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 PUBLIC LAW 93-113~OCT. 1, 1973

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Ante, 399.

Ante,

pp. 396,

p. 401.

There shall also be in such agency one Deputy Associate Director, under the Associate Director for Domestic and Anti-Poverty Operations, primarily responsible for programs carried out under parts A and B of title I of this Act and one Deputy Associate Director, under the Associate Director for Domestic and Anti-Poverty Operations, primarily responsible for programs carried out under title II of this Act, each of whom shall be appointed by the Director. AUTHORITY OF THE

P e r s o n n e l, appointment.

80 Stat. 443. 5 USC 5101. E x p e r t s and consultants. 80 Stat. ' 4 1 6.

5 USC 5332 note. 80 Stat. 499; 83 Stat. 190. 5 USC 5703.

Delegation of functions.

Federal and nonFederal a g e n c i e s, services and facilities, utilization.

Gifts or bequests, accept-

70A Stat. 269.

[87 STAT.

DIRECTOR

SEC. 402. In addition to the authority conferred upon him by other sections of this Act, the Director is authorized to— (1) appoint in accordance with the Civil Service laws such personnel as may be necessary to enable the ACTION Agency to carry out its functions, and, except as otherwise provided herein, fix the compensation of such personnel in accordance with chapter 51 of title 5, United States Code; (2)(A) employ experts and consultants or organizations thereof as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, except that no individual may be employed under the authority of this subsection for more than one hundred days in any fiscal year; (B) compensate individuals so employed at rates not in excess of the daily equivalent of the rate payable to a GS-18 employee under section 5332 of such title, including traveltime; (C) allow such individuals, while away from their homes or regular places of business, travel expenses (including per diem in lieu of subsistence) as authorized by section 5703 of such title for persons in the Government service employed intermittently, while so employed; and (D) annually renew contracts for such employment under this clause; (3) with the approval of the President, arrange with and reimburse the heads of other Federal agencies for the performance of any of the provisions of this Act and, as necessary or appropriate, delegate any of his functions under this Act and authorize the redelegation thereof subject to provisions to assure the maximum possible liaison between the ACTION Agency and such other agencies at all operating levels, which shall include the furnishing of complete operational information by such other agencies to the ACTION Agency and the furnishing of such information by the ACTION Agency to such other agencies; (4) with their consent, utilize the services and facilities of Federal agencies without reimbursement, and, with the consent of any State or a political subdivision of a State, accept and utilize the services and facilities of the agencies of such State or subdivision without reimbursement; (5) accept in the name of the ACTION Agency, and employ or dispose of in furtherance of the purposes of this Act, or of any title thereof, any money or property, real, personal, or mixed, tangible or intangible, received by gift, devise, bequest, or otherwise; (6) accept voluntary and uncompensated services; (7) allocate and expend, or transfer to other Federal agencies for expenditure, funds made available under this Act as he deems necessary to carry out the provisions hereof, including (without regard to the provisions of section 4774(d) of title 10, United States Code), expenditure for construction, repairs, and capital improvements;

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