16 U.S.C. § 5708: Administrative matters

Summary

Pay non‑Federal panel members and alternates the GS‑15 daily rate of the General Schedule when they are doing the work. Pay travel and necessary expenses for those people and for United States members of the Joint Technical Committee and members of the Advisory Committee while they are working. Except for U.S. Government officials, these people are not Federal employees while working, but they are covered for injury compensation and tort claims under chapter 81 of title 5 and chapter 71 of title 28.

Title 16, §5708

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(a)Compensation of Panel members

Panel members and alternate Panel members who are not State or Federal employees shall receive compensation at the daily rate of GS–15 of the General Schedule when engaged in the actual performance of duties.

(b)Travel and other expenses

Travel and other necessary expenses shall be paid for all Panel members, alternate Panel members, United States members of the Joint Technical Committee, and members of the Advisory Committee when engaged in the actual performance of duties.

(c)Status as Federal employees

Except for officials of the United States Government, individuals described in subsection (b) shall not be considered to be Federal employees while engaged in the actual performance of duties, except for the purposes of injury compensation or tort claims liability as provided in chapter 81 of title 5 and chapter 71 of title 28.

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The General Schedule, referred to in subsec. (a), is set out under section 5332 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

§5708 Administrative Matters

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Title 16, §5708

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