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§2706 Administrative provisions

Title 44 › Chapter CHAPTER 27— - ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON THE RECORDS OF CONGRESS › § 2706

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Federal agency heads are allowed to assign their staff to help the Committee when the Committee asks. The agency won’t be paid back for those employees, and the workers keep their government job, pay status, and benefits while they serve. The Archivist may hire experts and consultants under the rules in 5 U.S.C. 3109, but each person’s pay cannot be more than the daily amount that equals the minimum annual basic pay for GS‑16 under section 5332.

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Title 44, §2706

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(a)Upon request of the Committee, the head of any Federal agency is authorized to detail to the Committee, on a nonreimbursable basis, any of the personnel of such agency to assist the Committee in carrying out the duties referred to under section 2703 and such detail shall be without interruption or loss of civil service status or privilege.
(b)For purposes of supporting the Committee, the Archivist may obtain the services of experts and consultants in accordance with the provisions of section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the daily equivalent of the minimum annual rate of basic pay payable for GS–16 of the General Schedule under section 5332 of such title.

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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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44 U.S.C. § 2706

Title 44Public Printing and Documents

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

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