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Title 51, National and Commercial Space ProgramsRelease 119-110

§70707 Staff of Commission

Title 51 › Subtitle VII — Access to Space › CHAPTER 707 — HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION COMMISSION › § 70707

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Chairman, after consulting the Vice Chairman and following the Commission’s rules, may hire a staff director and other needed employees and set their pay. Federal employees, except those who work for the Administration, can be temporarily assigned to the Commission without the Commission having to repay their agency, and they keep their regular job rights and status. The Commission can also hire experts and consultants under 5 U.S.C. 3109, but pay cannot exceed the daily equivalent of the annual basic pay for Executive Schedule level IV (5 U.S.C. 5315). Those experts must disclose any contracts or ties with the Administration or its contractors.

Full Legal Text

Title 51, §70707

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(a)Appointment and Compensation.—
The Chairman, in consultation with the Vice Chairman, in accordance with rules agreed upon by a Commission, may appoint and fix the compensation of a staff director and such other personnel as may be necessary to enable the Commission to carry out its functions.
(b)Detailees.—
Any Federal Government employee, except for an employee of the Administration, may be detailed to a Commission without reimbursement from the Commission, and such detailee shall retain the rights, status, and privileges of his or her regular employment without interruption.
(c)Consultant Services.—
A Commission may procure the services of experts and consultants in accordance with section 3109 of title 5, but at rates not to exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay in effect for positions at level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5. An expert or consultant whose services are procured under this subsection shall disclose any contract or association the expert or consultant has with the Administration or any Administration contractor.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 7070742 U.S.C. 16847.Pub. L. 109–155, title VIII, § 827, Dec. 30, 2005, 119 Stat. 2943. In subsection (c), in the 1st sentence, the words “the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay in effect for positions at level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5” are substituted for “the daily rate paid a person occupying a position at level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5” for consistency in title 51. In subsection (c), in the last sentence, the words “the expert or consultant” are substituted for “it” for clarity.

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51 U.S.C. § 70707

Title 51, National and Commercial Space Programs

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110