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[CITE: 36USC151704]

 
     TITLE 36--PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND 
                              ORGANIZATIONS
 
            Subtitle II--Patriotic and National Organizations
 
                          Part B--Organizations
 
           CHAPTER 1517--NATIONAL FILM PRESERVATION FOUNDATION
 
Sec. 151704. Officers and employees

    (a) Secretary of the Board.--(1) The Librarian of Congress shall 
appoint a Secretary of the Board to serve as executive director of the 
corporation. The Librarian may remove the Secretary.
    (2) The Secretary must be knowledgeable and experienced in matters 
relating to--
        (A) film preservation and restoration activities;
        (B) financial management; and
        (C) fundraising.

    (b) Appointment of Officers.--Except as provided in subsection (a) 
of this section, the board of directors appoints, removes, and replaces 
officers of the corporation.
    (c) Appointment of Employees.--Except as provided in subsection (a) 
of this section, the Secretary appoints, removes, and replaces employees 
of the corporation.
    (d) Status and Compensation of Employees.--Employees of the 
corporation (including the Secretary)--
        (1) are not employees of the Library of Congress;
        (2) shall be appointed and removed without regard to the 
    provisions of title 5 governing appointments in the competitive 
    service; and
        (3) may be paid without regard to chapter 51 and subchapter III 
    of chapter 53 of title 5, except that an employee may not be paid 
    more than the annual rate of basic pay for level GS-15 of the 
    General Schedule under section 5107 of title 5.

(Pub. L. 105-225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1405.)

                                          Historical and Revision Notes
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           Revised  Section                    Source (U.S. Code)              
 Source (Statutes at Large)
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151704(a).............................  36:5702(g)(2)(B), (C).           Oct. 1
1, 1996, Pub. L. 104-285, title
                                                                          II, S
ec.  203(g)(1)(A), (2)(A) (1st,
                                                                          2d se
ntences, last sentence related to
                                                                          emplo
yees), (B), (C), 110 Stat. 3384.
151704(b).............................  36:5702(g)(1)(A).
151704(c).............................  36:5702(g)(2)(A) (1st
                                         sentence).
151704(d).............................  36:5702(g)(2)(A) (2d sentence,
                                         last sentence related to
                                         employees).
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    In subsection (a)(1), the words ``The first employee appointed shall 
be the Secretary of the Board'' in 36:5702(g)(2)(B) are omitted as 
unnecessary. The words ``executive director of the corporation'' are 
substituted for ``its executive director'' in 36:5702(g)(2)(C)(i) for 
clarity.
    In subsection (b), the words ``the board of directors appoints, 
removes, and replaces officers of the corporation'' are substituted for 
``The Board may complete the organization of the Foundation by . . . 
appointing, removing, and replacing officers'' for clarity.
    In subsection (d)(1), the words ``are not employees'' are 
substituted for ``nor . . . shall be construed to be employees'' in 
36:5702(g)(2)(A) (last sentence related to employees) for clarity.

                       References in Text

    The provisions of title 5 governing appointments in the competitive 
service, referred to in subsec. (d)(2), are classified generally to 
section 3301 et seq. of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
    The General Schedule, referred to in subsec. (d)(3), is set out 
under section 5332 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
