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[CITE: 49USC32306]

 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
             SUBTITLE VI--MOTOR VEHICLE AND DRIVER PROGRAMS
 
            PART C--INFORMATION, STANDARDS, AND REQUIREMENTS
 
                    CHAPTER 323--CONSUMER INFORMATION
 
Sec. 32306. Personnel

    (a) General Authority.--In carrying out this chapter, the Secretary 
of Transportation may--
        (1) appoint and fix the pay of employees without regard to the 
    provisions of title 5 governing appointment in the competitive 
    service and chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5; 
    and
        (2) make contracts with persons for research and preparation of 
    reports.

    (b) Status of Advisory Committee Members.--A member of an advisory 
committee appointed under section 325 of this title to carry out this 
chapter is a special United States Government employee under chapter 11 
of title 18.

(Pub. L. 103-272, Sec. 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1040.)

                                          Historical and Revision Notes
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           Revised  Section                    Source (U.S. Code)              
 Source (Statutes at Large)
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32306(a)..............................  15:1942 (1st, 2d sentences).     Oct. 2
0, 1972, Pub. L. 92-513, Sec.
                                                                          202, 
86 Stat. 956.
32306(b)..............................  15:1942 (last sentence).
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    In subsection (a), before clause (1), the words ``his functions 
under'' are omitted as surplus. In clause (1), the words ``as he deems 
necessary'' are omitted as surplus. The words ``chapter 51 and 
subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5'' are substituted for ``the 
provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title 
relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates'' to eliminate 
unnecessary words. The text of 15:1942 (1st sentence cl. (2)) is omitted 
as surplus because of 49:323(b). The text of 15:1942 (1st sentence cl. 
(4), 2d sentence) is omitted as surplus because of 49:325.

                       References in Text

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