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42 U.S. Code § 16298c. National Energy Technology Laboratory reforms
(a) Special hiring authority for scientific, engineering, and project management personnel
(1) In generalThe Director of the National Energy Technology Laboratory (referred to in this section as the “Director”) may—
(A) make appointments to positions in the National Energy Technology Laboratory to assist in meeting a specific project or research need, without regard to civil service laws, of individuals who—
(i)
have an advanced scientific or engineering background; or
(ii)
have a business background and can assist in specific technology-to-market needs;
(B)
fix the basic pay of any employee appointed under subparagraph (A) at a rate not to exceed level II of the Executive Schedule under section 5313 of title 5; and
(C) pay any employee appointed under subparagraph (A) payments in addition to the basic pay fixed under subparagraph (B), subject to the condition that the total amount of additional payments paid to an employee under this subparagraph for any 12-month period shall not exceed the least of—
(i)
$25,000;
(ii)
the amount equal to 25 percent of the annual rate of basic pay of that employee; and
(iii)
the amount of the limitation that is applicable for a calendar year under section 5307(a)(1) of title 5.