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PUBLIC LAW 89-632-OCT. 8, 1966 Public Law 89-632

October 8, 1966 [S. 2393]

Federal employees. Additional supergrades. Ante, p. 45 3.

Ante, p. 415.

75 Stat. 791. 76 Stat. 858.

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AN ACT To provide for additional positions in certain departments and agencies, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) section 5108(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: "(a) A majority of the Civil Service Commissioners may establish, and from time to time revise, the maximum numbers of positions (not to exceed an aggregate of 2,577, in addition to any professional engineering positions primarily concerned with research and development and professional positions in the physical and natural sciences and medicine which may be placed in these grades, and in addition to 240 hearing examiner positions under section 3105 of this title which may be placed in GS-16 and 9 such positions which may be placed in GS-17) which Ta&^ be placed in GS-16, 17, and 18 at any one time. However, under this authority, not to exceed 25 percent of the aggregate number may be placed in GS-17 and not to exceed 12 percent of the aggregate number may be placed in GS-18. A position may be placed in GS-16, 17, or 18 only by action of, or after prior approval by, a majority of the Civil Service Commissioners." (b) Section 5108(b) of such title is amended by inserting "(1)" immediately following the subsection designation, and by adding the following new paragraph: "(2) In addition to the number of positions authorized by subsection (a) of this section and positions referred to in paragraph (1) of this suDsection, the Librarian of Congress, subject to the procedures rescribed W this section, may place a total of 28 positions in the library of Congress in GS-16,17, and 18.]' (c) Section 5108(c)(1), relating to positions in GS-16, 17, and 18 for the General Accounting Office, is amended by striking out "39'' and inserting in lieu thereof "64". (d) Section 5108(c)(2), relating to positions in GS-16, 17, and 18 for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, is amended by striking out "75" and inserting in lieu thereof "110". (e) The Act entitled "An Act to provide certain administrative authorities for the National Security Agency, and for other purposes", approved May 29, 1959 (50 U.S.C. 402, note), as amended, is amended— (1) by striking out, in section 2 thereof, "sixty-five such officers and employees" and inserting in lieu thereof "seventy such officers and employees"; and (2) by striking out, in section 4 thereof, "sixty civilian positions" and inserting in lieu thereof "ninety civilian positions". (f) Section 3301 of title 39, United States Code, relating to personnel requirements of the postal field service, is amended by striking out "70 employees assigned to salary levels 18,19, and 20" and inserting in lieu thereof "55 employees assigned to salary levels 19 and 20". Approved October 8, 1966.

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