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20 USC § 5708 - Administrative provisions
The Foundation may—
appoint and fix the compensation of such personnel as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter, except that in no case shall employees (other than the Executive Secretary) be compensated at a rate in excess of the rate of basic pay payable for GS–15 of the General Schedule;
procure temporary and intermittent services of such experts and consultants as are necessary to the extent authorized by section 3109 of title 5, but at rates not in excess of the rate of basic pay payable for Executive Level V;
prescribe such regulations as the Foundation may determine to be necessary governing the manner in which its functions shall be carried out;
accept and utilize the services of voluntary and uncompensated personnel and reimburse them for travel expenses, including per diem, as authorized by section 5703 of title 5;
enter into contracts, grants, or other arrangements, or modifications thereof, to carry out the provisions of this chapter,
and such contracts or modifications thereof may, with the concurrence of two-thirds of the members of the Board, be entered into without performance or other bonds, and without regard to section 6101 of title 41;
make advances, progress, and other payments which the Board deems necessary under this chapter without regard to the provisions of section 3324
(a) and (b) of title 31;
conduct programs in addition to or in conjunction with the Fellowship program which shall further the Foundation’s purpose of encouraging new discoveries in all fields of endeavor for the benefit of mankind; and
Annual Report.— The Foundation shall submit to the President and to the Congress an annual report of its operations under this chapter.
(Pub. L. 102–281, title IV, § 429,May 13, 1992, 106 Stat. 144.)
Executive Level V, referred to in subsec. (a)(2), probably means level V of the Executive Schedule, which is set out in section 5316 of Title 5.
In subsec. (a)(6), “section 6101 of title 41” substituted for “section 3709 of the Revised Statutes” on authority of Pub. L. 111–350, § 6(c),Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3854, which Act enacted Title 41, Public Contracts.
In subsec. (a)(7), “section 3324
(a) and (b) of title 31” substituted for reference to section 529 of title 31, United States Code, on authority of Pub. L. 97–258, § 4(b),Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1067, the first section of which enacted Title 31, Money and Finance.
For termination, effective May 15, 2000, of provisions in subsec. (b) of this section relating to submitting an annual report to Congress, see section 3003 ofPub. L. 104–66, as amended, set out as a note under section 1113 of Title 31, Money and Finance, and page 156 of House Document No. 103–7.