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PUBLIC LAW 88-426-AUG. 14, 1964

nautics and Space Council, is amended by striking out "compensated at the rate of not more than $19,000 a year," and inserting in lieu thereof "compensated at not to exceed the highest rate of grade 18 of the General Schedule of the Classification Act of 1949, as amended,". (d) Clause (A) of section 203(b)(2) of the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 (72 Stat. 429; 42 U.S.C. 2473(b)(2)), as amended, is amended to read as follows: " (A) to the extent the Administrator deems such action necessary to the discharge of his responsibilities, he may appoint not more than four hundred and twentyfive of the scientific, engineering, and administrative personnel of the Administration without regard to such laws, and may fix the compensation of such personnel not in excess of the highest rate of grade 18 of the General Schedule of the Classification Act of 1949, as amended, and". (e) Section 6(f) of the Act of September 24, 1959 (73 Stat. 706; 5 LT.S.C. 2376(f)), relating to the maximum compensation payable to employees of the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, is amended by striking out "at a rate in excess of $20,000 per annum" and by inserting in lieu thereof "at a rate in excess of the highest rate of grade 18 of the General Schedule of the Classification Act of 1949, as amended". (f) The Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, is further amended as follows: (1) In the last sentence of section 24 a. (68 Stat. 925; 71 Stat. 612; 42 U.S.C. 2034(a)), relating to the annual salary of the General Manager of such Commission, (A) by inserting "and" immediately before "shall be removable by the Commission" and (B) by striking out that part which reads: ", and shall receive compensation at a rate determined by the Commission, but not in excess of $22,000 per annum"; (2) In the last sentence of section 24 b. (71 Stat. 612; 42 U.S.C. 2034(b)), relating to the annual salary of the Deputy General Manager of such Commission, (A) by inserting "and" immediately before "shall be removable by the General Manager" and (B) by striking out that part which reads: ", and shall receive compensation at a rate determined by the General Manager, but not m excess of $20,500 per annum"; (3) In the last sentence of section 24 c. (71 Stat. 612; 42 U.S.C. 2034(c)), relating to the annual salaries of the Assistant General Managers (or their equivalents) of such Commission, (A) by inserting "and" immediately before "shall be removable by the General Manager" and (B) by striking out that part which reads: ", and shall receive compensation at a rate determined by the General Manager, but not m excess of $20,000 per annum"; I (4) In the second sentence of section 25 a. (68 Stat. 925; 71 Stat. 612; 42 U.S.C. 2035(a)), relating to the annual salaries of directors of program divisions of such Commission, by striking out that part which reads: "and shall receive compensation at a rate determined by the Commission, but not in excess of $19,000 per annum"; (5) I n section 25 b. (68 Stat. 925; 71 Stat. 612; 42 U.S.C. 2035 (b)), relating to the annual salary of the General Counsel of such Commission, by striking out that part which reads: "and shall receive compensation at a rate determined by the Commission, but not in excess of $19,500 per annum"; (6) In the first sentence of section 25 c. (68 Stat. 925; 71 Stat. 612; 42 U.S.C. 2035(c)), relating to the annual salary of the Director of the Inspection Division in such Commission, by striking

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