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 PUBLIC LAW 107-217—AUG. 21, 2002 116 STAT. 1259 (2) additional federal, state, and local legislation or administrative actions as the Commission considers necessary to further the purposes of this subtitle. § 14305. Liaison between Federal Government and Commission (a) PRESIDENT.— The President sheill provide effective and continuing liaison between the Federal Government and the Appalachian Regional Commission and a coordinated review within the Government of the plans and recommendations submitted by the Commission pursuant to sections 14303 and 14304 of this title. (b) INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COUNCIL ON APPALACHIA.—In carrying out subsection (a), the President shall establish the Interagency Coordinating Council on Appalachia, to be composed of the Federal Cochairman and representatives of federal agencies that carry out economic development programs in the Appalachian region. The Federal Cochgdrman is the Chairperson of the Council. § 14306. Administrative powers and expenses (a) POWERS.— To carry out its duties under this subtitle, the Appalachian Regional Commission may— (1) adopt, amend, and repeal bylaws and regulations governing the conduct of its business and the performance of its functions; (2) appoint and fix the compensation of an executive director and other personnel as necessary to enable the Commission to carry out its functions, except that the compensation shall not exceed the maximum rate of basic pay for the Senior Executive Service under section 5382 of title 5, including any applicable locality-based comparability payment that may be authorized under section 5304(h)(2)(C) of title 5; (3) request the head of any iFederal department or agency to detail to temporeiry duty with the Commission personnel within the administrative jurisdiction of the head of the department or agency that the Commission may need for carrying out its functions, each detail to be without loss of seniority, pay, or other employee status; (4) Eirrange for the services of personnel from any state or local government, subdivision or agency of a state or local government, or intergovernmental agency; (5)(A) make arrangements, including contracts, with any participating state government for inclusion in a suitable retirement and employee benefit system of Commission personnel who may not be eligible for, or continue in, amother governmental retirement or employee benefit system; or (B) otherwise provide for coverage of its personnel; (6) accept, use, and dispose of gifts or donations of services or any property; (7) enter into and perform contracts, leases (including the lease of office space for any term), cooperative agreements, or other transactions, necessary in carrying out its functions, on terms as it may consider appropriate, with any— (A) department, agency, or instrumentality of the Federal Government; (B) State or political subdivision, agency, or instriunentality of a State; or (C) person;

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