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 Ill STAT. 2548 PUBLIC LAW 105-128—DEC. 1, 1997 Public Law 105-128 105th Congress An Act Dec. 1, 1997 To make technical and conforming amendments to the Museimi and Library Services [S. 1505] ^^> ^^^ ^*"' other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of Museum and the United States of America in Congress assembled. Library Services Technical and SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. Amen^^ntsof This Act may be cited as the "Museum and Library Services 1997. Technical and Conforming Amendments of 1997". 20 USC 9101 note. SEC. 2. APPOINTMENT OF EMPLOYEES. 20 USC 9105. Section 206 of the Museum and Library Services Act (20 U.S.C. 9105 et seq.) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following: "(b) APPOINTMENT AND COMPENSATION OF TECHNICAL AND PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES.— "(1) IN GENERAL.— Subject to paragraph (2), the Director may appoint without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing the appointment in the competitive service and may compensate without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 or subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title (relating to the classification and General Schedule pay rates), such technical and professional employees as the Director determines to be necessary to carry out the duties of the Institute. "(2) NUMBER AND COMPENSATION. —The number of employ- ees appointed and compensated under paragraph (1) shall not exceed Vs of the number of full-time regular or professional employees of the Institute. The rate of basic compensation for the employees appointed and compensated under paragraph (1) may not exceed the rate prescribed for level GS-15 of the General Schedule under section 5332 of title 5.". SEC. 3. SPECIAL LIBRARIES. Section 213(2)(E) of the Museum and Library Services Act (20 U.S.C. 9122(2)(E)) is amended— (1) by inserting "or other special library" after "a private library"; and (2) by inserting "or special" after "such private". SEC. 4. RESERVATIONS. Section 221(a)(1) of the Museum and Library Services Act (20 U.S.C. 9131(a)(1)) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking "IV2 percent" and inserting "1.75 percent"; and

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