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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 590d. Cooperation of governmental agencies; officers and employees, appointment and compensation; expenditures for personal services and supplies
For the purposes of this chapter, the Secretary of Agriculture
may -
(1) Secure the cooperation of any governmental agency;
(2) Subject to the provisions of the civil-service laws and
chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, appoint and
fix compensation of such officers and employees as he may deem
necessary, except for a period not to exceed eight months from
April 27, 1935, the Secretary of Agriculture may make appointments
and may continue employees of the organization heretofore
established for the purpose of administering those provisions of
the National Industrial Recovery Act which relate to the prevention
of soil erosion, without regard to the civil-service laws or
regulations and the Classification Act, as amended; and any persons
with technical or practical knowledge may be employed and
compensated under this chapter on a basis to be determined by the
Director of the Office of Personnel Management; and
(3) Make expenditures for personal services and rent in the
District of Columbia and elsewhere, for the purchase of law books
and books of reference, for printing and binding, for the purchase,
operation, and maintenance of passenger-carrying vehicles, and
perform such acts, and prescribe such regulations, as he may deem
proper to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
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