(a) Appointment; term; compensationThe Director of the Office of Technology Assessment shall be appointed by the Board and shall serve for a term of six years unless sooner removed by the Board. He shall receive basic pay at the rate provided for level III of the Executive Schedule under section 5314 of title 5.
(b) Powers and dutiesIn addition to the powers and duties vested in him by this chapter, the Director shall exercise such powers and duties as may be delegated to him by the Board.
(c) Deputy Director; appointment; functions; compensationThe Director may appoint with the approval of the Board, a Deputy Director who shall perform such functions as the Director may prescribe and who shall be Acting Director during the absence or incapacity of the Director or in the event of a vacancy in the office of Director. The Deputy Director shall receive basic pay at the rate provided for level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5.
(d) Restrictions on outside employment activities of Director and Deputy DirectorNeither the Director nor the Deputy Director shall engage in any other business, vocation, or employment than that of serving as such Director or Deputy Director, as the case may be; nor shall the Director or Deputy Director, except with the approval of the Board, hold any office in, or act in any capacity for, any organization, agency, or institution with which the Office makes any contract or other arrangement under this chapter.
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CHAPTER 15— OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
§ 471. Congressional findings and declaration of purpose
§ 472. Office of Technology Assessment
§ 473. Technology Assessment Board
§ 474. Director of Office of Technology Assessment
§ 475. Powers of Office of Technology Assessment
§ 476. Technology Assessment Advisory Council
§ 477. Utilization of services of Library of Congress
§ 478. Utilization of the Government Accountability Office
§ 479. Coordination of activities with National Science Foundation
§ 481. Authorization of appropriations; availability of appropriations