View all text of Subchapter X [§ 2996 - § 2996l]
§ 2996d. Officers and employees
(a) Appointment of president; outside compensation of officers prohibited; terms
(b) Power of president to appoint and remove employees; nonpartisan appointments
(1) The president of the Corporation, subject to general policies established by the Board, may appoint and remove such employees of the Corporation as he determines necessary to carry out the purposes of the Corporation.
(2) No political test or political qualification shall be used in selecting, appointing, promoting, or taking any other personnel action with respect to any officer, agent, or employee of the Corporation or of any recipient, or in selecting or monitoring any grantee, contractor, or person or entity receiving financial assistance under this subchapter.
(c) Conflict of interest
(d) Compensation
(e) Officers and employees not deemed officers and employees of Federal Government; Corporation not deemed a department, agency, or instrumentality of Federal Government; review of annual budget
(1) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this subchapter, officers and employees of the Corporation shall not be considered officers or employees, and the Corporation shall not be considered a department, agency, or instrumentality, of the Federal Government.
(2) Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed as limiting the authority of the Office of Management and Budget to review and submit comments upon the Corporation’s annual budget request at the time it is transmitted to the Congress.
(f) Exceptions
(g) Freedom of information
(Pub. L. 88–452, title X, § 1005, as added Pub. L. 93–355, § 2, July 25, 1974, 88 Stat. 380.)