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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 section 114 of this title;

title 18 sections 207, 1751; title 26 section 3121; title 31

section 3524; title 42 section 410.

§ 107. Domestic Policy Staff and Office of Administration; personnel

(a) In order to enable the Domestic Policy

Staff to perform its functions, the President (or

his designee) 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) 6 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

(B) 18 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

(C) 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 III of the Executive Schedule of section 5314 of title 5.

(b)(1) In order to enable the Office of Administration to perform its functions, the President

(or his designee) is authorized—

(A) without regard to such other provisions

of law as the President may specify which regulate the employment and compensation of

persons in the Government service, to appoint

and fix the pay of not more than—

(i) 5 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

(ii) 5 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

(B) 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 maximum rate of

basic pay then currently paid for GS–18 of the

General Schedule of section 5332 of title 5.

(2) In addition to any authority granted under

paragraph (1) of this subsection, the President

(or his designee) is authorized to employ individuals in the Office of Administration in accordance with section 3101 of title 5 and provisions

relating thereto. Any individual so employed

under the authority granted under such section

3101 shall be subject to the limitation specified

in section 114 of this title.

(c) There are authorized to be appropriated

each fiscal year such sums as may be necessary

for the official expenses of the Domestic Policy

Staff and the Office of Administration.

(Added Pub. L. 95–570, §2(a), Nov. 2, 1978, 92 Stat.

2448.)

PRIOR PROVISIONS

A prior section 107, act June 25, 1948, ch. 644, 62 Stat.

679, providing that employees of the executive departments and independent establishments of the executive

branch of the Government might be detailed from time

to time to the White House Office for temporary assistance, was repealed by section 2(a) of Pub. L. 95–570. See

section 112 of this title.

EFFECTIVE DATE

Section applicable to any fiscal year beginning on or

after Oct. 1, 1978, see section 6(a) of Pub. L. 95–570, set

out as an Effective Date of 1978 Amendment note under

section 102 of this title.

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, §101(c)(1)]

of Pub. L. 101–509, set out in a note under section 5376

of Title 5.

APPLICABILITY OF SUBSEC. (b) TO CURRENT EMPLOYEES

OF OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION

Section 6(b) of Pub. L. 95–570 provided that: ‘‘In the

case of an individual—

‘‘(1) who is an employee of the Office of Administration as of the date of the enactment of this Act [Nov.

2, 1978], and

‘‘(2) whose position would be terminated or whose

rate of basic pay would be reduced (but for this subsection) by reason of section 107(b) of title 3, United

States Code (as amended by this Act) [subsec. (b) of

this section],

such employee may be allowed to continue to hold such

position and receive basic pay at the rate in effect on

the effective date of this Act [see Effective Date of 1978

Amendment note set out under section 102 of this title]

during the period which begins on such date and ends

2 years after such date so long as such employee continues as an employee of the Office of Administration.’’
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FORMER PRESIDENT’S OFFICE STAFF

See note set out under section 102 of this title.

SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in title 26 section 3121; title

42 section 410.

§ 108. Assistance to the President for unanticipated needs

(a) There is authorized to be appropriated to

the President an amount not to exceed $1,000,000

each fiscal year to enable the President, in his

discretion, to meet unanticipated needs for the

furtherance of the national interest, security, or

defense, including personnel needs and needs for

services described in section 3109(b) of title 5,

and administrative expenses related thereto,

without regard to any provision of law regulating the employment or compensation of persons

in the Government service or regulating expenditures of Government funds.

(b) The President shall transmit a report to

each House of the Congress for each fiscal year

beginning on or after the effective date of this

subsection which sets forth the purposes for

which expenditures were made under this section for such fiscal year and the amount expended for each such purpose. Each such report

shall be transmitted no later than 60 days after

the close of the fiscal year covered by such report.

(c) An individual may not be paid under the

authority of this section at a rate of pay in excess of the rate of basic pay then currently paid

for level II of the Executive Schedule of section

5313 of title 5.

(Added Pub. L. 95–570, §2(a), Nov. 2, 1978, 92 Stat.

2449.)

REFERENCES IN TEXT

For the effective date of this subsection, referred to

in subsec. (b), see section 6(a) of Pub. L. 95–570, set out

as an Effective Date of 1978 Amendment note under section 102 of this title.

PRIOR PROVISIONS

A prior section 108, act June 25, 1948, ch. 644, 62 Stat.

679, directing the Quartermaster General of the Army

to provide suitable accommodations for the horses, carriages, and other vehicles of the President and of the

Executive Office, was repealed by act June 28, 1950, ch.

383, title IV, §401(j), 64 Stat. 271.

Insofar as prior section 108, by virtue of a former proviso in section 401 of act June 28, 1950, continued to remain in effect to the extent that it was applicable to

the Department of the Air Force, and the United States

Air Force, it was additionally repealed by act Sept. 19,

1951, ch. 407, title IV, §401(a)(1), 65 Stat. 333.

Act Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 654, §1(2), 65 Stat. 701, repealed

that part of act Mar. 4, 1911, ch. 285, §1, 36 Stat. 1404,

from which prior section 108, as enacted by act June 25,

1948, ch. 644, §1, 62 Stat. 672, had been derived. That

part of the 1911 act had previously been repealed by section 3 of the 1948 act.

EFFECTIVE DATE

Section applicable to any fiscal year beginning on or

after Oct. 1, 1978, see section 6(a) of Pub. L. 95–570, set

out as an Effective Date of 1978 Amendment note under

section 102 of this title.

§ 109. Public property in and belonging to the Executive Residence at the White House

The steward, housekeeper, or such other employee of the Executive Residence at the White

House as the President may designate, shall

under the direction of the President, have the

charge and custody of and be responsible for the

plate, furniture, and public property therein. A

complete inventory, in proper books, shall be

made annually in the month of June, under the

direction of the Director of the National Park

Service, of all the public property in and belonging to the Executive Residence at the White

House, showing when purchased, its cost, condition, and final disposition. This inventory shall

be submitted to the President for his approval,

and shall then be kept for reference in the office

of the Director of the National Park Service,

which shall furnish a copy thereof to the steward, housekeeper, or other employee responsible

for the property.

(June 25, 1948, ch. 644, 62 Stat. 679; Pub. L. 92–310,

title II, §201, June 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 202; Pub. L.

95–570, §5(b)(1), Nov. 2, 1978, 92 Stat. 2450.)

AMENDMENTS

1978—Pub. L. 95–570 substituted in section catchline

‘‘the Executive Residence at the White House’’ for ‘‘Executive Mansion’’ and in text ‘‘Executive Residence at

the White House’’ for ‘‘Executive Mansion’’ in two

places.

1972—Pub. L. 92–310 struck out provisions which required a bond in the sum of $10,000 from the person having charge and custody of the plate, furniture, and public property.

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.

TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS

Functions of all other officers of Department of the

Interior and functions of all agencies and employees of

such Department, with two exceptions, transferred to

Secretary of the Interior, with power vested in him to

authorize their performance or performance of any of

his functions by any of such officers, agencies, and employees, by 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 3, §§1, 2, eff. May 24,

1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out in the Appendix

to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

§ 110. Furniture for the Executive Residence at

the White House

All furniture purchased for the use of the Executive Residence at the White House shall be,

as far as practicable, of domestic manufacture.

With a view to conserving in the Executive Residence at the White House the best specimens of

the early American furniture and furnishings,

and for the purpose of maintaining the interior

of the Executive Residence at the White House

in keeping with its original design, the Director

of the National Park Service is authorized and

directed, with the approval of the President, to

accept donations of furniture and furnishings for

use in the Executive Residence at the White

House, all such articles thus donated to become

the property of the United States and to be accounted for as such. The said Director of the National Park Service is further authorized and directed, with the approval of the President, to

appoint a temporary committee composed of one

representative of the American Federation of

Arts, one representative of the National Commission of Fine Arts, one representative of the