director and such other additional personnel as may be necessary to enable the Committee to perform its duties, except that the employment of an executive director shall be subject to confirmation by the Committee. (2) Compensation The Chair of the Committee may fix the compensation of the executive director and other 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 the executive director and other personnel may not exceed the rate payable for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of that title. (g) Detail of government employees A Federal Government employee may be detailed to the Committee without reimbursement, and such detail shall be without interruption or loss of civil service status or privilege. (h) Procurement of temporary and intermittent services The Chair of the Committee may procure temporary and intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, at rates for individuals that do not exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of that title. (i) Termination Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Committee. X Equipping agencies to protect consumers and promote responsible innovation 1001. Executive Office of the President appropriations (a) Office of science and technology policy For the purposes of hiring specialist positions within the Office of Science and Technology Policy to coordinate Federal activities and advise the President on matters of research and development relating to crypto assets, distributed ledger technology, artificial intelligence and other innovative financial technologies, including funding the position created by section 10671 of 136 Stat. 1688 and coordinating the national research and development strategy required by section 5913 of 136 Stat. 2395,