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PUBLIC LAW 89-554-SEPT. 6, 1966
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a report of which shall be furnished to the Commission for its information and appropriate action. (c) When the President considers it in the national interest, he may have the investigations of a group or class, which are required by subsection (a) of this section, made by the Federal Bureau of Investigation rather than the Commission. (d) The investigation and report required by subsection (a) of this section shall be made by the Federal Bureau of Investigation rather than the Conunission for those specific positions which the Secretary of State certifies are of a high degree of importance or sensitivity. (e) A revolving fund of $4,000,000 is available to the Commission without fiscal year limitation for financing investigations, the costs of which are required or authorized by statute to be borne by appropriations or funds of other agencies. The fund shall be reimbursed from available funds of agencies for investigations made for them at rates estimated by the Commission to be adequate to recover expenses of operation, including provision for accrued annual leave and depreciation of equipment purchased by the fund. Any surplus accruing to the fund in a fiscal year may be applied to restore any impairment of the capital of the fund because of variations between the rates charged for work or services and the amount later determined by the Commission to be the cost of performing the work or service. Any surplus remaining shall be jMiid into the general fund of the Treasury of the United States as miscellaneous receipts during the following fiscal year. (f) An agency may use available appropriations to reimburse the Commission or the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the cost of investigations made for them under this section, or to make advances toward their cost. These advances and reimbursements shall be credited directly to the applicable appropriations of the Commission or the Federal Bureau of Investigation. (g) This section does not affect the responsibility of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to investigate espionage, sabotage, or subversive acts. § 1305. Hearing examiners For the purpose of sections 3105, 3344, 4301 (2)(E), 5362, and 7521 and the provisions of section 5335(a)(B) of this title that relate to hearing examiners, the Civil Service Commission may investigate, require reports by agencies, issue reports, including an annual report to Congress, prescribe reflations, appoint advisory committees as necessary, recommend legislation, subpena witnesses and records, and pay witness fees as established for the courts of the United States. $ 1306. Oaths to witnesses Each Civil Service Commissioner, including the Chairman, and authorized representatives of the Commission or Chairman, may administer oaths to witnesses in matters pending before the Commission. § 1307. Minutes The Civil Service Commission shall keep minutes of its proceedings. § 1308. Annual reports (a) The Civil Service Commission shall make an annual report to the President for transmittal to Congress. The report shall include— (1) a statement of the Commission's actions in the administration of the competitive service, the rules and regulations and exceptions thereto in force, the reasons for exceptions to the rules,
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