58 STAT.] 78TH CONG., 2 D SESS.-CH. 358-JULY 1, 1944 shall not be reopened, annulled, modified, set aside, or disregarded by any officer, employee, or agent of the United States or in any suit, action, or proceeding except as provided in this Act. DIRECTOR OF CONTRACT SETTLEMENT SEC. 4. (a) There is hereby established the Office of Contract Settle- ment which shall be headed by the Director of Contract Settlement. The Director shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and shall receive compensation at the rate of $12,000 per year, and shall serve for a term of two years. (b) In order to insure uniform and efficient administration of the provisions of this Act, the Director, subject to such provisions, by general orders or general regulations- (1) shall prescribe policies, principles, methods, procedures, and standards to govern the exercise of the authority and dis- cretion and the performance of the duties and functions of all Government agencies under this Act; and (2) may require or restrict the exercise of any such authority and discretion, or the performance of any such duty or function, to such extent as he deems necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. (c) The exercise of any authority or discretion and the perform- ance of any duty or function, conferred or imposed on any Govern- ment agency by this Act shall be subject to such orders and regula- tions prescribed by the Director pursuant to subsection (b) of this section. Each Government agency shall carry out such orders and regulations of the Director expeditiously, and shall issue such regula- tions with respect to its operations and procedures as may be neces- sary to carry out the policies, principles, methods, procedures, and standards prescribed by the Director. Any Government agency may issue such further regulations not inconsistent with the general orders or regulations of the Director as it deems necessary or desirable to carry out the provisions of this Act. (d) The Director may, within the limits of funds which may be made available employ and fix the compensation of necessary per- sonnel in accordance with the provisions of the civil-service laws and the Classification Act of 1923 and make expenditures for supplies, facilities, and services necessary for the performance of his functions under this Act. Without regard to the provisions of the civil-service laws and the Classification Act of 1923, he may appoint a Deputy Director and may employ certified public accountants, qualified cost accountants, industrial engineers, appraisers, and other experts, and fix their compensation, and contract with certified public accounting firms and qualified firms of engineers in the discharge of the duties imposed upon him and in furtherance of the objectives and policies of this Act. The Director shall perform the duties imposed upon him through the personnel and facilities of the contracting agencies and other established Government agencies, to the extent that this does not interfere with the function of the Director to insure uniform and efficient administration of the provisions of this Act. (e) All orders and regulations prescribed by the Director or any Government agency under this Act shall be published in the Federal Register. CONTRACT SnTLEME2NT ADVISORY BOARD SEC. 5. There is hereby created a Contract Settlement Advisory Board, with which the Director shall advise and consult. The Board shall be composed of the Director, who shall act as its Chairman, and of the Secretary of War, the Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary of 651 Office established. Pot, pp. 78 8S Director. Orders and regula tions. Personnel 42 Stat. 1488 . aU.8.C.Il1; Supp. IIl, 161 *t S" . Deputy Director, expert, etc. Publication in Fed- eral Register. Creatidn mpo- tion etc.
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