§4361c Staff management

Summary

The Administrator can hire up to 75 permanent, full-time employees in the Office of Research and Development to study full time. These hires can work toward an advanced degree or get training to change careers so they can better do the Agency’s research work. The Administrator must choose them under rules he sets. The Agency may keep paying their salary and benefits and may pay reasonable moving costs and tuition. Each appointment can last up to one year and may be renewed once for up to another year. These people do not count against the Agency’s staff limits. The Administrator can also appoint up to 25 Post‑doctoral Research Fellows under 5 CFR 213.3102(aa); they also don’t count against staff limits. The Agency may use research associates from outside the federal government under rules the Administrator sets. The Administrator must especially try to give education and training chances to women and minority groups.