An Act to provide for additional positions in certain departments and agencies, and for other purposes
PL 89-632 (S.2393), enacted 10/08/1966

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W 89-632-OCT. 8, 1966 
[80 STAT. 
October 8, 1966 
[S. 2393] 
Public Law 89-632 
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AN ACT 
To provide for additional positions in certain departments and agencies, and 
for other purposes. 
Federal employ-
ees. 
Additional 
supergrades. 
Ante, p. 45 3. 
Ante, p. 415. 
75 Stat. 789. 
75 Stat. 791. 
76 Stat. 858. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) section 
5108(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
"(a) A majority of the Civil Service Commissioners may establish, 
and from time to time revise, the maximum numbers of positions (not 
to exceed an aggregate of 2,577, in addition to any professional engi-
neering positions primarily concerned with research and development 
and professional positions in the physical and natural sciences and 
medicine which may be placed in these grades, and in addition to 240 
hearing examiner positions under section 3105 of this title which may 
be placed in GS-16 and 9 such positions which may be placed in 
GS-17) which Ta&^ be placed in GS-16, 17, and 18 at any one time. 
However, under this authority, not to exceed 25 percent of the aggre-
gate number may be placed in GS-17 and not to exceed 12 percent of 
the aggregate number may be placed in GS-18. A position may be 
placed in GS-16, 17, or 18 only by action of, or after prior approval 
by, a majority of the Civil Service Commissioners." 
(b) Section 5108(b) of such title is amended by inserting "(1)" 
immediately following the subsection designation, and by adding the 
following new paragraph: 
"(2) In addition to the number of positions authorized by subsec-
tion (a) of this section and positions referred to in paragraph (1) of 
this suDsection, the Librarian of Congress, subject to the procedures 
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rescribed W this section, may place a total of 28 positions in the 
library of Congress in GS-16,17, and 18.]' 
(c) Section 5108(c) (1), relating to positions in GS-16, 17, and 18 
for the General Accounting Office, is amended by striking out "39'' and 
inserting in lieu thereof "64". 
(d) Section 5108(c) (2), relating to positions in GS-16, 17, and 18 
for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, is amended by striking out 
"75" and inserting in lieu thereof "110". 
(e) The Act entitled "An Act to provide certain administrative 
authorities for the National Security Agency, and for other purposes", 
approved May 29, 1959 (50 U.S.C. 402, note), as amended, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking out, in section 2 thereof, "sixty-five such officers 
and employees" and inserting in lieu thereof "seventy such officers 
and employees"; and 
(2) by striking out, in section 4 thereof, "sixty civilian posi-
tions" and inserting in lieu thereof "ninety civilian positions". 
(f) Section 3301 of title 39, United States Code, relating to personnel 
requirements of the postal field service, is amended by striking out "70 
employees assigned to salary levels 18,19, and 20" and inserting in lieu 
thereof "55 employees assigned to salary levels 19 and 20". 
Approved October 8, 1966.