24 U.S.C. § 415 : US Code - Section 415: Chief Operating Officer

Search 24 U.S.C. § 415 : US Code - Section 415: Chief Operating Officer

(a) Appointment
(1) The Secretary of Defense shall appoint the Chief Operating
Officer of the Retirement Home.
(2) The Chief Operating Officer shall serve at the pleasure of
the Secretary of Defense.
(3) The Secretary of Defense shall evaluate the performance of
the Chief Operating Officer at least once each year.
(b) Qualifications
To qualify for appointment as the Chief Operating Officer, a
person shall -
(1) be a continuing care retirement community professional;
(2) have appropriate leadership and management skills; and
(3) have experience and expertise in the operation and
management of retirement homes and in the provision of long-term
medical care for older persons.
(c) Responsibilities
(1) The Chief Operating Officer shall be responsible to the
Secretary of Defense for the overall direction, operation, and
management of the Retirement Home and shall report to the Secretary
on those matters.
(2) The Chief Operating Officer shall supervise the operation and
administration of the Armed Forces Retirement Home - Washington and
the Armed Forces Retirement Home - Gulfport, including the Local
Boards of those facilities.
(3) The Chief Operating Officer shall perform the following
duties:
(A) Issue, and ensure compliance with, appropriate rules for
the operation of the Retirement Home.
(B) Periodically visit, and inspect the operation of, the
facilities of the Retirement Home.
(C) Periodically examine and audit the accounts of the
Retirement Home.
(D) Establish any advisory body or bodies that the Chief
Operating Officer considers to be necessary.
(d) Compensation
(1) The Secretary of Defense may prescribe the pay of the Chief
Operating Officer, except that the annual rate of basic pay,
including locality pay, of the Chief Operating Officer may not
exceed the annual rate of basic pay payable for level III of the
Executive Schedule under section 5314 of title 5.
(2) In addition to basic pay and any locality pay prescribed for
the Chief Operating Officer, the Secretary may award the Chief
Operating Officer, not more than once each year, a bonus based on
the performance of the Chief Operating Officer for the year. The
Secretary shall prescribe the amount of any such bonus.
(3) The total amount of the basic pay and bonus paid the Chief
Operating Officer for a year under this section may not exceed the
annual rate of basic pay payable for level I of the Executive
Schedule under section 5312 of title 5.
(e) Administrative staff
(1) The Chief Operating Officer may, subject to the approval of
the Secretary of Defense, appoint a staff to assist in the
performance of the Chief Operating Officer's duties in the overall
administration of the Retirement Home.
(2) The Chief Operating Officer shall prescribe the rates of pay
applicable to the members of the staff appointed under paragraph
(1), except that -
(A) a staff member who is a member of the Armed Forces on
active duty or who is a full-time officer or employee of the
United States may not receive additional pay by reason of service
on the administrative staff; and
(B) the limitations in section 5373 of title 5, relating to pay
set by administrative action, shall apply to the rates of pay
prescribed under this paragraph.
(f) Acceptance of gifts
(1) The Chief Operating Officer may accept gifts of money,
property, and facilities on behalf of the Retirement Home.
(2) Monies received as gifts, or realized from the disposition of
property and facilities received as gifts, shall be deposited in
the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund.