§3127. Support for Joint Council, Advisory Board, and Technology Board
(a) Appointment of staff
To assist the Joint Council, the Advisory Board, and the Technology Board in the performance of their duties, the Secretary may appoint, after consultation with the cochairpersons of the Joint Council and the chairperson of the Advisory Board and the Technology Board-
(1) a full-time executive director who shall perform such duties as the cochairpersons of the Joint Council and the chairperson of the Advisory Board and the Technology Board may direct and who shall receive compensation at a rate not to exceed the rate payable for GS 18 of the General Schedule established in section 5332 of title 5; and
(2) a professional staff of not more than five full-time employees qualified in the food and agricultural sciences, of which one shall serve as the executive secretary to the Joint Council, one shall serve as the executive secretary to the Advisory Board, and one shall serve as the executive secretary to the Technology Board.
(b) Additional clerical assistance and staff personnel
The Secretary shall provide such additional clerical assistance and staff personnel as may be required to assist the Joint Council, Advisory Board, and Technology Board in carrying out their duties.
(c) Assistance of outside personnel
In formulating their recommendations to the Secretary, the Joint Council, Advisory Board, and Technology Board may obtain the assistance of Department of Agriculture employees, and, to the maximum extent practicable, the assistance of employees of other Federal departments and agencies conducting related programs of agricultural research, extension, and teaching and of appropriate representatives of colleges and universities, including State agricultural experiment stations, cooperative extension services, and other non-Federal organizations conducting significant programs in the food and agricultural sciences.
(Pub. L. 95 113, title XIV, §1412, Sept. 29, 1977,
Amendments
1991-Subsecs. (b) and (c). Pub. L. 102 237 substituted ", Advisory Board, and Technology Board" for "and Advisory Board".
1990-Pub. L. 101 624, §1605(b)(1)(A), amended section catchline generally.
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 101 624, §1605(b)(1)(B), in introductory provision, substituted ", the Advisory Board, and the Technology Board" for "and the Advisory Board" and inserted "and the Technology Board" before the dash, in par. (1), inserted "and the Technology Board" before "may direct", and in par. (2), substituted "Council," for "Council and" and inserted before period at end ", and one shall serve as the executive secretary to the Technology Board".
Subsecs. (b), (c). Pub. L. 101 624, §1605(b)(1)(C), (D), which directed the substitution of ", the Advisory Board, and the Technology Board" for "and the Advisory Board", could not be executed because the phrase "and the Advisory Board" did not appear in text.
1981-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 97 98 inserted in provision preceding par. (1) provision requiring consultation with the cochairpersons of the Joint Council and the chairperson of the Advisory Board, redesignated former par. (2) as (1) and substituted provision that a full-time executive director perform such duties as the cochairpersons of the Joint Council and chairperson of the Advisory Board direct for provision that an executive director perform such duties as the chairman of the Joint Council and the chairman of the Advisory Board direct, and redesignated former par. (1) as (2) and inserted provision that one of the full-time staff serve as the executive secretary to the Joint Council and one serve as executive secretary to the Advisory Board.
Effective Date of 1981 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 97 98 effective Dec. 22, 1981, see section 1801 of Pub. L. 97 98, set out as an Effective Date note under section 4301 of this title.
References in Other Laws to GS 16, 17, or 18 Pay Rates
References in laws to the rates of pay for GS 16, 17, or 18, or to maximum rates of pay under the General Schedule, to be considered references to rates payable under specified sections of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, see section 529 [title I, §101(c)(1)] of Pub. L. 101 509, set out in a note under section 5376 of Title 5.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 3128 of this title.