Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 90 Part 1.djvu/292

 90 STAT. 242

PUBLIC LAW 94-237—MAR. 19, 1976

''§ 201. Establishment of Office Office of Drug "There is established in the Executive Office of the President an Abuse Policy. office to be known as the Office of Drug Abuse Policy (hereinafter 21 USC 1111. in this Act referred to as the 'Office'). The establishment of the Office in the Executive Office of the President shall not be construed as affecting access by the Congress, or committees of either House, (1) to information, documents, and studies in the possession of, or conducted by, the Office or (2) to personnel of the Office. "§ 202. Appointment of Director 21 USC 1112. "The Office shall be headed by a Director who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Director shall not hold office in any other department or agency of the United States, whether on an acting basis or otherwise, except on such occasions as may be appropriate in connection with the performance of such duties as may be assigned to him pursuant to section 222. "§ 203. Appointment of Deputy Director "There shall be in the Office a Deputy Director who shall be 21 USC 1113. appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Deputy Director shall perform such functions as the Director may assign or delegate, and shall act as Director during the absence or disability of the Director or in the event of a vacancy in the office of Director. "§204. Delegation "Unless specifically prohibited by law, the Director may, without 21 USC 1114. being relieved of his responsibility, perform any of his functions or duties or exercise any of his powers through, or with the aid of, such persons in, or organizations of, the Office as he may designate. "§ 205. Officers and employees "(a) The Director may employ and prescribe the functions of such 21 USC 1115. officers and employees, including attorneys, as are necessary to perform the functions vested in him. At the discretion of the Director, any officer or employee of the Office may be allowed and paid travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the same manner as is authorized by section 5703 of title 5, United States Code, for individuals employed intermittently. "(b) In addition to the number of positions which may be placed in grades GS-16, GS-17, and GS-18 under section 5108 of title 5, United States Code, and without prejudice to the placement of other positions in the Office in such grades under any authority other than this subsection, not to exceed four positions in the Office may be placed in grades GS-16, GS-17, and GS-18, but in accordance with the 5 USC 5101 et standards and procedures prescribed by chapter 51 of such title. seq. "§ 206. Employment of experts and consultants 21 USC 1116. "The Director may procure services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, and may pay a rate for such services not in excess of the rate in effect for grade GS-18 of the General 5 USC 5332 note. Schedvile. The Director may employ individuals under this section without regard to any limitation, applicable to services procured under such section 3109, on the number of days or the period of such services, except that, at any one time, not more than six individuals may be employed under this section without regard to such limitation.

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