§5826. Director and staff; experts and consultants
(a) Director
The Chairperson of the Goals Panel, without regard to the provisions of title 5 relating to the appointment and compensation of officers or employees of the United States, shall appoint a Director to be paid at a rate not to exceed the rate of basic pay payable for level V of the Executive Schedule.
(b) Appointment and pay of employees
(1) In general
(A) The Director may appoint not more than 4 additional employees to serve as staff to the Goals Panel without regard to the provisions of title 5 governing appointments in the competitive service.
(B) The employees appointed under subparagraph (A) may be paid without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of that title relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates, but shall not be paid a rate that exceeds the maximum rate of basic pay payable for GS–15 of the General Schedule.
(2) Additional employees
The Director may appoint additional employees to serve as staff to the Goals Panel in accordance with title 5.
(c) Experts and consultants
The Goals Panel may procure temporary and intermittent services of experts and consultants under section 3109(b) of title 5.
(d) Staff of Federal agencies
Upon the request of the Goals Panel, the head of any department or agency of the United States may detail any of the personnel of such agency to the Goals Panel to assist the Goals Panel in its duties under this part.
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References in Text
Level V of the Executive Schedule, referred to in subsec. (a), is set out in section 5316 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
The provisions of title 5 governing appointments in the competitive service, referred to in subsec. (b)(1)(A), are classified generally to section 3301 et seq. of Title 5.
The General Schedule, referred to in subsec. (b)(1)(B), is set out under section 5332 of Title 5.