DIRECTOR AND STAFF; EXPERT AND CONSULTANTS.

SEC. 407. DIRECTOR AND STAFF; EXPERT AND CONSULTANTS. (a) Director.—The cochairpersons of the Council shall, without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code relating to the appointment and compensation of officers or employees of the United States, appoint a Director to be paid at a rate not to exceed the rate of basic pay for level III of the Executive Schedule. (b) Appointment and Pay of Staff.—The cochairpersons may appoint personnel as they consider appropriate without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments to the competitive service. The staff of the Council may be paid without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates. The rate of pay of the staff of the Council shall not exceed the rate of basic pay for level V of the Executive Schedule. (c) Experts and Consultants.—The Council may procure temporary and intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code. (d) Staff of Federal Agencies.—Upon the request of the Council, the head of any department or agency of the United States is authorized to detail, on a reimbursable basis, any of the personnel of that agency to the Council to assist the Council in its duties under this title.