§ 7317. — 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: 7USC7317]
TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 100--AGRICULTURAL MARKET TRANSITION
SUBCHAPTER VII--COMMISSION ON 21st CENTURY PRODUCTION AGRICULTURE
Sec. 7317. Personnel matters
(a) Compensation
Each member of the Commission shall serve without compensation, but
shall be allowed travel expenses including per diem in lieu of
subsistence, as authorized by section 5703 of title 5, when engaged in
the performance of Commission duties.
(b) Staff
(1) Appointment
The Commission shall appoint a staff director, who shall be paid
at a rate not to exceed the maximum rate of basic pay under section
5376 of title 5, and such professional and clerical personnel as may
be reasonable and necessary to enable the Commission to carry out
its duties under this subchapter without regard to the provisions of
title 5 governing appointments in the competitive service, and
without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of
chapter 53 of such title, or any other provision of law, relating to
the number, classification, and General Schedule rates.
(2) Limitation on compensation
No employee appointed under this subsection (other than the
staff director) may be compensated at a rate to exceed the maximum
rate applicable to level GS-15 of the General Schedule.
(c) Detailed personnel
On the request of the chairperson of the Commission, the head of any
department or agency of the Federal Government is authorized to detail,
without reimbursement, any personnel of the department or agency to the
Commission to assist the Commission in carrying out its duties under
this section. The detail of any individual may not result in the
interruption or loss of civil service status or other privilege of the
individual.
(Pub. L. 104-127, title I, Sec. 187, Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 941.)
References in Text
The provisions of title 5 governing appointments in the competitive
service, referred to in subsec. (b)(1), are classified generally to
section 3301 et seq. of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
The General Schedule, referred to in subsec. (b), is set out under
section 5332 of Title 5.
