§474 Director of Office of Technology Assessment

Summary

The Board must appoint the Director of the Office of Technology Assessment for a six-year term unless the Board removes the Director sooner. The Director must be paid the basic pay rate for Level III of the Executive Schedule (see section 5314 of title 5). The Director has the powers given in this chapter and any extra duties the Board gives. With the Board’s approval, the Director may appoint a Deputy Director who does the tasks the Director assigns and acts as Director during absence or vacancy. The Deputy must be paid the basic pay rate for Level IV of the Executive Schedule (see section 5315 of title 5). Neither the Director nor the Deputy may have any other job or serve for any organization that has contracts or arrangements with the Office, unless the Board approves.