Title 21, Food and DrugsRelease 119-102
§394 Scientific Review Groups
Title 21 › CHAPTER 9 — FEDERAL FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC ACT › SUBCHAPTER X — MISCELLANEOUS › § 394
Summary
The FDA Commissioner can create technical and scientific review groups needed for FDA work. The Commissioner can hire and pay members for those groups without following the usual federal competitive hiring, classification, and General Schedule pay rules, but U.S. officers and employees cannot get extra pay for serving on them.
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Title 21, §394
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Without regard to the provisions of title 5 governing appointments in the competitive service and without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates, the Commissioner of Food and Drugs may—
(1)establish such technical and scientific review groups as are needed to carry out the functions of the Food and Drug Administration (including functions prescribed under this chapter); and
(2)appoint and pay the members of such groups, except that officers and employees of the United States shall not receive additional compensation for service as members of such groups.
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21 U.S.C. § 394
Title 21, Food and Drugs
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102