50-U.S.C.-2441

§2441 – Authority to Establish Certain Contracting, Program Management, Scientific, Engineering, and Technical Positions

Pathway

Title 50 > Chapter 41 > Subchapter III > Section 2441

Details

• Reference: Section 2441
• Legend: §2441 – Authority to Establish Certain Contracting, Program Management, Scientific, Engineering, and Technical Positions
• USCode Year: 2012

Provision Content

The Administrator may, for the purposes of carrying out the responsibilities of the Administrator under this chapter, establish not more than 600 contracting, program management, scientific, engineering, and technical positions in the Administration, appoint individuals to such positions, and fix the compensation of such individuals. Subject to the limitations in the preceding sentence, the authority of the Administrator to make appointments and fix compensation with respect to positions in the Administration under this section shall be equivalent to, and subject to the limitations of, the authority under section 2201(d) of title 42 to make appointments and fix compensation with respect to officers and employees described in such section. To ensure that the excepted positions established under this section are used, the Administrator, to the extent practicable, shall appoint an individual to such an excepted position to replace the vacancy of a nonexcepted position.

(Pub. L. 106–65, div. C, title XXXII, §3241, Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 964; Pub. L. 112–239, div. C, title XXXI, §3111(b)(1), (2), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 2169.)

References in Text

This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original this title”, meaning title XXXII of div. C of Pub. L. 106–65, Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 953, as amended, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of title XXXII to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2401 of this title and Tables.

Amendments

2013—Pub. L. 112–239, in section catchline, inserted contracting, program management,” before scientific” and, in text, substituted 600 contracting, program management, scientific” for 300 scientific” and inserted at end To ensure that the excepted positions established under this section are used, the Administrator, to the extent practicable, shall appoint an individual to such an excepted position to replace the vacancy of a nonexcepted position.”

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