§ 783. Staff of National Council
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(a)Executive Director; technical and professional employees
(1)The Chairperson of the National Council may appoint and remove, without regard to the provisions of title 5 governing appointments, the provisions of chapter 75 of such title (relating to adverse actions), the provisions of chapter 77 of such title (relating to appeals), or the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title (relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates), an Executive Director to assist the National Council to carry out its duties. The Executive Director shall be appointed from among individuals who are experienced in the planning or operation of programs for individuals with disabilities.
(2)The Executive Director is authorized to hire technical and professional employees to assist the National Council to carry out its duties.
(b)Temporary or intermittent services; voluntary and uncompensated services; gifts, etc.; contracts and agreements; official representation and reception
(1)The National Council may procure temporary and intermittent services to the same extent as is authorized by section 3109(b) of title 5 (but at rates for individuals not to exceed the daily equivalent of the rate of pay for level 4 of the Senior Executive Service Schedule under section 5382 of title 5).
(2)The National Council may—
(A)accept voluntary and uncompensated services, notwithstanding the provisions of section 1342 of title 31;
(B)in the name of the Council, solicit, accept, employ, and dispose of, in furtherance of this chapter, any money or property, real or personal, or mixed, tangible or nontangible, received by gift, devise, bequest, or otherwise; and
(C)enter into contracts and cooperative agreements with Federal and State agencies, private firms, institutions, and individuals for the conduct of research and surveys, preparation of reports and other activities necessary to the discharge of the Council’s duties and responsibilities.
(3)Not more than 10 per centum of the total amounts available to the National Council in each fiscal year may be used for official representation and reception.
(c)Administrative support services The Administrator of General Services shall provide to the National Council on a reimbursable basis such administrative support services as the Council may request.
(d)Investment of amounts not required for current withdrawals
(1)It shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Treasury to invest such portion of the amounts made available under subsection (a)(2)(B) 1 as is not, in the Secretary’s judgment, required to meet current withdrawals. Such investments may be made only in interest-bearing obligations of the United States or in obligations guaranteed as to both principal and interest by the United States.
(2)The amounts described in paragraph (1), and the interest on, and the proceeds from the sale or redemption of, the obligations described in paragraph
(1)shall be available to the National Council to carry out this subchapter.
(Pub. L. 93–112, title IV, § 403, as added Pub. L. 105–220, title IV, § 407, Aug. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1200.)
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- Public Law 93–515
- Public Law 102–569To revise and extend the programs of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and for other purposes
- Public Law 94–230To amend the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to extend the authorizations of appropriations contained in such Act
- Public Law 100–630To make certain technical and conforming amendments to the Education of the Handicapped Act and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and for other purposes
- Public Law 99–506To extend and improve the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
- Public Law 95–602To amend the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to extend certain programs established in such Act, to establish a community service employment program for handicapped individuals, and to provide comprehensive services for independent living for handicapped individuals, to amend the Developmental Disabiliti
- Public Law 105–220To consolidate, coordinate, and improve employment, training, literacy, and vocational rehabilitation programs in the United States, and for other purposes
- Public Law 98–221To revise and extend the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, to provide for the operation of the Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults, to extend the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act, and for other purposes
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- Pub. L. 93–112, title IV, § 403
- Pub. L. 105–220, title IV, § 407
- 112 Stat. 1200
- Pub. L. 95–602, title I, § 117
- 92 Stat. 2978
- Pub. L. 98–221, title I, § 143
- 98 Stat. 28
- Pub. L. 99–506, title I, § 103(d)(2)(C)
- 100 Stat. 1810
- Pub. L. 100–630, title II, § 205(e)
- 102 Stat. 3310
- Pub. L. 102–569, title I, § 102(p)(28)
- 106 Stat. 4360
- Pub. L. 103–73, title I, § 111
- 107 Stat. 727
- Pub. L. 105–220
- 87 Stat. 387
- Pub. L. 93–516, title I, § 108
- 88 Stat. 1619
- Pub. L. 93–651, title I, § 108
- 89 Stat. 2–4
- Pub. L. 94–230
- 90 Stat. 212
- Pub. L. 95–602, § 117
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 93–112, title IV, § 403
Pub. L.Pub. L. 105–220, title IV, § 407
Stat.112 Stat. 1200
Pub. L.Pub. L. 95–602, title I, § 117
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