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Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73

§10266 Staff

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 108— - NUCLEAR WASTE POLICY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER V— - NUCLEAR WASTE TECHNICAL REVIEW BOARD › § 10266

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Chairman may hire clerical and professional staff needed for the Board. Clerical workers must be hired under the federal competitive-service rules in Title 5 and paid under the federal classification and General Schedule pay rules (chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of Title 5). The Chairman may also hire professional staff as needed, but no more than 10 people. Those professionals can be hired and paid outside the Title 5 competitive-service and General Schedule rules, except no one may be paid more than the yearly basic pay for GS‑18 on the General Schedule.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §10266

The Public Health and Welfare — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)(1)Subject to paragraph (2), the Chairman may appoint and fix the compensation of such clerical staff as may be necessary to discharge the responsibilities of the Board.
(2)Clerical staff shall be appointed subject to the provisions of title 5 governing appointments in the competitive service, and shall be paid in accordance with the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates.
(b)(1)Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the Chairman may appoint and fix the compensation of such professional staff as may be necessary to discharge the responsibilities of the Board.
(2)Not more than 10 professional staff members may be appointed under this subsection.
(3)Professional staff members may be appointed without regard to the provisions of title 5 governing appointments in the competitive service, and may be paid without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates, except that no individual so appointed may receive pay in excess of the annual rate of basic pay payable for GS–18 of the General Schedule.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Pub. L. 100–202 and Pub. L. 100–203 added identical sections.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

References in Other Laws to GS–16, 17, or 18 Pay RatesReferences 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.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 10266

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73