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[CITE: 10USC2903]

 
                         TITLE 10--ARMED FORCES
 
                    Subtitle A--General Military Law
 
                PART IV--SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROCUREMENT
 
  CHAPTER 172--STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
 
Sec. 2903. Executive Director

    (a) There shall be an Executive Director of the Council appointed by 
the Secretary of Defense after consultation with the Secretary of 
Energy.
    (b) Subject to the authority, direction, and control of the 
Secretary of Defense, the Executive Director is responsible for the 
management of the Strategic Environmental Research and Development 
Program in accordance with the policies established by the Council.
    (c) The Executive Director may enter into contracts using 
competitive procedures. The Executive Director may enter into other 
agreements in accordance with applicable law. In either case, the 
Executive Director shall first obtain the approval of the Council for 
any contract or agreement in an amount equal to or in excess of $500,000 
or such lesser amount as the Council may prescribe.
    (d)(1) The Executive Director, with the concurrence of the Council, 
may appoint such professional and clerical staff as may be necessary to 
carry out the responsibilities and policies of the Council.
    (2) The Executive Director, with the concurrence of the Council and 
without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 of title 5 and subchapter 
III of chapter 53 of such title, may establish the rates of basic pay 
for professional, scientific, and technical employees appointed pursuant 
to paragraph (1).

(Added Pub. L. 101-510, div. A, title XVIII, Sec. 1801(a)(1), Nov. 5, 
1990, 104 Stat. 1755; amended Pub. L. 102-25, title VII, Sec. 701(h)(2), 
Apr. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 115; Pub. L. 103-160, div. A, title II, 
Sec. 265(b), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1611; Pub. L. 104-106, div. A, 
title II, Sec. 203(d), (e)(1), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 218.)


                               Amendments

    1996--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 104-106, Sec. 203(d), substituted 
``contracts using competitive procedures. The Executive Director may 
enter into'' for ``contracts or'' and ``law. In either case,'' for 
``law, except that''.
    Subsec. (d)(2). Pub. L. 104-106, Sec. 203(e)(1), struck out at end 
``The authority provided in the preceding sentence shall expire on 
September 30, 1995.''
    1993--Subsec. (d)(2). Pub. L. 103-160 substituted ``September 30, 
1995'' for ``November 5, 1992''.
    1991--Subsec. (d)(2). Pub. L. 102-25 substituted ``on November 5, 
1992'' for ``two years after the date of the enactment of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991''.


                    Effective Date of 1996 Amendment

    Section 203(e)(2) of Pub. L. 104-106 provided that: ``The amendment 
made by paragraph (1) [amending this section] shall take effect as of 
September 29, 1995.''

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 2902 of this title.
