92 STAT. 2964
PUBLIC LAW 95-602—NOV. 6, 1978
tive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, United States Code. In carrying out any of his functions under this section, the Director shall be guided by general policies of the National Council on the HandiPost, p. 2977. capped established in title IV. The Director shall not delegate any of his functions to any officer who is not directly responsible to him. "(2) There shall be a Deputy Director of the Institute (hereinafter in this section referred to as the 'Deputy Director') who shall be appointed by the Secretary. The Deputy Director shall be compensated at the rate provided for grade GS-17 of the General Schedule under 5 USC 5332 section 5332 of title 5, United States Code, and shall act for the note. Director during the absence or disability of the Director, exercising such powers as the Director may prescribe. In the case of any vacancy in the office of the Director, the Deputy Director shall serve as Director until a Director is appointed under paragraph (1). The position created by this paragraph shall be in addition to the number of positions placed in grade GS-17 of the General Schedule under section 5108 of title 5, United States Code. "(3) The Director, subject to the approval of the President, may appoint, for terms not to exceed three years, without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appointment in the competitive service, and may compensate, without regard to the 5 USC 5101 et provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such seq., 5331. title relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates, such technical and professional employees of the Institute as the Director deems ncessary to accomplish the functions of the Institute and also appoint and compensate without regard to such provisions in a number not to exceed one-fifth of the number of full-time, regular technical and professional employees of the Institute. "(4) The Director may obtain the services of consultants, without consultants. regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive service. "(d) The Director, pursuant to regulations which the Secretary Fellowships. shall prescribe, may establish and maintain fellowships with such stipends and allowances, including travel and subsistence expenses provided for under title 5, United States Code, as the Director considers necessary to procure the assistance of highly qualified research fellows from the United States and foreign countries. " (e) The Director shall, pursuant to regulations which the Secretary Grant review. shall prescribe, provide for scientific review of all research grants and programs over which he has authority by utilizing, to the maximum extent possible, appropriate peer review groups established within the Institute and composed of non-Federal scientists and other experts in the rehabilitation field. "(f) Not less than 90 percent of the funds appropriated under paraAnte, p. 2962. graph (2) of section 201(a) to carry out section 204 shall be expended Ante, p. 2963. by the Director to carry out such section through grants or contracts with qualified public or private agencies and individuals. "(g) The Director shall develop and submit to appropriate comPlan, submittal to mittees of the Congress within eighteen months after the effective date of this section a long-range plan for rehabilitation research which shall— " (1) identify any research which should be conducted respecting the problems encountered by handicapped individuals in their daily activities, especially problems related to employment; "(2) determine the funding priorities for research activities under this section and explain the basis for such priorities, includ-
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