; (II) facilitating coordination and communication between such Federal departments, agencies, and offices to improve youth engagement and involvement across all Federal departments; and (III) ensuring that the authorities, capabilities, and expertise of each such department, agency, and office are appropriately leveraged to facilitate the whole-of-Government response to issues related to young Americans; (vii) identify opportunities to leverage current and emerging technologies, including through public-private partnerships, as appropriate, to address the future of the Nation’s workforce through the development of skilled young Americans in these fields and advance the preparedness and response goals of the Federal Government; (viii) work with relevant Federal officials to request funding through the President’s Budgets and leverage programs of Federal Agencies to address the issues identified in the reports submitted under subparagraph (e); and (ix) perform such other functions and activities as prescribed by the President. (B) Associate Director The Associate Director of the Office shall perform such functions as the Director may prescribe. (3) Compensation (A) Director The Director shall be compensated at the rate now or hereafter provided for level II of the Executive Schedule under section 5313 of title 5, United States Code. (B) Associate Director The Associate Director shall be compensated at a rate not exceeding the rate now or hereafter provided for level III of the Executive Schedule under section 5314 of title 5, United States Code. (c) Additional functions of the Director The Director, in addition to the other duties and functions set forth in this section— (1) shall— (A) serve as a member of the Domestic Policy Council; and (B) seek to consult with State, Tribal, local, and territorial governments, industry, academia, professional societies, and other individuals and entities, as the Director deems appropriate, to identify issues that primarily and substantially affect young Americans