Salaries and Expenses

Salaries and Expenses For salaries and expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the Act creating the Temporary Commission on Financial Oversight of the District of Columbia (Public Law 94–399), $3,000,000, which shall be available until extended: Provided, That the Temporary Commission on Financial Oversight of the District of Columbia shall have the power to appoint, fix the compensation of and remove an Executive Director and additional staff members without regard to chapter 51, subchapters III and VI of chapter 53, and chapter 75 of title 5, United States Code, and those provisions of such title relating to the appointment in the competitive service. For purposes of pay (other than pay of the Executive Director) and employment benefits, rights, and privileges, all personnel of the Commission shall be treated as Congressional employees. The Executive Director may be paid compensation at a rate not to exceed the rate prescribed for level IV of the Federal Executive Salary Schedule.