Title 2, The CongressRelease 119-110
§179t Staff of Board; Experts and Consultants
Title 2 › CHAPTER 5 — LIBRARY OF CONGRESS › § 179t
Summary
Librarian can hire staff and set pay to do needed work. Librarian can hire temporary experts under 5 U.S.C. 3109(b), but pay cannot exceed the maximum GS‑15 daily rate. Board members or alternates cannot be paid as those experts.
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Title 2, §179t
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(a)Staff
(b)Experts and consultants
The Librarian may, in carrying out sections 179l to 179w of this title, 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 GS–15 of the General Schedule. In no case may a member of the Board or an alternate 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. § 179t
Title 2, The Congress
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110