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§1742 Staff; Experts and Consultants
Title 2 › Chapter 27— SOUND RECORDING PRESERVATION BY THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS › Subchapter IV— GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 1742
Summary
Librarian can hire staff and set pay. Temporary/intermittent hires under 5 U.S.C. 3109(b) are allowed, but daily pay cannot exceed the GS‑15 maximum; Board members (including alternates) cannot be paid as experts or consultants.
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Title 2, §1742
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(a)The Librarian may appoint and fix the pay of such personnel as the Librarian considers appropriate to carry out this chapter.
(b)The Librarian may, in carrying out this chapter, procure temporary and intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the daily equivalent of the maximum rate of basic pay payable for level 15 of the General Schedule. In no case may a member of the Board (including an alternate member) be paid as an expert or consultant under this section.
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The General Schedule, referred to in subsec. (b), is set out under section 5332 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
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2 U.S.C. § 1742
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Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
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