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PUBLIC LAW 93-380-AUG. 21, 1974

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APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS OF AND FUNCTIONING OF ADVISORY COUNCILS

SEC. 516. (a) Section 443 of the General Education Provisions Act ^o use ussb. is amended by inserting " (a) " after "Sec. 433." and by adding at the end thereof the following: "(b) Where the President fails to appoint a member to fill a vacancy in the membership of a Presidential advisory council within sixty days after it occurs (or after the effective date of the statute creating such council), then the Secretary shall immediately appoint a member to fill such vacancy.". date. (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall be effective upon Effective1233b 20 USC enactment of this Act. note. OTHER AMENDMENTS RELATING TO ADVISORY COUNCILS

SEC. 517. (a)(1) Section 445 of the General Education Provisions Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new 20 USC 1233d. subsection: " (d) No employee of an advisory council, appointed and compensated pursuant to this section, shall be compensated at a rate in excess of that which such employee would receive if such employee were appointed subject to the appropriate provisions of title 5, United States Code, regarding appointments to, and compensation with ^ use 101 et respect to, the competitive service, except that— ^^* "(1) executive directors of Presidential advisory councils shall be compensated at the rate specified for employees placed in grade 18 of the General Schedule set forth in section 5332 of such title 5; 5 USC 5332 "(2) executive directors of all other statutory advisory coun- "°*^* cils shall be compensated at the rate provided for employees in grade 15 of such General Schedule; and " (3) in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Assistant Secretary, other employees of advisory councils shall be compensated at such rates as may be necessary to enable such advisory councils to accomplish their purposes.". (2) Such section 445 is amended by striking out "Commissioner" where it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "Assistant Secretary." (b) Section 447(b) of the General Education Provisions Act is 20 USC i233f. amended by striking out "each statutory advisory council" and inserting in lieu thereof "each advisory council which is subject to the operation of this part". RELATION TO OTHER LAWS

SEC. 518. (a) Part D of the General Education Provisions Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section:

20 USC 1233.

" R E L A T I O N TO OTHER LAWS

"SEC. 449. (a) No provision of any law establishing, authorizing the ^o use 123311. establishment of, or controlling the operation of, an advisory council which is not consistent with the provisions of this part shall apply to any advisory council to which this part applies. " (b) The provisions of subsections (e) and (f) of section 10 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act shall not apply to Presidential advisory councils (as defined in section 441)." (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall be effective upon note."^*^ ^^^^^ enactment of this Act.

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