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[CITE: 42USC5149]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                       CHAPTER 68--DISASTER RELIEF
 
 SUBCHAPTER III--MAJOR DISASTER AND EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE ADMINISTRATION
 
Sec. 5149. Performance of services


(a) Utilization of services or facilities of State and local governments

    In carrying out the purposes of this chapter, any Federal agency is 
authorized to accept and utilize the services or facilities of any State 
or local government, or of any agency, office, or employee thereof, with 
the consent of such government.

(b) Appointment of temporary personnel, experts, and consultants; 
        acquisition, rental, or hire of equipment, services, materials 
        and supplies

    In performing any services under this chapter, any Federal agency is 
authorized--
        (1) to appoint and fix the compensation of such temporary 
    personnel as may be necessary, without regard to the provisions of 
    title 5 governing appointments in competitive service;
        (2) to employ experts and consultants in accordance with the 
    provisions of section 3109 of such title, without regard to the 
    provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such 
    title relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates; and
        (3) to incur obligations on behalf of the United States by 
    contract or otherwise for the acquisition, rental, or hire of 
    equipment, services, materials, and supplies for shipping, drayage, 
    travel, and communications, and for the supervision and 
    administration of such activities. Such obligations, including 
    obligations arising out of the temporary employment of additional 
    personnel, may be incurred by an agency in such amount as may be 
    made available to it by the President.

(Pub. L. 93-288, title III, Sec. 306, formerly Sec. 309, May 22, 1974, 
88 Stat. 149; renumbered Sec. 306, Pub. L. 100-707, title I, 
Sec. 105(d), Nov. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 4691.)

                       References in Text

    The provisions of title 5 governing appointments in the competitive 
service, referred to in subsec. (b)(1), are classified to section 3301 
et seq. of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.


                            Prior Provisions

    A prior section 306 of Pub. L. 93-288 was classified to section 5146 
of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 100-707.
