**(a)** The Director of the Office of Personnel Management may establish, and from time to time revise, the maximum number of scientific or professional positions for carrying out research and development functions which require the services of specially qualified personnel which may be established outside of the General Schedule. Any such position may be established by action of the Director or, under such standards and procedures as the Office prescribes and publishes in such form as the Director may determine (including procedures under which the prior approval of the Director may be required), by agency action.
**(b)** The provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to any Senior Executive Service position (as defined in [section 3132(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section3132/a&num=0&edition=prelim)).
**(c)** In addition to the number of positions authorized by subsection (a) of this section, the Librarian of Congress may establish, without regard to the second sentence of subsection (a) of this section, not more than 8 scientific or professional positions to carry out the research and development functions of the Library of Congress which require the services of specially qualified personnel.
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**(a)** The Director of the Office of Personnel Management may establish, and from time to time revise, the maximum number of scientific or professional positions for carrying out research and development functions which require the services of specially qualified personnel which may be established outside of the General Schedule. Any such position may be established by action of the Director or, under such standards and procedures as the Office prescribes and publishes in such form as the Director may determine (including procedures under which the prior approval of the Director may be required), by agency action.
**(b)** The provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to any Senior Executive Service position (as defined in [section 3132(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section3132/a&num=0&edition=prelim)).
**(c)** In addition to the number of positions authorized by subsection (a) of this section, the Librarian of Congress may establish, without regard to the second sentence of subsection (a) of this section, not more than 8 scientific or professional positions to carry out the research and development functions of the Library of Congress which require the services of specially qualified personnel.
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§ 3104. Employment of specially qualified sci-
entific and professional personnel
(a) The Director of the Office of Personnel
Management may establish, and from time to
time revise, the maximum number of scientific
or professional positions for carrying out re-
search and development functions which require
the services of specially qualified personnel
which may be established outside of the General
Schedule. Any such position may be established
by action of the Director or, under such stand-
ards and procedures as the Office prescribes and
publishes in such form as the Director may de-
termine (including procedures under which the
prior approval of the Director may be required),
by agency action.
(b) The provisions of subsection (a) of this sec-
tion shall not apply to any Senior Executive
Service position (as defined in section 3132(a) of
this title).
(c) In addition to the number of positions au-
thorized by subsection (a) of this section, the Li-
brarian of Congress may establish, without re-
gard to the second sentence of subsection (a) of
this section, not more than 8 scientific or pro-
fessional positions to carry out the research and
development functions of the Library of Con-
gress which require the services of specially
qualified personnel.
(Pub. L. 89–554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 415; Pub. L.
90–83, § 1(7), Sept. 11, 1967, 81 Stat. 196; Pub. L.
91–375, § 6(c)(5), Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 776; Pub. L.
95–454, title IV, § 414(a)(2)(B), (C), title VIII,
§ 801(a)(3)(C), Oct. 13, 1978, 92 Stat. 1178, 1221;
Pub. L. 99–386, title I, § 101(b), Aug. 22, 1986, 100
Stat. 821; Pub. L. 102–378, § 2(7), Oct. 2, 1992, 106
Stat. 1346; Pub. L. 110–372, § 2(c)(1), Oct. 8, 2008,
122 Stat. 4044.)
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1966 ACT
Derivation
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