Employment of experts and consultants.

§ 207. Employment of experts and consultants. The Director may procure services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, and may pay a rate for such services not in excess of the rate in effect for grade GS–18 of the General Schedule. The Director may employ individuals under this section without regard to any limitation, applicable to services procured under such section 3109, on the number of days or the period of such services, except that, at any one time, not more than fifteen individuals may be employed under this section without regard to such limitation.