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Title 22 — Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Chapter 29A — Inter-American Cultural and Trade Center

§ 2083. Commissioner for Interama; procurement and appointment of personnel; powers and duties

Statutory text

(a)

There shall be in the designated department or agency a Commissioner for Interama who shall be appointed by the President. Subject to the direction of the head of the designated department or agency, the Commissioner for Interama shall perform such duties as the President may prescribe to carry out this chapter.

(b)

In order to carry out the provisions of this chapter, the head of the designated department or agency is authorized—

(1)

to appoint and fix the compensation of such persons as he deems necessary without regard to the civil service laws and chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5; except that no person so appointed shall receive compensation at a rate in excess of that received by persons under chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5 for the performance of comparable duties;

(2)

to procure temporary and intermittent services in accordance with the provisions of section 3109 of title 5;

(3)

to enter into contracts;

(4)

to select, purchase, rent, construct, or otherwise acquire exhibits, including materials and equipment therefor, and to provide for the transportation, insurance, display, maintenance, and dismantling thereof;

(5)

to incur such other expenses as may be necessary; and

(6)

to accept donations of money, property, and services and the loan of property.

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. Pub. L. 89–355 § 3 · 80 Stat. 5

    Enacted · 22 U.S.C. § 2083

    Pub. L. 89–355, § 3, Feb. 19, 1966, 80 Stat. 6

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 89–355, § 3, Feb. 19, 1966, 80 Stat. 6

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 3. (a) There shall be in the designated department or agency a Commissioner for Interama who shall lie appointed by the President and who shall receive compensation at the rate prescribed for level IV 78 Stat. 417. 5 USC 2211. of the Federal Executive Salary Schedule. Subject to the direction of the head of the designated department or agency, the Commissioner for Interama shall perform such duties as the President may prescribe to carry out this Act. (b) In order to carry out the provisions of this Act, the head of the designated department or agency is authorized— (1) to appoint and fix the compensation of such persons as he deems necessary without regard to the civil service laws and the 63 Stat. 954. 5 USC 1071 note. Post, p. 288. Classification Act of 1919; except that no person so appointed shall receive compensation at a rate in excess of that received by persons under the Classification Act of 1949 for the performance of comparable duties; (2) to procure temporary and intermittent services in accordance with the provisions of section 15 of the Administrative 60 Stat. 810. Expenses Act of 1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a); (3) to enter into contracts; (4) to select, purchase, rent, construct, or otherwise acquire exhibits, inchiding materials and equipment therefor, and to provide for the transportation, insurance, display, maintenance, and dismantling thereof; (5) to incur such other expenses as may be necessary; and (6) to accept donations of money, property, and services and the loan of property.

  2. Pub. L. 90–83 § 10(b) · 81 Stat. 195

    Struck · 22 U.S.C. § 2083(a)

    Pub. L. 90–83 struck out provision that Commissioner of Interama receive compensation at a rate prescribed for level IV of the Federal Executive Salary Schedule

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 90–83 struck out provision that Commissioner of Interama receive compensation at a rate prescribed for level IV of the Federal Executive Salary Schedule.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (b) The laws specified in the following schedule are repealed except Repeals. with respect to rights and duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun, before the effective date of this Act and except as provided by section 9 of this Act: STATUTES AT LARGE Date Chapter Section Statutes at Large Volume Page 1877         Feb.  27 69 1 (11th full paragraph on p. 251) 19 251 1894         July  1 221 1   118 1867         Jan.  3 12 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 24 354 1890         July  26 721 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 28 292 1895         Mar.  2 186 (Last paragraph) 28 843 1895         Apr.  21 184 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 30 380 1913         Oct.  22 32 1 (last 2 paragraphs on p. 223 38 223 1917         Feb.  2 125 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 39 942 1928         May  22 684 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 45 710 1938         Apr.  3 73 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 52 200 Date Public Law Section Statutes at Large   Volume Page 1958         June  20 85–462 9 72 213 1960         Sept.  8 86–722 (8th paragraph on p. 828) 74 828 Sept.  13 86–778 542(a) 74 985 1962         Oct.  11 87–793 602(c) 76 846 Do   87–703 1007 76 868 1964         Aug.  11 88–426 125 78 412 Aug.  19   205 78 488 Sept.  3 88–580 6(c) (3d through 13th words) 78 906 1966         Aug.  9 80–116 4 79 449 Aug.  26 88–138 801 (b), (e) 79 569, 570 Sept.  9 89–174 8(a) (last sentence) 70 667 Do   89–174 4 (a) (words between 4th and 9th commas In 1st sentence), 79 008     (b) (last 29 words).     Do   80–174 8(b) (as applicable to sec. 303(e) (94) of the Federal Executive Salary Act of 1964). 79 660 Do   89–174 8(b) 79 689 Sept.  27 89–205 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 79 840 Sept.  29 89–200 5(d) (1) (2d sentenee) 79 847 Do   89–306 7(b) (1) (2d sentence) 79 850 Oct.  2 89–234 1(h) (last sentence) 79 903 Oct.  9 89–253 1 79 973 Oct.  19 89–261 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 70 987 Do   89–Z71   79 985 Oct.  29 89–801 1–3. 8. 11(d), 18, 16(b)–(d), 16–18 79 mi, iiiz, 1118–1120, 1122–1124 Nov.  1 80–314 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 79 1162 Nov.  8 89–329 515(b) 70 1257 Do   80–332 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 79 1281 Do   80–348 1(18) 79 1311 STATUTES AT LARGE—Continued Date Chapter Section Statutes at Large Volume Page 1966         Feb.  19 89–355 3(a) (1st sentence, less 1st 20 words) 80 6 Mar.  3 89–868 11 80 28 Mar.  23 89–373 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 80 78 Mar.  30 89–378 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 80 93 Do 89–380 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 80 94 Mar.  31 89–383 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 80 98 Apr.  26   _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 80 131 June  8 89–444 4 80 198 June  29 89–478 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 80 231 July  4 89–488 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 80 252 July  5 89–502 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 30 262 July  18 89–504 1, 101–103,108 (b)-(d), 109 80 288, 289, 293 Do 89–504 302(d) 80 295 Do 89–504 404, (a)–(c), 405–408, 410 80 207–300 Do 89–504 501–509 80 300–303 Do 89–504 601–603 80 303 Do 89–504 701 80   July  19 89–512 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 80 318 July  1 89–516 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 80 323 Sept.  9 89–563 115 (words after 2d comma In 2d sentence) 80 727 Do 89–564 201 (words after 2d comma Ln 2d sentence) 80 735 Do 89–664 206 80 736 Sept.  26 80–604 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 80 846 Oct.  15 89–670 8(f)(1) (last 15 words In 2d sentence) 80 M2 Do 80–670 3(f)(2) (last 15 words In M sentence) 80 982 Do 80–673 1,2 (less applicability tn fl 0), 3–5, 7, 8 (1) and (2) 80 952 Nov.  2 89–702 208(e) 80 1096 Do 89–737 2–4 80 1164 Nov.  8 89–794 100 80 1468 Do 89–794 801 “Sec, 804(b) (as applicable to fl 106(c) of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964). ” 80 1474

2 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Codification

In subsec. (b)(1), (2), “chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5” and “section 3109 of title 5” substituted for “the Classification Act of 1949” and “section 15 of the Administrative Expenses Act of 1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a)”, respectively, on authority of Pub. L. 89–554, § 7(b), , 80 Stat. 631, the first section of which enacted Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

Amendments

1967—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 90–83 struck out provision that Commissioner of Interama receive compensation at a rate prescribed for level IV of the Federal Executive Salary Schedule.

Credits

1966–1967 · 2 acts
  1. 1966Pub. L. 89–355, § 3, , 80 Stat. 6
  2. 1967Pub. L. 90–83, § 10(b), , 81 Stat. 224.
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(Pub. L. 89–355, § 3, , 80 Stat. 6; Pub. L. 90–83, § 10(b), , 81 Stat. 224.)

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