108 STAT. 498 PUBLIC LAW 103-236—APR. 30, 1994 the Secretary of Commerce, and the Director of the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency,". (b) AMENDMENT TO THE NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION ACT.— Section 309(c) of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 2139a(c)) is amended in the second sentence by striking out", as required,". SEC. 715. APPOINTMENT AND COMPENSATION OF PERSONNEL. Section 41(b) of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act (22 U.S.C. 2581(b)) is amended by striking "except that during the 2-year" and all that follows through the end thereof and inserting "except that the Director may, to the extent the Director determines necessary to the discharge of his responsibilities, appoint and fix the compensation of employees possessing specialized technical expertise without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive service and the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title relating to classification and (jSeneral Schedule pay rates, if the Director ensures that— "(1) any employee who is appointed under this exception is not paid at a rate— "(A) in excess of the rate payable for positions of equivalent difficulty or responsibility, or "(B) exceeding the maximum rate payable for grade 15 of the (jleneral Schedule; and "(2) the number of employees appointed under this exception shall not exceed 10 percent of the Agency's full-timeequivalent ceiling.". SEC. 716. SECURITY REQUIREMENTS. Section 45(a) (22 U.S.C. 2585) is amended in the third sentence— (1) by inserting "or employed directly from other (jovernment agencies" after "persons detailed from other (jrovernment agencies"; and (2) by striking "by the Department of Defense or the Department of State" and inserting "by such agencies". SEC. 717. REPORTS. (a) IN GENERAL. — Title IV of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act is amended— 22 USC 2589, (1) by striking sections 49 and 50; ^^^^- (2) by redesignating sections 51 and 53 as sections 49 22 USC 2591, and 50, respectively; and ^^^^- (3) by inserting after section 50 (as redesignated by paragraph (2)) the following new sections: "ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS President. "SEC. 51. (a) IN GENERAL.— Not later than January 31 of each 22 USC 2593a. year, the President shall submit to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and to the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report prepared by the Director, in consultation with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Energy, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Director of Central Intelligence, on the status of United States policy and actions with respect to arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament. Such report shall include—
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