PUBLIC LAW 105-389—NOV. 13, 1998
112 STAT. 3489
(2) RESTRICTION.—
(A) IN GENERAL.— A contract, lease, or other legal
agreement made or entered into by the Commission may
not extend beyond the date of the termination of the
Commission.
(B) FEDERAL SUPPORT.— The Commission shall obtain
property, equipment, and office space from the General
Services Administration or the Smithsonian Institution,
unless other office space, property, or equipment is less
costly.
(3) SUPPLIES AND PROPERTY POSSESSED BY COMMISSION AT
TERMINATION. —Any supplies and property, except historically
significant items, that are acquired by the Commission under
this Act and remain in the possession of the Commission on
the date of the termination of the Commission shall become
the property of the General Services Administration upon the
date of termination.
(d) MAILS. —The Commission may use the United States mails
in the same manner and under the same conditions as any other
Federal agency.
SEC. 7. STAFF AND SUPPORT SERVICES.
36 USC 143 note.
(a) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. — There shall be an Executive Director
appointed by the Commission and chosen from among detailees
from the agencies and organizations represented on the Commission. The Executive Director may be paid at a rate not to exceed
the maximum rate of basic pay payable for the Senior Executive
Service.
(b) STAFF. —The Commission may appoint and fix the pay of
any additional personnel that it considers appropriate, except that
an individual appointed under this subsection may not receive
pay in excess of the maximum rate of basic pay payable for GS-
14 of the General Schedule.
(c) iNAPPLICABILrrY OF CERTAIN CiVIL SERVICE LAWS. —-The
Executive Director and staff of the Commission may be appointed
without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code,
governing appointments in the competitive service, and may be
paid vsdthout 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 as provided under subsections (a) and
(b) of this section.
(d) MERIT SYSTEM PRINCIPLES.— The appointment of the Executive Director or any personnel of the Commission under subsection
(a) or (b) shall be made consistent with the merit system principles
under section 2301 of title 5, United States Code.
(e) STAFF OF FEDERAL AGENCIES.— Upon request by the Chairperson of the Commission, the head of any Federal department
or agency may detail, on either a nonreimbursable or reimbiu*sable
basis, any of the personnel of the department or agency to the
Commission to assist the Commission to carry out its duties under
this Act.
(f) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES.—
(1) REIMBURSABLE SERVICES.—The Secretary of the
Smithsonian Institution may provide to the Commission on
a reimbursable basis any administrative support services that
are necessary to enable the Commission to carry out this Act.
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