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[76 Stat. 864]
PUBLIC LAW 87-000—MMMM. DD, 1962
[76 Stat. 864]

PUBLIC LAW 87-793-OCT. 11, 1962

864

Ante,

p. 843

50 USC

402

note.

10 USC

1581.

64 Stat. 447.

Ante,

p. 843.

75 Stat. 7 9 1.

68 Stat. 948.

75 Stat. 791.

[76 STAT.

subsection (a). However, the per annum compensation may not be less than the minimum rate of grade 16 of the General Schedule of the Classification Act of 1949, as amended, nor more than the highest rate of grade 18 of the General Schedule of such Act.". (c) Section 4 of the Act of May 29, 1959 (73 Stat. 63; Public Law 86-36), as amended by section 204 of the Act of October 4, 1961 (75 Stat. 791; Public Law 87-367), authorizing scientific and professional positions in the National Security Agency, is amended by striking out ", as amended by paragraph (34)(B) of the first section of the Act of September 2, 1958 (72 Stat. 1456; Public Law 85-861)". (d) The proviso contained in the first sentence of section 208(g) of the Public Health Service Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 210(g)), relating to the rates of compensation of certain scientific, professional, and administrative personnel in the Public Health Service, is amended to read as follows: ": Provided, That the rates of compensation for positions established pursuant to the provisions of this subsection shall not be less than the minimum rate of grade 16 of the General Schedule of the Classification Act of 1949, as amended, nor more than the highest rate of grade 18 of the General Schedule of such Act, and shall be subject to the approval of the Civil Service Commission.". (e) The proviso contained in the second sentence of section 12 of the Act of May 29, 1884 (62 Stat. 198 as amended and supplemented; 21 U.S.C. 113a), authorizing the Secretary of Agriculture to employ and fix the compensation of technical experts and scientists for research and study of foot-and-mouth disease and other animal diseases, is amended to read as follows: ": Provided, That the number so employed shall not exceed five and that the maximum compensation for each shall not exceed the highest rate of grade 18 of the General Schedule of the Classification Act of 1949, as amended.". (f) 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, authorizing the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to establish and fix the compensation of four hundred and twenty-five scientific, engineering, and administrative positions, is amended by striking out, in the second sentence, ", except that (A) to the extent the Administrator deems such action necessary to the discharge of his responsibilities, he may appoint and fix the compensation (up to a limit of $19,000 a year, or up to a limit of $21,000 a year lor a maximum of thirty positions) of and by inserting in lieu thereof ", except that (A) to the extent the Administrator deems such action necessary to the discharge of his responsibilities, he may appoint and fix the compensation (at not to exceed the highest rate of grade 18 of the General Schedule of the Classification Act of 1949, as amended, or, for a maximum of thirty positions, not to exceed $21,000 a year) of". (g) That part of the proviso in section 161d. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (71 Stat. 613; 42 U.S.C. 2201), fixing a limit of $19,000 on the compensation of scientific and technical personnel, is amended by striking out the words "up to a limit of $19,000)" and inserting in lieu thereof "up to a limit of the highest rate of grade 18 of the General Schedule of the Classification Act of 1949, as amended)". (h) Section 302(f) of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (72 Stat. 746; 49 U.S.C. 1343(d)), as amended, authorizing the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency to select, employ, and fix the compensation of 23 positions at rates not to exceed $19,500 per annum, is amended by striking out "$19,500 per annum" and inserting in lieu thereof "the highest rate of grade 18 of the General Schedule of the Classification Act of 1949, as amended".