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 PUBLIC LAW 99-574—OCT. 28, 1986

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100 STAT. 3239

tion within the National Bureau of Standards which would otherwise be subject to— (A) subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, 5 USC 5331. relating to the General Schedule; (B) subchapter VIII of chapter 53 of title 5, United States 5 USC 5381. Code, relating to the Senior Executive Service; or (C) chapter 54 of title 5, United States Code, relating to the 5 USC 5401 et Performance Management and Recognition System. Bureau of Standards shall provide that— (1) the rate of basic pay for a position may not be less than the ^' minimum rate of basic pay, nor more than the maximum rate of basic pay, payable for the pay band (as referred to in paragraph (3)) within which such position has been placed; (2) the minimum and maximum rates of basic pay for each pay band shall be adjusted at the times, and by the amounts, provided for under subsection (c); (3) positions shall be classified under a system using pay i bands which shall be established by combining or otherwise ' modifying the classes, grades, or other units which would otherwise be used in classifying the positions involved; (4) employees shall be evaluated under a performance appraisal system which— (A) uses peer comparison and ranking wherever appropriate; and (B) affords appeal rights comparable to those afforded under chapter 43 of title 5, United States Code; 5 USC 4301 et (5)(A) the rate of basic pay of each participating employee will *^9be reviewed annually, and shall be adjusted on the basis of the appraised performance of the employee; and (B) subject to subsection (c)(4)(A)(i), the adjustment under subparagraph (A) in any year in the case of any employee whose performance is rated at the fully successful level or higher shall be at least the percentage adjustment taking effect under subsection (c)(3) in such year; (6) appropriate supervisory and managerial pay differentials (which shall be considered a part of basic pay) shall be provided; (7) performance-recognition bonuses, and recruitment and I retention allowances, shall be awarded in appropriate circumstances (but shall not be considered a part of basic pay); (8) there shall be an employee development program which includes provisions under which employees may, in appropriate circumstances, be granted sabbaticals, the terms and conditions of which shall be consistent with those applicable for members of the Senior Executive Service under section 3396(c) of title 5, ij. United States Code (excluding paragraph (2)(B) thereof); h (9) payment of travel expenses shall be provided for personnel to their first post of duty in the same manner as is authorized for members of the Senior Executive Service under section 5723 r, of title 5, United States Code, at the discretion of the Director; and (10) the methods of establishing qualification requirements for, recruitment for, and appointment to positions shall, at the discretion of the Director, include methods involving direct examination and hiring.
 * ^9(b) Under the demonstration project, the Director of the National

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