1997 US Code
Title 40 - PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS
CHAPTER 16 - GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
Sec. 758 - Personnel

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§758. Personnel (a) Appointment and compensation

The Administrator is authorized, subject to the civil-service and classification laws, to appoint and fix the compensation of such personnel as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of titles I, II, III, V, and VI of this Act.

(b) Temporary employment of experts or consultants; stenographic reporting services

To such extent as he finds necessary to carry out the provisions of titles I, II, III, V, and VI of this Act, the Administrator is authorized to procure the temporary (not in excess of one year) or intermittent services of experts or consultants or organizations thereof, including stenographic reporting services, by contract or appointment, and in such cases such service shall be without regard to the civil-service and classification laws, and except in the case of stenographic reporting services by organizations, without regard to section 5 of title 41.

(c) Utilization of personnel of other Federal agencies

Notwithstanding the provisions of section 973 of title 10 or of any other provision of law, the Administrator in carrying out the functions imposed upon him by this Act is authorized to utilize in his agency the services of officials, officers, and other personnel in other executive agencies, including personnel of the armed services, with the consent of the head of the agency concerned.

(June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title II, §208, 63 Stat. 391; Sept. 5, 1950, ch. 849, §7(b), (c), 64 Stat. 590.)

References in Text

The civil-service laws, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (b), are set forth in Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. See, particularly, section 3301 et seq. of Title 5.

The classification laws, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (b), are classified generally to chapter 51 (§5101 et seq.) and to subchapter III (§5331 et seq.) of chapter 53 of Title 5.

This Act, referred to in text, is act June 30, 1949, ch. 288, 63 Stat. 377, as amended, known as the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949. For complete classification of this Act, including titles I, II, III, V and VI thereof, see Short Title note set out under section 471 of this title and Tables.

Codification

In subsec. (c), “section 973 of title 10” substituted for “sections 3544 and 8544 of title 10” on authority of Pub. L. 90–235, §4(a)(5), (6), Jan. 2, 1968, 81 Stat. 759. Previously, “sections 3544 and 8544 of title 10” had been substituted for “section 1222 of the Revised Statutes (10 U.S.C. 576)” on authority of act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, §49(b), 70A Stat. 640, the first section of which enacted Title 10, Armed Forces.

Section was formerly classified to section 630h of Title 5 prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, by Pub. L. 89–554, §1, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 378.

Section was also formerly classified to section 238 of Title 41, Public Contracts.

Amendments

1950—Subsecs. (a), (b). Act Sept. 5, 1950, substituted “V, and VI of this Act” for “and V of this Act”.

Transfer of Functions

Functions, powers, and duties of Office of Audits and Office of Investigations in General Services Administration transferred to Office of Inspector General in General Services Administration by section 9(a)(1)(K) of the Inspector General Act of 1978, Pub. L. 95–452, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, section 2 of which established such Office of Inspector General.

Definitions

The definitions in section 472 of this title apply to this chapter.

Cross References

Employment of experts and consultants generally, see section 3109 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in section 752 of this title.