Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-110
§6612 Director; Associate Directors
Title 42 › CHAPTER 79 — SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY, ORGANIZATION AND PRIORITIES › SUBCHAPTER II — OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY › § 6612
Summary
The President, with the Senate's approval, appoints the Director. The Director is paid at Executive Schedule level II (5 U.S.C. 5313). The President may appoint up to four Associate Directors, paid up to Executive Schedule level III (5 U.S.C. 5314), and may name one of them the U.S. Chief Technology Officer.
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Title 42, §6612
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(a)In general
There shall be at the head of the Office a Director who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and who shall be compensated at the rate provided for level II of the Executive Schedule in section 5313 of title 5.
(b)Associate Directors
The President is authorized to appoint not more than four Associate Directors, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, who shall be compensated at a rate not to exceed that provided for level III of the Executive Schedule in section 5314 of such title. Associate Directors shall perform such functions as the Director may prescribe.
(c)Chief Technology Officer
Subject to subsection (b), the President is authorized to designate 1 of the Associate Directors under that subsection as a United States Chief Technology Officer.
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2017—Pub. L. 114–329, § 604(b)(1), (2), designated first sentence of existing provisions as subsec. (a) and second and third sentences of existing provisions as subsec. (b) and inserted headings. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 114–329, § 604(b)(3), added subsec. (c).
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42 U.S.C. § 6612
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110