# § 11112. Personnel
**(a)** **Selection; employment; compensation** The Administrator is authorized to select, employ, and fix the compensation of such officers and employees, including attorneys, as are necessary to perform the functions vested in the Administrator and to prescribe their functions.
**(b)** **Special personnel** section 5376 of title 5
The Administrator is authorized to select, appoint, and employ not to exceed three officers and to fix their compensation at rates not to exceed the rate now or hereafter payable under .
**(c)** **Personnel from other agencies** Upon the request of the Administrator, the head of any Federal agency is authorized to detail, on a reimbursable basis, any of its personnel to the Administrator to assist the Administrator in carrying out the functions of the Administrator under this subchapter.
**(d)** **Experts and consultants** section 3109 of title 5section 5376 of title 5
The Administrator may obtain services as authorized by , at rates not to exceed the rate now or hereafter payable under .
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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 93–415, title II, § 202, Sept. 7, 1974, 88 Stat. 1113; Pub. L. 95–115, § 3(a)(3)(A), Oct. 3, 1977, 91 Stat. 1048; Pub. L. 96–509, § 19(c), Dec. 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 2763; Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 621, Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2109; Pub. L. 102–586, § 2(b), Nov. 4, 1992, 106 Stat. 4984; Pub. L. 107–273, div. C, title II, § 12221(a)(1), Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1894.)
## Editorial Notes
### Codification
Section was formerly classified to , The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
### Amendments
2002—Subsec. (b). substituted “payable under section 5376” for “prescribed for GS–18 of the General Schedule by section 5332”.
1992—Subsec. (b). , which directed the substitution of “payable under section 5376” for “prescribes for GS–18 of the General Schedule by section 5332”, could not be executed because the phrase “prescribes for GS–18 of the General Schedule by section 5332” did not appear in text.
Subsec. (c). , substituted “subchapter” for “chapter”.
Subsec. (d). , substituted “payable under section 5376” for “prescribed for GS–18 of the General Schedule by section 5332”.
1984—Subsec. (a). , substituted “the Administrator” for “him” before “and to prescribe”.
Subsec. (c). , substituted “the Administrator” for “him” before “in carrying out” and “the functions of the Administrator” for “his functions”.
1980—Subsec. (c). , substituted “Administrator” for “Associate Administrator”.
Subsec. (d). , substituted “title 5” for “title I” after “section 5332 of”.
1977—Subsec. (c). substituted “Associate” for “Assistant”.
## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
### Effective Date of 2002 Amendment
Amendment by effective on the first day of the first fiscal year that begins after , and applicable only with respect to fiscal years beginning on or after the first day of the first fiscal year that begins after , see , set out as a note under .
### Effective Date of 1984 Amendment
Amendment by effective , see , set out as a note under .
### Effective Date of 1977 Amendment
Amendment by effective , see , as added by and repealed by , , , formerly set out as a note under .