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ees in the competitive service at rates not to exceed that prescribed for a 
position classified above GS–15 pursuant to section 5108 of title 5. 
(d) APPOINTMENT AND COMPENSATION OF ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL.— 
The Executive Director may appoint and fix the compensation of such addi-
tional personnel as may be necessary to carry out the Council’s duties, with-
out regard to the civil service laws and chapter 51 and subchapter III of 
chapter 53 of title 5. 
(e) EXPERT AND CONSULTANT SERVICES.—The Executive Director may 
procure expert and consultant services in accordance with section 3109 of 
title 5. 
(f) FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES.— 
(1) SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED BY SECRETARY, AGENCY, OR PRI-
VATE ENTITY.—Financial and administrative services (including those 
related to budgeting, accounting, financial reporting, personnel and 
procurement) shall be provided the Council by the Secretary or, at the 
discretion of the Council, another agency or private entity that reaches 
an agreement with the Council, for which payments shall be made in 
advance, or by reimbursement, from funds of the Council in such 
amounts as may be agreed on by the Chairman of the Council and the 
head of the agency or the authorized representative of the private enti-
ty that will provide the services. 
(2) FEDERAL
AGENCY
REGULATIONS
RELATING
TO
COLLECTION 
APPLY.—When a Federal agency affords those services, the regulations 
of that agency under section 5514(b) of title 5 for the collection of in-
debtedness of personnel resulting from erroneous payments shall apply 
to the collection of erroneous payments made to or on behalf of a 
Council employee, and regulations of that agency under sections 
1513(d) and 1514 of title 31 for the administrative control of funds 
shall apply to appropriations of the Council. The Council shall not be 
required to prescribe those regulations. 
(g) FUNDS, PERSONNEL, FACILITIES, AND SERVICES.— 
(1) PROVIDED BY FEDERAL AGENCY.—Any Federal agency may pro-
vide the Council, with or without reimbursement as may be agreed on 
by the Chairman and the agency, with such funds, personnel, facilities, 
and services under its jurisdiction and control as may be needed by the 
Council to carry out its duties, to the extent that the funds, personnel, 
facilities, and services are requested by the Council and are otherwise 
available for that purpose. Any funds provided to the Council pursuant 
to this subsection shall be expended by the end of the fiscal year fol-
lowing the fiscal year in which the funds are received by the Council. 
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(2) OBTAINING ADDITIONAL PROPERTY, FACILITIES, AND SERVICES 
AND RECEIVING DONATIONS OF MONEY.—To the extent of available ap-
propriations, the Council may obtain by purchase, rental, donation, or 
otherwise additional property, facilities, and services as may be needed 
to carry out its duties and may receive donations of money for that 
purpose. The Executive Director may accept, hold, use, expend, and ad-
minister the property, facilities, services, and money for the purposes 
of this division. 
(h) RIGHTS, BENEFITS, AND PRIVILEGES OF TRANSFERRED EMPLOY-
EES.—Any employee in the competitive service of the United States trans-
ferred to the Council under this section shall retain all the rights, benefits, 
and privileges pertaining to the competitive service held prior to the trans-
fer. 
(i) EXEMPTION FROM FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT.—The 
Council is exempt from the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
App.). 
(j) PROVISIONS THAT GOVERN OPERATIONS OF COUNCIL.—Subchapter 
II of chapter 5 and chapter 7 of title 5 shall govern the operations of the 
Council. 
§ 2041.06. International Centre for the Study of the Preser-
vation and Restoration of Cultural Property 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF PARTICIPATION.—The participation of the United 
States as a member in the International Centre for the Study of the Preser-
vation and Restoration of Cultural Property is authorized. 
(b) OFFICIAL DELEGATION.—The Council shall recommend to the Sec-
retary of State, after consultation with the Smithsonian Institution and 
other public and private organizations concerned with the technical problems 
of preservation, the members of the official delegation that will participate 
in the activities of the International Centre for the Study of the Preserva-
tion and Restoration of Cultural Property on behalf of the United States. 
The Secretary of State shall appoint the members of the official delegation 
from the persons recommended to the Secretary of State by the Council. 
§ 2041.07. Transmittal of legislative recommendations, testi-
mony, or comments to any officer or agency of the 
United States prior to submission to Congress 
No officer or agency of the United States shall have any authority to re-
quire the Council to submit its legislative recommendations, or testimony, 
or comments on legislation to any officer or agency of the United States 
for approval, comments, or review, prior to the submission of the rec-
ommendations, testimony, or comments to Congress. When the Council vol-
untarily seeks to obtain the comments or review of any officer or agency 
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of the United States, the Council shall include a description of the actions 
in its legislative recommendations, testimony, or comments on legislation 
that it transmits to Congress. 
§ 2041.08. Regulations, procedures, and guidelines 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Council may promulgate regulations as it con-
siders necessary to govern the implementation of section 2053.02 of this 
title. 
(b) PARTICIPATION BY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.—The Council shall by reg-
ulation establish such procedures as may be necessary to provide for partici-
pation by local governments in proceedings and other actions taken by the 
Council with respect to undertakings referred to in section 2053.02 of this 
title that affect the local governments. 
(c) EXEMPTION
FOR FEDERAL PROGRAMS
OR UNDERTAKINGS.—The 
Council, with the concurrence of the Secretary, shall promulgate regulations 
or guidelines, as appropriate, under which Federal programs or under-
takings may be exempted from any or all of the requirements of this divi-
sion when the exemption is determined to be consistent with the purposes 
of this division, taking into consideration the magnitude of the exempted un-
dertaking or program and the likelihood of impairment of historic prop-
erties. 
§ 2041.09. Budget submission 
(a) TIME AND MANNER OF SUBMISSION.—The Council shall submit its 
budget annually as a related agency of the Department of the Interior. 
(b) TRANSMITTAL OF COPIES TO CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—When-
ever the Council submits any budget estimate or request to the President 
or the Office of Management and Budget, it shall concurrently transmit 
copies of that estimate or request to the Committee on Natural Resources 
and Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and Committee on Appropria-
tions of the Senate. 
§ 2041.10. Report by Secretary to Council 
To assist the Council in discharging its responsibilities under this divi-
sion, the Secretary at the request of the Chairman shall provide a report 
to the Council detailing the significance of any historic property, describing 
the effects of any proposed undertaking on the affected property, and rec-
ommending measures to avoid, minimize, or mitigate adverse effects. 
§ 2041.11. Reimbursements from State and local agencies 
Subject to applicable conflict of interest laws, the Council may receive re-
imbursements from State and local agencies and others pursuant to agree-
ments executed in furtherance of this division. 
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§ 2041.12. Effectiveness of Federal grant and assistance pro-
grams 
(a) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Council may enter into a coopera-
tive agreement with any Federal agency that administers a grant or assist-
ance program for the purpose of improving the effectiveness of the adminis-
tration of the program in meeting the purposes and policies of this division. 
The cooperative agreement may include provisions that modify the selection 
criteria for a grant or assistance program to further the purposes of this 
division or that allow the Council to participate in the selection of recipients, 
if those provisions are not inconsistent with the grant or assistance pro-
gram’s statutory authorization and purpose. 
(b) REVIEW
OF GRANT
AND ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.—The Council 
may— 
(1) review the operation of any Federal grant or assistance program 
to evaluate the effectiveness of the program in meeting the purposes 
and policies of this division; 
(2) make recommendations to the head of any Federal agency that 
administers the program to further the consistency of the program with 
the purposes and policies of this division and to improve its effective-
ness in carrying out those purposes and policies; and 
(3) make recommendations to the President and Congress regarding 
the effectiveness of Federal grant and assistance programs in meeting 
the purposes and policies of this division, including recommendations 
with regard to appropriate funding levels. 
§ 2041.13. Authorization of appropriations 
There are authorized to be appropriated such amounts as are necessary 
to carry out this chapter. 
CHAPTER 2043—HISTORIC LIGHT STATION 
PRESERVATION 
Sec. 
2043.01.
Definitions. 
2043.02.
Duties of Secretary in providing a national historic light station program. 
2043.03.
Selection of eligible entity and conveyance of historic light stations. 
2043.04.
Terms of conveyance. 
2043.05.
Description of property. 
2043.06.
Historic light station sales. 
§ 2043.01. Definitions 
In this chapter: 
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Administrator’’ means the Admin-
istrator of General Services. 
(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means— 
(A) any department or agency of the Federal Government; or 
(B) any department or agency of the State in which a historic 
light station is located, the local government of the community in 
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