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Title 2 — The Congress

Chapter 22 — John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development

§ 1108. Administrative provisions

Statutory text

(a)

In general

In order to carry out the provisions of this chapter, the Center may—

(1)

appoint and fix the compensation of such personnel as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter, except that in no case shall employees other than the Executive Director be compensated at a rate to exceed the maximum rate for employees in grade GS–15 of the General Schedule under section 5332 of title 5;

(2)

procure temporary and intermittent services of experts and consultants as are necessary to the extent authorized by section 3109 of title 5, but at rates not to exceed the rate specified at the time of such service for grade GS–18 under section 5332 of such title;

(3)

prescribe such regulations as it considers necessary governing the manner in which its functions shall be carried out;

(4)

solicit and receive money and other property donated, bequeathed, or devised, without condition or restriction other than it be used for the purposes of the Center, and to use, sell, or otherwise dispose of such property for the purpose of carrying out its functions;

(5)

accept and utilize the services of voluntary and noncompensated personnel and reimburse them for travel expenses, including per diem, as authorized by section 5703 of title 5;

(6)

enter into contracts, grants, or other arrangements, or modifications thereof, to carry out the provisions of this chapter, and such contracts or modifications thereof may, with the concurrence of two-thirds of the members of the Board, be entered into without performance or other bonds, and without regard to section 6101 of title 41;

(7)

make expenditures for official reception and representation expenses as well as expenditures for meals, entertainment and refreshments in connection with official training sessions or other authorized programs or activities;

(8)

apply for, receive and use for the purposes of the Center grants or other assistance from Federal sources;

(9)

establish, receive and use for the purposes of the Center fees or other charges for goods or services provided in fulfilling the Center’s purposes to persons not enumerated in section 1104(b) of this title;

(10)

invest, as specified in section 1105(b) of this title, moneys authorized to be received under this section; and

(11)

make other necessary expenditures.

(b)

Omitted

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development Act

    Pub. L. 100–458 title I § 119 · 102 Stat. 2158

    Enacted · 2 U.S.C. § 1108

    Pub. L. 100–458, title I, § 119, Oct. 1, 1988, 102 Stat. 2176

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 100–458, title I, § 119, Oct. 1, 1988, 102 Stat. 2176

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 119. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS (a) In General.— In order to carry out the provisions of this subtitle, the Center may— (1) appoint and fix the compensation of such personnel as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this subtitle, except that in no case shall employees other than the Executive Director be compensated at a rate to exceed the maximum rate for employees in grade GS–15 of the General Schedule under section 5332 of title 5, United States Code; (2) procure temporary and intermittent services of experts and consultants as are necessary to the extent authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, but at rates not to exceed the rate specified at the time of such service for grade GS–18 under section 5332 of such title; (3) prescribe such regulations as it considers necessary governing the manner in which its functions shall be carried out; (4) Gifts and property. solicit and receive money and other property donated, bequeathed, or devised, without condition or restriction other than it be used for the purposes of the Center, and to use, sell, or otherwise dispose of such property for the purpose of carrying out its functions; (5) Voluntarism. accept and utilize the services of voluntary and noncompensated personnel and reimburse them for travel expenses, including per diem, as authorized by section 5703 of title 5, United States Code; (6) Contracts. Grants. enter into contracts, grants, or other arrangements, or modifications thereof, to carry out the provisions of this subtitle, and such contracts or modifications thereof may, with the concurrence of two-thirds of the members of the Board, be entered into without performance or other bonds, and without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5); and (7) make other necessary expenditures. (b) Annual Report.— The Center shall submit to Congress an annual report of its operations under this subtitle.

  2. Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1990

    Pub. L. 101–163 title III § 320 · 103 Stat. 1041

    Substituted · 2 U.S.C. § 1108(a)(7)

    Pub. L. 101–163 substituted “To make other necessary expenditures including official reception and representation expenses” for “make other necessary expenditures”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a)(7). Pub. L. 101–163 substituted “To make other necessary expenditures including official reception and representation expenses” for “make other necessary expenditures”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 320. Section 119(a)(7) of Public Law 100–458 is amended to read as follows: “To make other necessary expenditures including official reception and representation expenses.”.

  3. Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1991

    Pub. L. 101–520 title III § 313(c) · 104 Stat. 2254

    1. Struck · 2 U.S.C. § 1108(a)(6)(11)

      Pub. L. 101–520 struck out “and” at end of par. (6)

    2. Added · 2 U.S.C. § 1108(a)(6)(11)

      Pub. L. 101–520 added pars. (7) to (11)

    3. Struck · 2 U.S.C. § 1108(a)(6)(11)

      Pub. L. 101–520 struck out former par. (7) which read as follows: “To make other necessary expenditures including official reception and representation expenses.”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a)(6) to (11). Pub. L. 101–520 struck out “and” at end of par. (6), added pars. (7) to (11), and struck out former par. (7) which read as follows: “To make other necessary expenditures including official reception and representation expenses.”

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (c) Section 119(a) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 1108(a)) is amended— (1) by deleting “and” at the end of paragraph (6); and (2) by deleting paragraph (7) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “(7) make expenditures for official reception and representation expenses as well as expenditures for meals, entertainment and refreshments in connection with official training sessions or other authorized programs or activities; “(8) apply for, receive and use for the purposes of the Center grants or other assistance from Federal sources; “(9) establish, receive and use for the purposes of the Center fees or other charges for goods or services provided in fulfilling the Center’s purposes to persons not enumerated in section 115(b); “(10) invest, as specified in section 116(b), moneys authorized to be received under this section; and “(11) make other necessary expenditures.”.

5 of 5 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Codification

In subsec. (a)(6), “section 6101 of title 41” substituted for “section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5)” on authority of Pub. L. 111–350, § 6(c), , 124 Stat. 3854, which Act enacted Title 41, Public Contracts.

Subsection (b), which required the Center to submit an annual report to Congress on its operations under this chapter, terminated, effective , pursuant to section 3003 of Pub. L. 104–66, as amended, set out as a note under section 1113 of Title 31, Money and Finance. See, also, page 143 of House Document No. 103–7.

Amendments1989–1990 · 2 rounds

1990

Subsec. (a)(6) to (11). Pub. L. 101–520 struck out “and” at end of par. (6), added pars. (7) to (11), and struck out former par. (7) which read as follows: “To make other necessary expenditures including official reception and representation expenses.”

1989

Subsec. (a)(7). Pub. L. 101–163 substituted “To make other necessary expenditures including official reception and representation expenses” for “make other necessary expenditures”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

References in Other Laws to GS–16, 17, or 18 Pay Rates

References in laws to the rates of pay for GS–16, 17, or 18, or to maximum rates of pay under the General Schedule, to be considered references to rates payable under specified sections of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, see section 529 [title I, § 101(c)(1)] of Pub. L. 101–509, set out in a note under section 5376 of Title 5.

Credits

1988–1990 · 3 acts
  1. 1988Pub. L. 100–458, title I, § 119, , 102 Stat. 2176
  2. 1989Pub. L. 101–163, title III, § 320, , 103 Stat. 1068
  3. 1990Pub. L. 101–520, title III, § 313(c), , 104 Stat. 2282.
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(Pub. L. 100–458, title I, § 119, , 102 Stat. 2176; Pub. L. 101–163, title III, § 320, , 103 Stat. 1068; Pub. L. 101–520, title III, § 313(c), , 104 Stat. 2282.)

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