PUBLIC LAW 95-454—OCT. 13, 1978
92 STAT. 1119
" C H A P T E R 11—OFFICE OF P E R S O N N E L M A N A G E M E N T
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"Sec. ^" "1101. Office of Personnel Management. "1102. Director; Deputy Director; Associate Directors. "1103. Functions of the Director. "1104. Delegation of authority for personnel management. "1105. Administrative procedure. "§ 1101. Office of Personnel Management 5 USC lioi. " The Office of Personnel Management is an independent establishment in the executive branch. The Office shall have an official seal, xMU q as.'s which shall be judicially noticed, and shall have its principal office in the District of Columbia, and may have field offices in other appropriate locations. "§ 1102. Director; Deputy Director; Associate Directors 5 USC 1102. " (a) There is at the head of the Office of Personnel Management a Director of the Office of Personnel Management appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The term of office of any individual appointed as Director shall be 4 years. " (b) There is in the Office a Deputy Director of the Office of Personnel Management appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Deputy Director shall perform such functions as the Director may from time to time prescribe and shall act as Director during the absence or disability of the Director or when the office of Director is vacant. " (c) No individual shall, while serving as Director or Deputy Director, serve in any other office or position in the Government of the United States except as otherwise provided by law or at the direction of the President. The Director and Deputy Director shall not recommend any individual for appointment to any position (other than
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Deputy Directoi- of the Office) which requires the advice and consent of the Senate. " (d) There may be within the Office of Personnel Management not more than 5 Associate Directors, as determined from time to time by the Director. Each Associate Director shall be appointed by the Director. "§ l l O a Functions of the Director 5 USC 1103. " (a) The following functions are vested in the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, and shall be performed by the Director, or subject to section 1104 of this title, by such employees of the Office as the Director designates: " (1) securing accuracy, uniformity, and justice in the functions of the Office; " (2) appointing individuals to be employed by the Office; " (3) directing and supervising employees of the Office, distributing business among employees and organizational units of the Office, and directing the internal management of the Office; " (4) directing the preparation of requests for appropriations for the Office and the use and expenditure of funds by the Office; " (5) executing, administering, and enforcing— " (A) the civil service rules and regulations of the President and the Office and the laws governing the civil service; and " (B) the other activities of the Office including retirement and classification activities; except with respect to functions for which the Merit Systems Protection Board or the Special Counsel is primarily responsible;
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