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 116 STAT. 340 PUBLIC LAW 107-171—MAY 13, 2002 (G) ADDITIONAL APPROVED USES.—For such other purposes that the Board determines appropriate to carry out the program. (4) AUDIT BY GAO.— (A) IN GENERAL.— The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct an annual audit of the accounts of the program. (B) BOOKS.—The program shall make available to the Comptroller General all books, accounts, financial records (including records of salaries of the Executive Director and other personnel), reports, files, and all other papers, things, or property belonging to or in use by the program and necessary to facilitate such audit. (C) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— The Comptroller General shall submit a copy of the results of each such audit to the appropriate congressional committees. (g) STAFF; POWERS OF PROGRAM. — (1) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.— (A) IN GENERAL.— The Board shall appoint an Executive Director of the program who shall administer the program. The Executive Director shall carry out such other functions consistent with the provisions of this section as the Board shall prescribe. (B) RESTRICTION.— The Executive Director may not serve as Chairperson of the Board. (C) COMPENSATION.— The Executive Director shall be paid at a rate not to exceed the rate of basic pay payable for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, United States Code. (2) STAFF.— (A) IN GENERAL.—With the approval of a majority of the Board, the Executive Director may appoint and fix the pay of additional personnel as the Executive Director considers necessary and appropriate to carry out the functions of the provisions of this section. (B) COMPENSATION. —An individual appointed under subparagraph (A) shall be paid at a rate not to exceed the rate of basic pay payable for level GS-15 of the General Schedule. (3) POWERS. —In order to carry out the provisions of this section, the program may perform the following functions: (A) GIFTS.— The program may solicit, accept, use, and dispose of gifts, bequests, or devises of services or property, both real and personal, for the purpose of aiding or facilitating the work of the program. Gifts, bequests, or devises of money and proceeds from sales of other property received as gifts, bequests, or devises shall be deposited in the Fund and shall be available for disbursement upon order of the Board. (B) EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.—The program may procure temporary and intermittent services under section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the daily equivalent of the maximum annual rate of basic pay payable for GS-15 of the General Schedule. (C) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.— The program may contract, with the approval of a majority of the members of the

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