---
kind: "section"
citation: "36 U.S.C. § 152404"
title: "36"
title_heading: "Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations"
number: "152404"
heading: "Officers and employees"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/36/152404"
units:
  - "Subtitle II — Patriotic and National Organizations"
  - "Part B — Organizations"
  - "Chapter 1524 — National Recording Preservation Foundation"
---

# §152404. Officers and employees

- (a) **Secretary of the Board.—**
  - (1) The Librarian shall appoint a Secretary of the Board to serve as executive director of the [corporation](/usc/36/220501.md?p=b-7). The Librarian may remove the Secretary.
  - (2) The Secretary shall be knowledgeable and experienced in matters relating to—
    - (A) sound recording preservation and restoration activities;
    - (B) financial management; and
    - (C) fundraising.
- (b) **Appointment of Officers.—** Except as provided in [subsection (a)](#a) of this section, the board of directors appoints, removes, and replaces officers of the [corporation](/usc/36/220501.md?p=b-7).
- (c) **Appointment of Employees.—** Except as provided in [subsection (a)](#a) of this section, the Secretary appoints, removes, and replaces employees of the [corporation](/usc/36/220501.md?p=b-7).
- (d) **Status and Compensation of Employees.—** Employees of the [corporation](/usc/36/220501.md?p=b-7) (including the Secretary)—
  - (1) are not employees of the Library of Congress;
  - (2) shall be appointed and removed without regard to the provisions of [title 5](/usc/5.md) governing appointments in the competitive service; and
  - (3) may be paid without regard to chapter 51 and subchapter III of [chapter 53](/usc/5/chptIII/sptD/ch53.md) of title 5, except that an employee may not be paid more than the annual rate of basic pay for level 15 of the General Schedule under [section 5107 of title 5](/usc/5/5107.md).

## Source credit

(Added Pub. L. 106–474, title II, § 201(a), Nov. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 2093.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### References in Text

The General Schedule, referred to in subsec. (d)(3), is set out under section 5332 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.