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§ 1807. —  Executive Director.



[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
  January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 30USC1807]

 
                   TITLE 30--MINERAL LANDS AND MINING
 
             CHAPTER 30--NATIONAL CRITICAL MATERIALS COUNCIL
 
Sec. 1807. Executive Director


(a) Function, appointment, and compensation

    There shall be an Executive Director (hereinafter referred to as the 
``Director''), who shall be chief administrator of the Council. The 
Director shall be appointed by the Council full time and shall be paid 
at the rate not to exceed the rate of basic pay provided for level III 
of the Executive Schedule.

(b) Personnel and services of experts and consultants; rules and 
        regulations

    The Director is authorized--
        (1) to employ such personnel as may be necessary for the Council 
    to carry out its duties and functions under this chapter, but not to 
    exceed twelve compensated employees;
        (2) to obtain the services of experts and consultants in 
    accordance with the provisions of section 3109 of title 5; and
        (3) to develop, subject to approval by the Council, rules and 
    regulations necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.

(c) Consultation with other groups; utilization of public and private 
        services, facilities, and information

    In exercising his responsibilities and duties under this chapter, 
the Director--
        (1) may consult with representatives of academia, industry, 
    labor, State and local governments, and other groups; and
        (2) shall utilize to the fullest extent possible the services, 
    facilities, and information (including statistical information) of 
    public and private agencies, organizations, and individuals.

(d) Utilization of voluntary and uncompensated labor and services

    Notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, the Council may utilize 
voluntary and uncompensated labor and services in carrying out its 
duties and functions.

(Pub. L. 98-373, title II, Sec. 208, July 31, 1984, 98 Stat. 1253.)

                       References in Text

    Level III of the Executive Schedule, referred to in subsec. (a), is 
set out in section 5314 of Title 5, Government Organization and 
Employees.

                          Codification

    In subsec. (d), ``section 1342 of title 31'' substituted for 
``section 367(b) of the Revised Statutes (31 U.S.C. 665(b))'' on 
authority of Pub. L. 97-258, Sec. 4(b), Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1067, 
the first section of which enacted Title 31, Money and Finance.


                            Personnel Matters

    Pub. L. 100-418, title V, Sec. 5182, Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1454, 
provided that:
    ``(a) Requirement To Increase Staff.--Not later than 30 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act [Aug. 23, 1988], the Executive 
Director of the National Critical Materials Council shall increase the 
number of employees of the Council by the equivalent of 5 full-time 
employees over the number of employees of the Council on the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
    ``(b) Qualifications of Staff.--Not less than the equivalent of 4 
full-time employees appointed pursuant to subsection (a) shall be 
permanent professional employees who have expertise in technical fields 
that are relevant to the responsibilities of the National Critical 
Materials Council, such as materials science and engineering, 
environmental matters, minerals and natural resources, ceramic or 
composite engineering, metallurgy, and geology.''



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