115 STAT. 1260 PUBLIC LAW 107-107—DEC. 28, 2001 "(3) The total amount of the basic pay and bonus paid the Chief Operating Officer for a year under this section may not exceed the annual rate of basic pay payable for level I of the Executive Schedule under section 5312 of title 5, United States Code. "(e) ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF.— (1) The Chief Operating Officer may, subject to the approval of the Secretary of Defense, appoint a staff to assist in the performance of the Chief Operating Officer's duties in the overall administration of the Retirement Home. "(2) The Chief Operating Officer shall prescribe the rates of pay applicable to the members of the staff appointed under paragraph (1), except that— "(A) a staff member who is a member of the Armed Forces on active duty or who is a full-time officer or employee of the United States may not receive additional pay by reason of service on the administrative staff; and "(B) the limitations in section 5373 of title 5, United States Code, relating to pay set by administrative action, shall apply to the rates of pay prescribed under this paragraph. "(f) ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS.— (1) The Chief Operating Officer may accept gifts of money, property, and facilities on behalf of the Retirement Home. "(2) Monies received as gifts, or realized from the disposition of property and facilities received as gifts, shall be deposited in the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund.". (b) TRANSFER OF AUTHORITIES.— (1) The following provisions are amended by striking "Retirement Home Board" each place it appears and inserting "Chief Operating Officer": (A) Section 1512 (24 U.S.C. 412), relating to eligibility and acceptance for residence in the Armed Forces Retirement Home. 24 USC 413. (B) Section 1513(a) (24 U.S.C. 412(a)), relating to services provided to residents of the Armed Forces Retirement Home. (C) Section 1518(c) (24 U.S.C. 418(c)), relating to inspection of the Armed Forces Retirement Home. (2) Section 1519(c) (24 U.S.C. 419(c)), relating to authority to invest funds in the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund, is amended by striking "Director" and inserting "Chief Operating Officer". (3) Section 1521(a) (24 U.S.C. 421(a)), relating to payment of residents for services, is amended by striking "Chairman of the Armed Forces Retirement Board" and inserting "Chief Operating Officer". (4) Section 1522 (24 U.S.C. 422), relating to authority to accept certain uncompensated services, is amended— (A) in subsection (a)— (i) by striking "Chairman of the Retirement Home Board or the Director of each establishment" and inserting "Chief Operating Officer or the Director of a facility"; and (ii) by striking "unless" and all that follows through "Retirement Home Board"; (B) in subsection (b)(1)— (i) by striking "Chairman of the Retirement Home Board or the Director of the establishment" and inserting "Chief Operating Officer or the Director of a facility"; and (ii) by inserting "offering the services" after "notify the person";
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