 
                   CHAPTER 48--DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 
                SUBCHAPTER IV--ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
 
                      Part A--Personnel Provisions
 
Sec. 3462. Experts and consultants


(a) In general

    The Secretary may as provided in appropriation Acts obtain the 
services of experts and consultants in accordance with the provisions of 
section 3109 of title 5 and may compensate such experts and consultants 
at rates not to exceed the daily rate prescribed for GS-18 of the 
General Schedule under section 5332 of such title.

(b) Special rule

                           (1) In general

        Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may 
    use not more than 1 percent of the funds appropriated for any 
    education program that awards such funds on a competitive basis to 
    pay the expenses and fees of non-Federal experts necessary to review 
    applications and proposals for such funds.

                          (2) Applicability

        The provisions of paragraph (1) shall not apply to any education 
    program under which funds are authorized to be appropriated to pay 
    the fees and expenses of non-Federal experts to review applications 
    and proposals for such funds.

(Pub. L. 96-88, title IV, Sec. 402, Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 682; Pub. L. 
103-227, title IX, Sec. 981, Mar. 31, 1994, 108 Stat. 263.)


                               Amendments

    1994--Pub. L. 103-227 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), 
inserted heading, and added subsec. (b).


         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, 
Sec. 101(c)(1)] of Pub. L. 101-509, set out in a note under section 5376 
of Title 5.
