarial and clerical personnel as he may deem necessary, subject to
the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in
competitive service without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and
subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title, relating to classification
and General Schedule pay rates.
(d) The Director may procure personal services as authorized by
section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, at rates not to exceed the
daily equivalent of the highest rate payable under General Schedule pay
rates, section 5332, title 5, United States Code. (e) The Director is
authorized to incur necessary travel and other miscellaneous expenses
incident to the operation of the Center.
(Added Pub. L. 90-219, title I, Sec. 101, Dec. 20, 1967, 81 Stat. 666;
amended Pub. L. 102-572, title VI, Sec. 602(b), Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat.
4514.)
References in Text
The General Schedule, referred to in subsec. (b), is set out under
section 5332 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
The Civil Service Retirement Act, referred to in subsec. (b), is act
May 29, 1930, ch. 349, 46 Stat. 468, as amended by act July 31, 1956,
ch. 804, Sec. 401, 70 Stat. 743, which was repealed by Pub. L. 89-554,
Sec. 8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 632, and reenacted by the first
section thereof as subchapter III (Sec. 8331 et seq.) of chapter 83 of
Title 5.
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 Organization and Employees, see section 529 [title I,
Sec. 101(c)(1)] of Pub. L. 101-509, set out in a note under section 5376
of Title 5.
Amendments
1992--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 102-572 substituted ``competitive service
without regard to'' for ``competitive service and''.
Effective Date of 1992 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 102-572 effective Jan. 1, 1993, see section
1101(a) of Pub. L. 102-572, set out as a note under section 905 of Title
2, The Congress.
