7 U.S.C. § 7317: Personnel matters

Summary

Members get no pay for serving, but they can be reimbursed for travel and per diem under section 5703 of title 5. The Commission appoints a staff director paid up to the maximum under section 5376 of title 5 and may hire other needed professional and clerical staff without following the usual title 5 hiring and pay rules; no employee except the director may be paid above the top GS–15 rate. At the chair’s request, any federal agency may assign staff to the Commission at no charge, and those assignments must not cause the person to lose civil‑service status or other job benefits.

Title 7, §7317

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(a)Compensation

Each member of the Commission shall serve without compensation, but shall be allowed travel expenses including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by section 5703 of title 5, when engaged in the performance of Commission duties.

(b)Staff

(1)Appointment

The Commission shall appoint a staff director, who shall be paid at a rate not to exceed the maximum rate of basic pay under section 5376 of title 5, and such professional and clerical personnel as may be reasonable and necessary to enable the Commission to carry out its duties under this subchapter 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, or any other provision of law, relating to the number, classification, and General Schedule rates.

(2)Limitation on compensation

No employee appointed under this subsection (other than the staff director) may be compensated at a rate to exceed the maximum rate applicable to level GS–15 of the General Schedule.

(c)Detailed personnel

On the request of the chairperson of the Commission, the head of any department or agency of the Federal Government is authorized to detail, without reimbursement, any personnel of the department or agency to the Commission to assist the Commission in carrying out its duties under this section. The detail of any individual may not result in the interruption or loss of civil service status or other privilege of the individual.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The General Schedule, referred to in subsec. (b), is set out under section 5332 of Title 5.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

References to Maximum Rate Under 5 U.S.C. 5376For reference to maximum rate under section 5376 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, see section 2(d)(3) of Pub. L. 110–372, set out as an

Effective Date

of 2008 Amendment note under section 5376 of Title 5.

§7317 Personnel Matters