3 U.S.C. § 107 : US Code - Section 107: Domestic Policy Staff and Office of Administration; personnel

Search 3 U.S.C. § 107 : US Code - Section 107: Domestic Policy Staff and Office of Administration; personnel

(a) In order to enable the Domestic Policy Staff to perform its
functions, the President (or his designee) is authorized - 
(1) without regard to any other provision of law regulating the
employment or compensation of persons in the Government service,
to appoint and fix the pay of not more than - 
(A) 6 employees at rates not to exceed the rate of basic pay
then currently paid for level III of the Executive Schedule of
section 5314 of title 5; and in addition
(B) 18 employees at rates not to exceed the maximum rate of
basic pay then currently paid for GS-18 of the General Schedule
of section 5332 of title 5; and in addition
(C) such number of other employees as he may determine to be
appropriate at rates not to exceed the minimum rate of basic
pay then currently paid for GS-16 of the General Schedule of
section 5332 of title 5; and
(2) to procure, as provided in appropriation Acts, temporary or
intermittent services of experts and consultants, as described in
and in accordance with the first two sentences of section 3109(b)
of title 5, at respective daily rates of pay for individuals
which are not more than the daily equivalent of the rate of basic
pay then currently paid for level III of the Executive Schedule
of section 5314 of title 5.
(b)(1) In order to enable the Office of Administration to perform
its functions, the President (or his designee) is authorized - 
(A) without regard to such other provisions of law as the
President may specify which regulate the employment and
compensation of persons in the Government service, to appoint and
fix the pay of not more than - 
(i) 5 employees at rates not to exceed the rate of basic pay
then currently paid for level III of the Executive Schedule of
section 5314 of title 5; and in addition
(ii) 5 employees at rates not to exceed the maximum rate of
basic pay then currently paid for GS-18 of the General Schedule
of section 5332 of title 5; and
(B) to procure, as provided in appropriation Acts, temporary or
intermittent services of experts and consultants, as described in
and in accordance with the first two sentences of section 3109(b)
of title 5, at respective daily rates of pay for individuals
which are not more than the daily equivalent of the maximum rate
of basic pay then currently paid for GS-18 of the General
Schedule of section 5332 of title 5.
(2) In addition to any authority granted under paragraph (1) of
this subsection, the President (or his designee) is authorized to
employ individuals in the Office of Administration in accordance
with section 3101 of title 5 and provisions relating thereto. Any
individual so employed under the authority granted under such
section 3101 shall be subject to the limitation specified in
section 114 of this title.
(c) There are authorized to be appropriated each fiscal year such
sums as may be necessary for the official expenses of the Domestic
Policy Staff and the Office of Administration.