20 U.S.C. § 5608 : US Code - Section 5608: Administrative provisions

Search 20 U.S.C. § 5608 : US Code - Section 5608: Administrative provisions

(a) In general
In order to carry out the provisions of this chapter, the
Foundation may -
(1) appoint and fix the compensation of such personnel as may
be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter, except
that in no case shall employees other than the Executive Director
be compensated at a rate to exceed the maximum rate for employees
in grade GS-15 of the General Schedule under section 5332 of
title 5;
(2) procure or fund the Center to procure temporary and
intermittent services of experts and consultants as are necessary
to the extent authorized by section 3109 of title 5, but at rates
not to exceed the rate specified at the time of such service for
level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5;
(3) prescribe such regulations as the Foundation considers
necessary governing the manner in which its functions shall be
carried out;
(4) accept, hold, administer, and utilize gifts, both real and
personal, for the purpose of aiding or facilitating the work of
the Foundation;
(5) accept and utilize the services of voluntary and
noncompensated personnel and reimburse such personnel for travel
expenses, including per diem, as authorized by section 5703 of
title 5;
(6) enter into contracts, grants, or other arrangements or
modifications thereof, to carry out the provisions of this
chapter, and such contracts or modifications thereof may, with
the concurrence of two-thirds of the members of the Board of
Trustees, be entered into without performance or other bonds, and
without regard to section 5 of title 41; and
(7) make other necessary expenditures.
(b) The Institute
The authorities set forth above shall, with the exception of
paragraph (4), apply to the Institute established pursuant to
section 5607a of this title and to the activities of the Foundation
under section 5604(7) of this title.