and earnings of the Fund, and moneys credited to the 
Fund pursuant to this section, such sums as the Board 
determines are necessary and appropriate to enable the 
Institute to carry out the provisions of this Act. 
SEC. 7. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS. 
(a) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.—The Board shall ap-
point an Executive Director who shall be the chief execu-
tive officer and principal executive of the Institute and 
who shall supervise the affairs of, assist the directions of, 
and carry out the functions of the Board to administer 
the Institute. The Executive Director of the Institute shall 
be compensated at an annual rate specified by the Board. 
(b) OTHER DUTIES.—The Executive Director, in 
consultation with the Board shall appoint and fix the com-
pensation of such personnel as may be necessary to carry 
out this Act, including personnel to carry out duties at 
any locations of the Institute which are established outside 
of Washington, DC. 
(c) INSTITUTE PERSONNEL.— 
(1) STAFF APPOINTMENTS.—All staff appoint-
ments shall be made without regard to the provi-
sions of title 5, United States Code, governing ap-
pointments in the competitive service, and without 
regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and sub-
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chapter III of chapter 53 of such title relating to 
classification and general schedule pay rates. 
(2) TREATMENT AS CONGRESSIONAL EMPLOY-
EES.—For purposes of pay and other employment 
benefits, rights, and privileges and for all other pur-
poses, any employee of the Institute shall be consid-
ered to be a Congressional employee under section 
2107 of title 5, United States Code. 
(3) COVERAGE
UNDER
CONGRESSIONAL
AC-
COUNTABILITY ACT OF 1995.— 
(A) TREATMENT OF EMPLOYEES AS COV-
ERED EMPLOYEES.—Section 101(3) of the Con-
gressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 
1301(3)) is amended— 
(i) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of sub-
paragraph (J); 
(ii) by striking the period at the end 
of subparagraph (K) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; 
and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(L) the Leadership Institute for Trans-
atlantic Engagement.’’. 
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(B) TREATMENT
OF
INSTITUTE
AS
EM-
PLOYING OFFICE.—Section 101(9)(D) of such 
Act (2 U.S.C. 1301(9)(D)) is amended— 
(i) by striking ‘‘and the John C. Sten-
nis Center’’ and inserting ‘‘the John C. 
Stennis Center’’; and 
(ii) by striking the semicolon at the 
end and inserting the following: ‘‘, and the 
Leadership Institute for Transatlantic En-
gagement;’’. 
SEC. 8. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS. 
In order to carry out this Act, the Institute may carry 
out any of the following: 
(1) Prescribe such regulations as it considers 
necessary governing the manner in which its func-
tions shall be carried out. 
(2) Procure temporary and intermittent services 
of experts and consultants as are necessary to the 
extent authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United 
States Code. 
(3) Accept and utilize the services of voluntary 
and uncompensated personnel and reimburse them 
for travel expenses, including per diem, as author-
ized by section 5703 of title 5, United States Code. 
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(4) Request and utilize the assignment of any 
Federal officer or employee from a department, 
agency, or Congressional office to the Institute, in-
cluding on a rotating basis, by entering into an 
agreement for such assignment. 
(5) Solicit and receive money and other prop-
erty donated, bequeathed, or devised, without condi-
tion or restriction other than it be used for the pur-
poses of the Institute, and to use, sell, or otherwise 
dispose of such property for the purpose of carrying 
out its functions. 
(6) Enter into contracts, grants, or other ar-
rangements, or modifications thereof, to carry out 
the provisions of this Act, including with any office 
of the Federal Government or of any State or any 
subdivision thereof, and international public and pri-
vate sector entities. 
(7) Make expenditures for any expenses in con-
nection with official training sessions or other au-
thorized programs or activities of the Institute. 
(8) Apply for, receive, and use for the purposes 
of the Institute grants or other assistance from Fed-
eral sources. 
(9) Establish, receive, and use for the purposes 
of the Institute fees or other charges for goods or 
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services provided in fulfilling the Institute’s pur-
poses. 
(10) Invest, as specified in section 6(c), moneys 
authorized to be received under this Act. 
(11) Establish advisory committees or other 
bodies composed of persons eminent in international 
affairs, global security, and civil and human rights, 
to advise the Board without compensation (other 
than travel related expenses) on matters determined 
to be necessary by the Board. 
(12) Respond to the request of offices of Con-
gress and other departments or agencies of the Fed-
eral Government to examine, study, or report on any 
issue within the Institute’s competence, including the 
use of classified materials if necessary. 
(13) Work with the appropriate security offices 
of the House of Representatives and Senate to ob-
tain or retain need-based security clearances for In-
stitute personnel. 
(14) Assign Institute personnel to temporary 
duty with offices of the Federal Government, inter-
national organizations, agencies and other entities to 
fulfill this Act. 
(15) Make other necessary expenditures. 
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