42 USC § 12651c - Chief Executive Officer

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title: "42 USC § 12651c - Chief Executive Officer"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "12651c"
section_name: "Chief Executive Officer"
chapter_number: 129
chapter_name: "NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE STATE GRANT PROGRAM"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 101–610, title I, § 193, as added and amended Pub. L. 103–82, title II, §§ 202(a), 203(a)(1)(B), Sept. 21, 1993, 107 Stat. 877, 891; Pub. L. 111–13, title I, § 1703, Apr. 21, 2009, 123 Stat. 1545.)"
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# § 12651c. Chief Executive Officer

**(a)** **Appointment** The Corporation shall be headed by an individual who shall serve as Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation, and who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.

**(b)** **Compensation** section 5314 of title 5

The Chief Executive Officer shall be compensated at the rate provided for level III of the Executive Schedule under , plus 3 percent.

**(c)** **Regulations** The Chief Executive Officer shall prescribe such rules and regulations as are necessary or appropriate to carry out the national service laws.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 101–610, title I, § 193, as added and amended Pub. L. 103–82, title II, §§ 202(a), 203(a)(1)(B), Sept. 21, 1993, 107 Stat. 877, 891; Pub. L. 111–13, title I, § 1703, Apr. 21, 2009, 123 Stat. 1545.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2009—Subsec. (b).  inserted “, plus 3 percent” before period at end.

1993—Subsec. (c). , which directed amendment of section 193(c) of subtitle I of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 by substituting “the national service laws” for “this chapter”, was executed to subsec. (c) of this section, which is section 193 of subtitle G of title I of the National Community Service Act of 1990, to reflect the probable intent of Congress.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2009 Amendment

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### Effective Date of 1993 Amendment

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### Effective Date

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### Regulations

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> ], the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service may issue such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this Act [see Short Title of 2009 Amendment note set out under
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> ] and the amendments made by this Act.”

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