---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 U.S.C. § 300j–10"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
number: "300j–10"
heading: "Appointment of scientific, etc., personnel by Administrator of Environmental Protection Agency for implementation of responsibilities; compensation"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/300j-10"
units:
  - "Chapter 6A — Public Health Service"
  - "Subchapter XII — Safety of Public Water Systems"
  - "Part E — General Provisions"
---

# §300j–10. Appointment of scientific, etc., personnel by Administrator of Environmental Protection Agency for implementation of responsibilities; compensation


To the extent that the [Administrator](/usc/42/4005.md?p=1) of the Environmental Protection [Agency](/usc/42/8262.md?p=1) deems such action necessary to the discharge of his functions under title XIV of the Public Health Service Act [[42 U.S.C. 300f](/usc/42/300f.md) et seq.] (relating to safe drinking water) and under other provisions of law, he may appoint personnel to fill not more than thirty scientific, engineering, professional, legal, and administrative positions within the Environmental Protection [Agency](/usc/42/8262.md?p=1) without regard to the civil [service](/usc/42/201.md?p=a) laws and may fix the compensation of such personnel not in excess of the maximum rate payable for GS–18 of the General Schedule under [section 5332 of title 5](/usc/5/5332.md).


## Source credit

(Pub. L. 95–190, § 11(b), Nov. 16, 1977, 91 Stat. 1398.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### References in Text

The Public Health Service Act, referred to in text, is act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, 58 Stat. 682. Title XIV of the Public Health Service Act is classified generally to this subchapter (§ 300f et seq.). For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 201 of this title and Tables.

### Codification

Section was enacted as part of the Safe Drinking Water Amendments of 1977, and not as part of the Public Health Service Act which comprises this chapter.

### Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### References in Other Laws to GS–16, 17, or 18 Pay Rates

References in laws to the rates of pay for GS–16, 17, or 18, or to maximum rates of pay under the General Schedule, to be considered references to rates payable under specified sections of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, see section 529 [title I, § 101(c)(1)] of Pub. L. 101–509, set out in a note under section 5376 of Title 5.