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[76 Stat. 1255]
PUBLIC LAW 87-000—MMMM. DD, 1962
[76 Stat. 1255]

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REORGANIZATION PLAN NO. 2 OF 1962

SEC. 22. Director, (a) There is hereby established in the National Science Foundation a new office with the title of Director of the National Science Foundation. The Director of the National Science Foundation, hereafter in this Part referred to as the Director, shall be appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Before any person is appointed as Director the President shall afford the Board an opportunity to make recommendations to him with respect to such appointment. The Director shall receive compensation at the rate of $21,000 per annum and shall serve for a term of six years unless sooner removed by the President. The Director shall not engage in any business, vocation or employment other than that of serving as such Director, nor shall he, except with the approval of the Board, hold any office in, or act in any capacity for, any organization, agency, or institution with which the Foundation makes any contract or other arrangement under the National Science Foundation Act of 1950.

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(b) Except to the extent inconsistent with the provisions of section note. 23(b)(2) of this reorganization plan, all functions of the office of Director of the National Science Foundation abolished by the provisions of section 23(a)(2) hereof are hereby transferred to the office of Director established by the provisions of subsection (a) of this section. (c) The Director, ex officio, shall be an additional member of the Board and, except in respect of compensation and tenure, shall be coordinate with other members of the Board. He shall be a voting member of the Board and shall be eligible for election by the Board as chairman or vice chairman of the Board. SEC. 23. Abolitions, (a) The following agencies, now existing under the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, are hereby abolished: (1) The Executive Committee of the National Science Board (section 6 of Act; 42 U.S.C. 1865). (2) The office of Director of the National Science Foundation (sections 2 and 5 of Act; 42 U.S.C. 1861; 1864). (b) There are also hereby abolished: (1) The functions conferred upon the National Science Board by that part of section 6(a) of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1865(a)) which reads "The Board is authorized to appoint from among its members an Executive Committee". (2) The functions of the Director of the National Science Foundation provided for in sections 4(a) and 5(a) of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1863(a); 1864(a)) with respect to serving as a nonvoting member of the Board and his functions with respect to serving as a nonvoting member of the Executive Committee provided for in section 6(b) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 1865(b)). (3) So much of the functions conferred upon divisional committees by the provisions of section 8(d) of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1867(d)) as consists of making recommendations to, and advising and consulting with, the Board. (c) The provisions of sections 23(a)(1) and 23(b)(1) hereof shall become effective on the date of the first meeting of the Board held after the effective date of th& other provisions of this reorganization plan.