Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 92 Part 1.djvu/1243

 PUBLIC LAW 95-454—OCT. 13, 1978

92 STAT. 1189

(3) by striking out the last subsection and inserting in lieu thereof the following new subsection. " (h) Effective one year after the date of the enactment of the Civil Grants-in-aid, Service Reform Act of 1978, all statutory personnel requirements abolition of established as a condition of the receipt of Federal grants-in-aid by certain requirements. State and local governments are hereby abolished, except— "(1) requirements prescribed under laws and regulations referred to in subsection (a) of this section; !, "(2) requirements that generally prohibit discrimination in employment or require equal employment opportunity; 40 USC "(3) the Davis-Bacon Act (40 U.S.C. 276 et seq.); and " (4) chapter 15 of title 5, United States Code, relating to polit- 2768-276a-5. ical activities of certain State and local employees.". (b) Section 401 of such Act (84 Stat. 1920) is amended by striking 5 USC 3371 note, out "governments and institutions of higher education" and inserting in lieu thereof "governments, institutions of higher education, and other organizations". (c) Section 403 of such Act (84 Stat. 1925) is amended by inserting " (a) " after "403.", and by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(b) Effective beginning on the effective date of the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, the provisions of section 314(f) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 246(f)) applicable to commissioned officers of the Public Health Service Act are hereby repealed.". (d) Section 502 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 4762) is amended in paragraph (3) by inserting "the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands," before "and a territory or possession of the United States,". (e) Section 506 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 4766) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)(2), by striking out "District of Columbia" and inserting in lieu thereof "District of Columbia, the < Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands"; and (2) in subsection (b)(5), by striking out "and the District of Columbia" and inserting in lieu thereof ", the District of Colum. bia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands". AMENDMENTS TO THE MOBILITY PROGRAM

SEC. 603. (a) Section 3371 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting "the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands," after "Puerto Rico," in paragraph (1)(A); and (2) by striking out "and" at the end of paragraph (1), by striking out the period at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting a semicolon in lieu thereof, and by adding at the end thereof the following: "(3) 'Federal agency' means an Executive agency, military department, a court of the United States, the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, the Library of Congress, the Botanic Garden, the Government Printing Office, the Congressional Budget Office, the United States Postal Service, the Postal Rate Commission, the Office of the Architect of the Capitol, the Office of Technology Assessment, and such other similar agencies of the legislative and judicial branches as determined appropriate by the Office of Personnel Management; and

"Federal agency."

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