fectiveness of activities funded under this Act.
The system shall utilize the standards for effec-
tive practices issued under subparagraph (C).
(E) COORDINATION.—The Assistant Sec-
retary shall consult with appropriate Federal
agencies to ensure effective coordination of pro-
grams funded under this Act with other Federal
programs serving youth and families.
(F) REPORT.—Every 2 years, the Assist-
ant Secretary shall submit to the President and
the Congress a report describing the activities
funded under this Act, and an assessment of
the effectiveness of the activities in meeting the
process and outcome objectives described in
subparagraph (A)(ii).
(d) RELATIONSHIP TO FEDERAL COUNCIL ON CHIL-
DREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES.—To provide improved co-
ordination of public and private services for youth and
their families, the National Commission shall—
(1) consult with the Federal Council on Chil-
dren, Youth, and Families established under section
918 of the Claude Pepper Young Americans Act of
1990 (42 U.S.C. 12314), in developing and imple-
menting strategies for improved coordination be-
tween activities funded under this Act and other
public and private services for youth and their fami-
lies; and
(2) submit a copy of any reports required under
subsection (c)(3)(F) to the Federal Council on Chil-
dren, Youth, and Families, concurrently with the
submission of the report to the President and the
Congress.
(e) STAFF AND CONSULTANTS.—
(1) STAFF.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The National Commis-
sion may, without regard to the civil service
laws and regulations, appoint and terminate an
executive director and such other additional
personnel as may be necessary to enable the
Commission to perform its duties.
(B) COMPENSATION.—The National Com-
mission may fix the compensation of the execu-
tive director and other personnel without regard
to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter
III of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code,
relating to classification of positions and Gen-
eral Schedule pay rates, except that the rate of
pay for the executive director and other person-
nel may not exceed the rate payable for level V
of the Executive Schedule under section 5316
of such title.
(2) CONSULTANTS.—The executive director
may procure the temporary and intermittent services
of experts and consultants and compensate the ex-
perts and consultants in accordance with section
3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, at rates for
individuals that do not exceed the daily equivalent of
the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level IV
of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of
such title.
(3) DETAILS OF PERSONNEL.—The head of any
Federal department or agency may detail on a reim-
bursable basis, or on a nonreimbursable basis for not
to exceed 180 calendar days during any fiscal year,
as agreed upon by the Director and the head of the
Federal agency, any of the personnel of that depart-
ment or agency to the National Commission to assist
the Commission in carrying out the duties of the
Commission under this Act. Any detail shall not in-
terrupt or otherwise affect the civil service status or
privileges of the Federal employee.
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