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 72 S T A T. ]

PUBLIC LAW 86-726-AUG. 23, 1968

745

Q U A L I F I C A T I O N S A N D STATUS OF D E P U T Y ADMINISTRATOR

(b) The Deputy Administrator shall be a citizen of the United States, and shall be appointed with due regard for his fitness for the efficient discharge of the powers and duties vested in and imposed upon him by this Act. At the time of his nomination he shall have had experience in a field directly related to aviation. He shall have no pecuniary interest in nor own any stocks in or bonds of any aeronautical enterprise, nor shall he engage in any other business, vocation, or employment. Nothing in this Act or other law shall preclude appointment to the position of Deputy Administrator of an officer on active duty with the armed services; except that if the Administrator is a former regular officer of any one of the armed services, the Deputy Administrator shall not be an officer on active duty with one of the armed services or a retired regular officer or a former regular officer of one of the armed services. Any officer on active duty or any retired officer, while serving as Deputy Administrator, shall continue to hold rank and grade not lower than that in which serving at the time of his appointment as Deputy Administrator, and shall be entitled to receive (1) the compensation provided for the Deputy Administrator by subsection (a) of this section, or (2) the military pay and allowances (including personal money allowance) or the retired pay, as the case may be, payable to a commissioned officer of his grade and length of service, whichever he may elect. Whenever any officer serving as Deputy Administrator elects to receive his military pay and allowances (including personal money allowance), or his retired pay, as the case may be, the appropriate department shall be reimbursed from any funds available to defray the expenses of the Agency. MILITARY

PARTICIPATION

(c)(1) I n order to insure that the interests of national defense are properly safeguarded and that the Administrator is properly advised as to the needs and special problems of the armed services, the Administrator shall provide for participation of military personnel in carrying out his functions relating to regulation and protection of air traffic, including provision of air navigation facilities, and research and development with respect thereto, and the allocation of airspace. Members of the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, the Marine Corps, or the Coast Guard may be detailed by the appropriate Secretary, pursuant to cooperative agreements with the Administrator, including such agreement on reimbursement as may be deemed advisable by the Administrator and the Secretary concerned, for service in the Agency to effect such participation. (2) Appointment to, acceptance of, and service as Deputy Administrator or under such cooperative agreements shall in no way affect status, office, rank, or grade which commissioned officers or enlisted men may occupy or hold, or any emolument, perquisite, right, privilege, or benefit incident to or arising out of any such status, office, rank, or grade. No person so detailed or appointed shall be subject to direction by or control by the department from which detailed or appointed or by any agency or officer thereof directly or indirectly with respect to his responsibilities under this Act or within the Agency. (3) The Administrator, within six months of the effective date of this paragraph and semiannually thereafter, shall report in writing to the appropriate committees or the Congress on agreements entered Report to coninto under this subsection, including the number, rank, and positions ^^^^*

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