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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 832i. Employment of personnel
(a) Appointment of Assistant Administrator, chief engineer, and
general counsel; compensation; duties
The Secretary of Energy shall appoint, without regard to the
civil-service laws, an Assistant Administrator, chief engineer, and
general counsel and shall fix the compensation of each in
accordance with chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of
title 5. The Assistant Administrator shall perform the duties and
exercise the powers of the Administrator, in the event of the
absence or sickness of the Administrator until such absence or
sickness shall cease and in the event of a vacancy in the office of
Administrator until a successor is appointed
(b) Officers and employees; compensation
The Administrator, the Secretary of the Army, and the Secretary
of Energy, respectively, are authorized to appoint, subject to the
civil-service laws, such officers and employees as may be necessary
to carry out the purposes of this chapter, the appointment of whom
is not otherwise provided for, and to fix their compensation in
accordance with chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of
title 5. The Administrator may employ laborers, mechanics, and
workmen in connection with construction work or the operation and
maintenance of electrical facilities (hereinafter called "laborers,
mechanics, and workmen"), subject to the civil-service laws. The
Administrator is further authorized to employ physicians, under
agreement and without regard to civil-service laws or regulations,
to make physical examinations of employees or prospective employees
who are or may become laborers, mechanics, and workmen. The
Administrator, the Secretary of the Army, and the Secretary of
Energy, respectively, are also authorized to appoint, without
regard to the civil-service laws, such experts as may be necessary
for carrying out the functions entrusted to them under this
chapter.
(c) Voluntary and uncompensated services; utilization of personnel
and equipment of other governmental agencies
The Administrator may accept and utilize such voluntary and
uncompensated services and with the consent of the agency concerned
may utilize such officers, employees, or equipment of any agency of
the Federal, State, or local governments which he finds helpful in
carrying out the purposes of this chapter; in connection with the
utilization of such services, reasonable payments may be allowed
for necessary travel and other expenses.
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