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Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-110

§10266 Staff

Title 42 › CHAPTER 108 — NUCLEAR WASTE POLICY › SUBCHAPTER V — NUCLEAR WASTE TECHNICAL REVIEW BOARD › § 10266

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Chairman can hire and set pay for the staff the Board needs. Clerical workers must be hired through the federal competitive hiring rules (Title 5) and paid according to chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53, which cover job classification and General Schedule pay rates. The Chairman may also hire up to 10 professional staff who can be appointed and paid outside those Title 5 and GS rules, but no one so hired may be paid more than the annual basic pay for GS–18.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §10266

The Public Health and Welfare, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)Clerical staff
(1)Subject to paragraph (2), the Chairman may appoint and fix the compensation of such clerical staff as may be necessary to discharge the responsibilities of the Board.
(2)Clerical staff shall be appointed subject to the provisions of title 5 governing appointments in the competitive service, and shall be paid in accordance with the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates.
(b)Professional staff
(1)Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the Chairman may appoint and fix the compensation of such professional staff as may be necessary to discharge the responsibilities of the Board.
(2)Not more than 10 professional staff members may be appointed under this subsection.
(3)Professional staff members may be appointed without regard to the provisions of title 5 governing appointments in the competitive service, and may be paid 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, except that no individual so appointed may receive pay in excess of the annual rate of basic pay payable for GS–18 of the General Schedule.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Pub. L. 100–202 and Pub. L. 100–203 added identical sections.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

References in Other Laws to GS–16, 17, or 18 Pay RatesReferences in laws to the rates of pay for GS–16, 17, or 18, or to maximum rates of pay under the General Schedule, to be considered references to rates payable under specified sections of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, see section 529 [title I, § 101(c)(1)] of Pub. L. 101–509, set out in a note under section 5376 of Title 5.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 10266

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110