§ 106. — Assistance and services for the Vice President.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 3USC106]
TITLE 3--THE PRESIDENT
CHAPTER 2--OFFICE AND COMPENSATION OF PRESIDENT
Sec. 106. Assistance and services for the Vice President
(a) In order to enable the Vice President to provide assistance to
the President in connection with the performance of functions specially
assigned to the Vice President by the President in the discharge of
executive duties and responsibilities, the Vice President is
authorized--
(1) without regard to any other provision of law regulating the
employment or compensation of persons in the Government service, to
appoint and fix the pay of not more than--
(A) 5 employees at rates not to exceed the rate of basic pay
then currently paid for level II of the Executive Schedule of
section 5313 of title 5; and in addition
(B) 3 employees at rates not to exceed the rate of basic pay
then currently paid for level III of the Executive Schedule of
section 5314 of title 5; and in addition
(C) 3 employees at rates not to exceed the maximum rate of
basic pay then currently paid for GS-18 of the General Schedule
of section 5332 of title 5; and in addition
(D) such number of other employees as he may determine to be
appropriate at rates not to exceed the minimum rate of basic pay
then currently paid for GS-16 of the General Schedule of section
5332 of title 5; and
(2) to procure, as provided in appropriation Acts, temporary or
intermittent services of experts and consultants, as described in
and in accordance with the first two sentences of section 3109(b) of
title 5, at respective daily rates of pay for individuals which are
not more than the daily equivalent of the rate of basic pay then
currently paid for level II of the Executive Schedule of section
5313 of title 5.
Notwithstanding such section 3109(b), temporary services of any expert
or consultant described in such section 3109(b) may be procured under
paragraph (2) of this subsection for a period in excess of one year if
the Vice President determines such procurement is necessary.
(b) In order to carry out the executive duties and responsibilities
referred to in subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated
each fiscal year to the Vice President such sums as may be necessary
for--
(1) the official expenses of the Office of the Vice President;
(2) the official entertainment expenses of the Vice President;
and
(3) the subsistence expenses of persons in the Government
service while traveling on official business in connection with the
travel of the Vice President.
Sums appropriated under this subsection for expenses described in
paragraphs (2) and (3) may be expended as the Vice President may
determine, notwithstanding the provisions of any other law. Such sums
shall be accounted for solely on the certificate of the Vice President,
except that, with respect to such expenses, the Comptroller General may
inspect all necessary books, documents, papers, and records relating to
any such expenditures solely for the purpose of verifying that all such
expenditures related to expenses in paragraph (2) or (3). The
Comptroller General shall certify to Congress the fact of such
verification, and shall report any such expenses not expended for such
purpose.
(c) Assistance and services authorized pursuant to this section to
the Vice President are authorized to be provided to the spouse of the
Vice President in connection with assistance provided by such spouse to
the Vice President in the discharge of the Vice President's executive
duties and responsibilities. If the Vice President does not have a
spouse, such assistance and services may be provided for such purposes
to a member of the Vice President's family whom the Vice President
designates.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 644, 62 Stat. 678; Oct. 15, 1949, ch. 695,
Sec. 2(b), 63 Stat. 880; Pub. L. 95-570, Sec. 1(a), Nov. 2, 1978, 92
Stat. 2446.)
Amendments
1978--Pub. L. 95-570 inserted provisions relating to appointment and
determination of pay by the Vice President of employees and procurement
by the Vice President of temporary or intermittent services of experts
and consultants to enable the Vice President to provide assistance to
the President; appropriation of sums for the official expenses of the
Office of the Vice President, the official entertainment expenses of the
Vice President, and subsistence expenses of Government personnel while
traveling on official business in connection with the travel of the Vice
President; accounting of sums by the Vice President; inspection,
certification and report to Congress by the Comptroller General
concerning expenditures; and allotment of assistance and services to the
spouse of the Vice President or to a member of the Vice President's
family; struck out provisions which authorized the President to appoint
and fix compensation of not to exceed six administrative assistants and
directed that each assistant perform such duties as the President
prescribed.
1949--Act Oct. 15, 1949, struck out salary provisions. See section
105 of this title.
Effective Date of 1978 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 95-570 applicable to any fiscal year beginning
on or after Oct. 1, 1978, see section 6(a) of Pub. L. 95-570, set out as
a note under section 102 of this title.
Effective Date of 1949 Amendment
Amendment by act Oct. 15, 1949, effective on first day of first pay
period after Oct. 15, 1949, see section 9 of that act, set out as a note
under section 273 of Title 2, The Congress.
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.
Former President's Office Staff
See note under section 102 of this title.
Ex. Ord. No. 11456. Special Assistant to the President for Liaison With
Former Presidents
Ex. Ord. No. 11456, Feb. 14, 1969, 34 F.R. 2301, provided:
By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United
States, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. There shall be in the White House Office a Special
Assistant to the President for Liaison with Former Presidents (referred
to hereinafter as the Special Assistant).
Sec. 2. (a) On behalf of the President, the Special Assistant shall
maintain channels of communication between the President and each former
living President of the United States, to the end that (1) each such
former President shall be kept abreast of such developments as the
President may desire; and (2) the President may avail himself of the
counsel and advice of any or all of such former Presidents with respect
to major matters, particularly of a national security nature, currently
confronting the President.
(b) The Special Assistant shall also--
(1) Keep each former President currently informed of the major
aspects of such principal international and domestic problems as the
President directs;
(2) Arrange to secure from such former Presidents, or any of them,
and convey to the President, their views on such issues as the President
may designate; and
(3) Arrange to secure and convey to the President such views as any
of the former Presidents may wish to communicate to the President on any
issue of current interest or concern.
Sec. 3. (a) The Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, the
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, and the Executive Secretary
of the National Security Council shall each designate a member of his
staff as a point of contact for the Special Assistant. The Special
Assistant may call upon such designated staff members to supply
information and render such other appropriate assistance as he may
require in carrying out his duties under section 2 of this Order.
(b) Upon request of the Special Assistant, the head of any
department or agency of the Federal Government shall designate a member
of his staff as a point of contact to supply information and assistance
for the Special Assistant in the performance of his duties in the same
manner as provided in subsection (a) for staff members designated
pursuant to that subsection.
Sec. 4. The Special Assistant shall be appointed by the President
and shall serve at the pleasure of the President. He shall receive
compensation at such rate as the President, consonant with law, may
prescribe.
Sec. 5. (a) The Special Assistant shall have such staff and other
assistance as may be necessary to carry out his duties under this Order.
(b) The Special Assistant shall be provided with such office space
as may be necessary to carry out his duties under this Order, and shall
also be provided with such office space, and maintenance thereof, as may
be necessary for the use of former Presidents at the seat of Government
when they are engaged in any effort of interest or concern to the
President.
Sec. 6. (a) The compensation and expenses of the Special Assistant
and members of his staff shall be paid from the appropriation under the
heading ``Special'' in the Executive Office Appropriation Act, 1969, or
any corresponding appropriation which may be made for subsequent fiscal
years, or from such other appropriated funds as may be available under
law.
(b) The General Services Administration shall provide, on a
reimbursable basis, such administrative services and facilities for the
Special Assistant as the White House Office may request.
Richard Nixon.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 114, 115 of this title;
title 18 sections 207, 1751; title 26 section 3121; title 31 section
3524; title 42 section 410.
