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subchapter II of chapter 53 of title 5, United States 
Code. 
‘‘(2) ALTERNATE
FEDERAL
AND
TRIBAL
CO-
CHAIRPERSONS.—The alternate Federal cochair-
person and the alternate tribal cochairperson— 
‘‘(A) shall be compensated by the Federal 
Government at the annual rate of basic pay 
prescribed for level V of the Executive Schedule 
described in paragraph (1); and 
‘‘(B) when not actively serving as an alter-
nate, shall perform such functions and duties as 
are delegated by the Federal cochairperson or 
the tribal cochairperson, respectively. 
‘‘(3) STATE MEMBERS AND ALTERNATES.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—A State shall com-
pensate each member and alternate rep-
resenting the State on the Authority at the rate 
established by State law. 
‘‘(B) NO
ADDITIONAL
COMPENSATION.— 
No State member or alternate member shall re-
ceive any salary, or any contribution to or sup-
plementation of salary from any source other 
than the State for services provided by the 
member or alternate member to the Authority. 
‘‘(4) DETAILED EMPLOYEES.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—No person detailed to 
serve the Authority under subsection (e)(6) 
shall receive any salary or any contribution to 
or supplementation of salary for services pro-
vided to the Authority from— 
‘‘(i) any source other than the State, 
tribal, local, or intergovernmental agency 
from which the person was detailed; or 
‘‘(ii) the Authority. 
‘‘(B) VIOLATION.—Any person that vio-
lates this paragraph shall be fined not more 
than $5,000, imprisoned not more than 1 year, 
or both. 
‘‘(C) APPLICABLE LAW.—The Federal co-
chairperson, the alternate Federal cochair-
person, and any Federal officer or employee de-
tailed to duty on the Authority under sub-
section (e)(5) shall not be subject to subpara-
graph (A), but shall remain subject to sections 
202 through 209 of title 18, United States 
Code. 
‘‘(5) ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL.— 
‘‘(A) COMPENSATION.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The Authority 
may appoint and fix the compensation of 
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an executive director and such other per-
sonnel as are necessary to enable the Au-
thority to carry out the duties of the Au-
thority. 
‘‘(ii) 
EXCEPTION.—Compensation 
under clause (i) shall not exceed the max-
imum rate for the Senior Executive Service 
under section 5382 of title 5, United 
States Code, including any applicable local-
ity-based comparability payment that may 
be authorized under section 5304(h)(2)(C) 
of that title. 
‘‘(B) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.—The execu-
tive director shall be responsible for— 
‘‘(i) the carrying out of the adminis-
trative duties of the Authority; 
‘‘(ii) direction of the Authority staff; 
and 
‘‘(iii) such other duties as the Author-
ity may assign. 
‘‘(C) NO FEDERAL EMPLOYEE STATUS.— 
No member, alternate, officer, or employee of 
the Authority (except the Federal cochairperson 
of the Authority, the alternate and staff for the 
Federal cochairperson, and any Federal em-
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ployee detailed to the Authority under sub-
section (e)(5)) shall be considered to be a Fed-
eral employee for any purpose. 
‘‘(i) CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided under 
paragraph (2), no State member, Indian tribe mem-
ber, State alternate, officer, or employee of the Au-
thority shall participate personally and substantially 
as a member, alternate, officer, or employee of the 
Authority, through decision, approval, disapproval, 
recommendation, the rendering of advice, investiga-
tion, or otherwise, in any proceeding, application, re-
quest for a ruling or other determination, contract, 
claim, controversy, or other matter in which, to 
knowledge of the member, alternate, officer, or em-
ployee, there is a financial interest of— 
‘‘(A) the member, alternate, officer, or em-
ployee; 
‘‘(B) the spouse, minor child, partner, or 
organization (other than a State or political 
subdivision of the State or the Indian tribe) of 
the member, alternate, officer, or employee, in 
which the member, alternate, officer, or em-
ployee is serving as officer, director, trustee, 
partner, or employee; or 
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