; (2) raise awareness of profit sharing to companies and employees, including ESOPs; and (3) not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, submit to Congress a report on any barriers to employee ownership in companies. (c) Staff (1) In general The Director of the National Economic Council may, without regard to the civil service laws (including regulations), appoint and terminate such personnel as may be necessary to enable the Office of Employee Ownership and Worker Empowerment to carry out this section. (2) Compensation The Director of the National Economic Council may fix the compensation of personnel without regard to chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, relating to classification of positions and General Schedule pay rates, except that the rate of pay for personnel may not exceed the rate payable for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of that title.