Sec. 6. powers and administrative provisions
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## Sec. 6 powers and administrative provisions **[**[42 U.S.C. 4276](/us/usc/t42/s4276)**]** ###
(a)The Commission or, on the authorization of the Commission, any subcommittee or members thereof, may, for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter, hold such hearings, take such testimony, and sit and act at such times and places as the Commission deems advisable. Any member authorized by the Commission may administer oaths or affirmations to witnesses appearing before the Commission or any subcommittee or members thereof. ###
(b)Each department, agency, and instrumentality of the executive branch of the Government, including independent agencies, is authorized and directed to furnish to the Commission, upon request made by the Chairman or Vice Chairman, such information as the Commission deems necessary to carry out its functions under this Act. ###
(c)The Commission shall have power to appoint, fix the compensation of, and remove a executive director without regard to the civil service laws and the Classification Act of 1949. Such appointment shall be made solely on the basis of fitness to perform the duties of the position and without regard to political affiliation. ###
(d)Subject to such rules and regulations as may be adopted by the Commission, the Chairman, without regard to the civil service laws and the Classification Act of 1949, and without reference to political affiliation, shall have the power— ####
(1)to appoint, fix the compensation of, and remove such other personnel as he deems necessary, ####
(2)to procure temporary and intermittent services to the same extent as is authorized by section 15 of the Administrative Expenses Act of 1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a) but at rates not to exceed $50 a day for individuals. ###
(e)Except as otherwise provided in this Act, persons in the employ of the Commission under subsections
(c)and
(1)of this section shall be considered to be Federal employees for all purposes, including— ####
(1)the Civil Service Retirement Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. 2251-2267), ####
(2)the Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance Act of 1954, as amended (5 U.S.C. 2091-2103), ####
(3)annual and sick leave, and ####
(4)the Travel Expense ,4ct of 1949, as amended (5 U.S.C. 835-842). ###
(f)No individual employed in the service of the Commission shall be paid compensation for such employment at a rate in excess of the rate provided for grade 18 under the General Schedule of the Classification Act of 1949, as amended, except that the executive director of the Commission may be paid compensation at any rate not exceeding the rate prescribed for level V in the Federal Executive Salary Schedule of the Federal Executive Salary Act of 1964.
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- 5 USC 55a
- 5 USC 2251-2267
- 5 USC 2091-2103
- 5 USC 835-842
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