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 115 STAT. 580 PUBLIC LAW 107-68—NOV. 12, 2001 40 USC 166b-3a note. Applicability. 40 USC 166b-3b note. Deadline. 40 USC 162 note. Applicability. 40 USC 162a note. 40 USC 166j. (b) COMPENSATION OF ASSISTANT ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL.— Pursuant to the authority described in section 308(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1988 (40 U.S.C. 166b-3a(a)), the pay for the position of assistant referred to in the proviso in the first undesignated paragraph under the center subheadings "OFFICE OF THE ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL" and "SALARIES" in the first section of the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1971 (40 U.S.C. 164a) shall be an amount equal to $1,000 less than the annual rate of pay for the Architect of the Capitol. (c) COMPENSATION FOR CERTAIN OTHER POSITIONS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with the authority described in section 308(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1988 (40 U.S.C. 166b-3a(a)), section 108 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1991 (40 U.S.C. 166b-3b) is amended— (A) by striking subsections (a) and (b) and inserting the following: "(a) The Architect of the Capitol may fix the rate of basic pay for not more than 12 positions at a rate not to exceed the highest total rate of pay for the Senior Executive Service under subchapter VIII of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, for the locality involved."; and (B) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b). (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.— The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to pay periods beginning on or after the expiration of the 21-day period which begins on the date the Architect of the Capitol submits to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate a list containing the 12 positions for which the Architect will fix the rate of basic pay under the amendment, the rate of basic pay for each such position, and the job description for each such position. (d) COMPREHENSIVE MANAGEMENT STUDY AND RESPONSE. — (1) STUDY BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL. —Not later than November 1, 2002, the Comptroller General shall conduct a comprehensive management study of the operations of the Architect of the Capitol, and submit the study to the Architect of the Capitol and the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate. (2) PLAN BY ARCHITECT IN RESPONSE.— After the Comptroller General submits the study conducted under paragraph (1) to the Committees referred to in such paragraph, the Architect of the Capitol shall develop and submit to such Committees a management improvement plan which addresses the study and which indicates how the personnel for whom the Architect fixes the rate of basic pay under the amendment made by subsection (c)(1) will support such plan. (e) EFFECTIVE DATE. —Except as provided in subsections (c)(2) and (d), this section and the amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to pay periods beginning on or afl;er October 1, 2001. SEC. 130. (a) LIQUIDATED DAMAGES.—The Architect of the Capitol may not enter into or administer any construction contract with a value greater than $50,000 unless the contract includes a provision requiring the payment of liquidated damages in the amount determined under subsection (b) in the event that completion of the project is delayed because of the contractor.

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