PUBLIC LAW 105-277—OCT. 21, 1998 112 STAT. 2681-770 President, for the preparation, conduct, and management of the United States participation in international negotiations and implementation fora in the field of nonproliferation"; (v) in the second sentence, by striking "section 27" and inserting "section 201"; and (vi) in the second sentence, by striking "the" after "serve as"; (B) by striking subsection (b); (C) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b); and (D) in subsection (b) (as redesignated)— (i) in the text above paragraph (1), by striking "Director" and inserting "Secretary of State"; (ii) by striking paragraph (1); and (iii) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; (10) in section 36 (22 U.S.C. 2576)— (A) by striking "Director" each place it appears and inserting "Secretary of State"; and (B) by striking ", in accordance with the procedures established pursuant to section 35 of this Act,"; (11) in section 37 (22 U.S.C. 2577)— (A) by striking "Director" and "Agenc/' each place it appears and inserting "Secretary of State" or "Department of State", respectively; and (B) by striking subsection (d); (12) in section 38 (22 U.S.C. 2578)— (A) by striking "Director" each place it appears and inserting "Secretary of State"; and (B) by striking subsection (c); (13) in section 41 (22 U.S.C. 2581)— (A) by striking "In the performance of his functions, the Director" and inserting "In addition to any authorities otherwise available, the Secretary of State in the performance of functions under this Act"; (B) by striking "Agency", "Agency's", "Director", and "Director's" each place they appear and inserting "Department of State", "Department of State's", "Secretary of State", or "Secretary of State's", as appropriate; (C) in subsection (a), by strilang the sentence that begins It is the intent"; (D) in subsection (b)— (i) by striking "appoint officers and employees, including attorneys, for the Agency in accordance with the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appointment in the competitive service, and fix their comi^nsation in accordance with chapter 51 and with subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title, relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates, except that the Director may, to the extent the Director determines necessary to the discharge of his responsibilities,"; (ii) in paragrai^ (1), by striking "exception" and inserting "subsection"; and (iii) in paragraph (2>—
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