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 19 64 74 TH CONGRESS. SESS. II. C H. 830. JU NE 26, 1936 . Ante, p. 872. Ante, p. 1957. Title V. TITLE V Federal Alcohol Ad- m inist rati on ma de SECTION 501 . (a) The Federal Alcohol Administration created as an independent establish- a division in the Treasury Department by section 2 (a) of the Federal mAnte, p. 977. Alcohol Administration Act, approved August 29, 1935 (Public t»Oice, of administra- Numbered 401, Seventy-fourth Congress), is hereby made an inde- Administration to be pendent establishment of the Government. The office of Adminis- mesed ofthree mem- bers. trator of the Federal Alcohol Administration is abolished, and here- after the Federal Alcohol Administration shall be composed of three members, appointed as provided in section 502 of this title. Functions, duties, (b) All rights, privileges, powers, and duties conferred or imposed etc., of Administrator conferred upon Admin- Upon the Administrator of the Federal Alcohol Administration are istration. conferred and imposed upon the Federal Alcohol Administration. All papers, records, and property of the Administrator and the Federal Alcohol Administration, as a division of the Treasury Department, are transferred to the Federal Alcohol Administration as an inde- pendent establishment of the Government. (c) The Federal Alcohol Administration is authorized, without reg ard to the civ il-service la ws, to appoin t such attorne ys and expert s, and, subject to the civil-service laws, to appoint such other officers and employees, as it deems necessary to carry out its powers and duties ; and the compensation of all such attorneys, experts, and other officers an d employ ees shal l be fix ed in ac cordance with th e Classi fication Act of 1923, as amended. All officers and employees appointed by the Administrator and engaged in carrying out his powers and duties shall be officers and employees of the Federal Alcohol Administration : Provided, That no such officer or employee who does not already pos- ses s a competitiv e classified civil-service status shall thereby acqui re such status, except upon recommendation by the Federal Alcohol Administration to the Civil Service Commission, subject to such noncompetitive tests of fitness as the Commission may prescribe ; an d no suc h office r or emp loyee, e xcept at torneys and expe rts, may be retained in the Federal Alcohol Administration without appro- pri ate civil-serv ice status fo r a period lo nger than sixt y days from t he effective date of this section. (d) All provisions of law applicable to the Administrator shall be applicable in the same manner and to the same extent to the Federal Alcohol Administration. SEC. 50 2 . (a) The members of the Federal Alcohol Administra- tion shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Not mo re than two members of the Admin- istration shall be members of the same political party. The terms of office of the members first taking offic e shall expire, as designat ed by the President at the time of nomination, one at the end of the first year, one at t he end of the second year, and one at th e end of the third year after the date of the enactment of this Act. A successor shall have a term of office expiring three years from the date of expiration of the te rm for w hich his predece ssor wa s appoin ted, exc ept that a person appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of such term shall be appointed for the remainder of such term. No person shall be eligible for appointment or continue in office as a member if he is engaged or financially interested in, or is an officer or director of or em ployed b y a comp any eng aged in, the pro duction or Attorneys, experts, etc. Officers and employ- ees. Ante, p. 977. Proviso. Civil-service status. Provisions extended. Federal Alcohol Ad- ministration. Members ; appoint- ment, political affilia- tion ; terms ; successors, etc . Di squalifica tion. section 1 of the Liquor Law Repeal and Enforcement Act, and except as they may be modified by, or may be inconsistent with, this Act. SEC. 414. Except as provided in section 329 of this Act, nothing contained in this Act shall be construed as restricting or limiting the provisions of Title III of the National Prohibition Act, as amended.