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[Laws in effect as of January 23, 2000]
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  January 23, 2000 and December 4, 2001]
[CITE: 42USC4361c]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                CHAPTER 55--NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
 
                SUBCHAPTER III--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
 
Sec. 4361c. Staff management


(a) Appointments for educational programs

    (1) The Administrator is authorized to select and appoint up to 75 
full-time permanent staff members in the Office of Research and 
Development to pursue full-time educational programs for the purpose of 
(A) securing an advanced degree or (B) securing academic training, for 
the purpose of making a career change in order to better carry out the 
Agency's research mission.
    (2) The Administrator shall select and appoint staff members for 
these assignments according to rules and criteria promulgated by him. 
The Agency may continue to pay the salary and benefits of the appointees 
as well as reasonable and appropriate relocation expenses and tuition.
    (3) The term of each appointment shall be for up to one year, with a 
single renewal of up to one year in appropriate cases at the discretion 
of the Administrator.
    (4) Staff members appointed to this program shall not count against 
any Agency personnel ceiling during the term of their appointment.

(b) Post-doctoral research fellows

    (1) The Administrator is authorized to appoint up to 25 Post-
doctoral Research Fellows in accordance with the provisions of section 
213.3102(aa) of title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
    (2) Persons holding these appointments shall not count against any 
personnel ceiling of the Agency.

(c) Non-Government research associates

    (1) The Administrator is authorized and encouraged to utilize 
research associates from outside the Federal Government in conducting 
the research, development, and demonstration programs of the Agency.
    (2) These persons shall be selected and shall serve according to 
rules and criteria promulgated by the Administrator.

(d) Women and minority groups

    For all programs in this section, the Administrator shall place 
special emphasis on providing opportunities for education and training 
of women and minority groups.

(Pub. L. 95-477, Sec. 6, Oct. 18, 1978, 92 Stat. 1510.)

                          Codification

    Section was enacted as part of the Environmental Research, 
Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1979, and not as 
part of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 which comprises 
this chapter.
