Sec. 305. Staff and consultant support
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In the performance of the duties described in section 303(a), the Committee may— select, appoint, employ, and fix the compensation of specialists and other experts necessary to carry out those duties; select, appoint, and employ, subject to the civil service laws, officers and employees necessary to carry out those duties; and provide for the participation of civilian and military personnel detailed to the Committee pursuant to subsection
(b)of this section to carry out the duties of the Committee. Upon request of the Committee, the head of any agency, department, or instrumentality in the executive branch of the Federal Government may— furnish to the Committee necessary information to carry out the functions of the Committee that is available to, or procurable by, such department, agency, or instrumentality; and detail to temporary duty with the Committee on a reimbursable basis personnel within the administrative jurisdiction of the head of the agency, department, or instrumentality that the Committee needs or believes to be useful to carry out the duties of the Committee. An individual who is detailed to temporary duty to the Committee under subsection (b)(2) may not experience as a result of being assigned to the detail— with respect to an individual who is a civilian employee, a loss of seniority, pay, or other employee status; and with respect to an individual who is a member of the military, a loss of— status, rank, officer, or grade; or any emolument, perquisite, right, privilege, or benefit incident to military personnel that is detailed and made pursuant to an agreement between the Chair and the head of the relevant department, agency, or instrumentality, in accordance with the provisions of subchapter III of chapter 33, title 5, United States Code.