§2105 — Title 44 Public Printing and Documents | U.S. Code

Summary

The Archivist can hire officers and employees and set their pay under part III of title 5 to run the National Archives. The Archivist can also appoint a director for each Presidential archival depository created under section 2112, after the consultation required by section 2203(f)(2). Those directors can be appointed without following the competitive service or Senior Executive Service rules in subchapters I and VIII of chapter 33 of title 5. A director is responsible for caring for Presidential records, can be removed by the Archivist at any time, and will do other duties the Archivist assigns. The Archivist can bring in experts and consultants under section 3109 of title 5. The Archivist may use staff from other federal agencies, including the armed forces, with the agency head’s consent, despite section 973 of title 10. The Archivist may accept unpaid, voluntary services despite section 1342 of title 31.

Title 44, §2105

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(a)(1)The Archivist is authorized to select, appoint, employ, and fix the compensation of such officers and employees, pursuant to part III of title 5, as are necessary to perform the functions of the Archivist and the Administration.

(2)Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Archivist is authorized to appoint, subject to the consultation requirements set forth in paragraph (f)(2) of section 2203 of this title,11 See References in Text note below. a director at each Presidential archival depository established under section 2112 of this title. The Archivist may appoint a director without regard to subchapter I and subchapter VIII of chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive service and the Senior Executive Service. A director so appointed shall be responsible for the care and preservation of the Presidential records and historical materials deposited in a Presidential archival depository, shall serve at the pleasure of the Archivist and shall perform such other functions as the Archivist may specify.

(b)The Archivist is authorized to obtain the services of experts and consultants under section 3109 of title 5.

(c)Notwithstanding the provisions of section 973 of title 10 or any other provision of law, the Archivist, in carrying out the functions of the Archivist or the Administration, is authorized to utilize in the Administration the services of officials, officers, and other personnel in other Federal agencies, including personnel of the armed services, with the consent of the head of the agency concerned.

(d)Notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, United States Code, the Archivist is authorized to accept and utilize voluntary and uncompensated services.

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Editorial Notes

References in Text

Paragraph (f)(2) of section 2203 of this title, referred to in subsec. (a)(2), was redesignated (g)(2) of section 2203 of this title by Pub. L. 113–187, § 2(c)(3), Nov. 26, 2014, 128 Stat. 2006.

Prior Provisions

A prior section 2105 was renumbered section 2109 of this title.

Amendments

2001—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107–67 amended subsec. (a) generally, designating existing provisions as par. (1) and adding par. (2).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective Apr. 1, 1985, see section 301 of Pub. L. 98–497, set out as an

Effective Date

of 1984 Amendment note under section 2102 of this title.

§2105 Personnel and Services

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Title 44, §2105

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