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PUBLIC LAW 91-510-OCT. 26, 1970
[84 STAT.
" (A) rendering to Congress the most effective and efficient service, " (B) responding most expeditiously, effectively, and efficiently to the special needs of Congress, and " (C) discharging its responsibilities to Congress; and "(2) the Librarian of Congress shall grant and accord to the Congressional Research Service complete research independence and the maximum practicable administrative independence consistent with these objectives. Director, ap-^ ' ' (c)(1) After consultation with the Joint Committee on the pen"^ion'. ^°^' Library, the Librarian of Congress shall appoint the Director of the Congressional Research Service. The basic pay of the Director shall be at a per annum rate equal to the rate of basic pay provided for level V of the Executive Schedule contained in section 5316 of title 5, United 83 Stat, 863. gtates Code. Deputy Director. u^2) The Librarian of Congress, upon the recommendation of the Director, shall appoint a Deputy Director of the Congressional Research Service and all other necessary personnel thereof. The basic pay of the Deputy Director shall be fixed in accordance with chapter 80 Stat. 443, ^ 5^^ (relating to classification) and subchapter III (relating to General 1. ' " ®' P* " Schedule pay rates) of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, but 5 USC 5101, without regard to section 5108(a) of such title. The basic pay of all ^^pi'st, p. 1955. other necessary personnel of the Congressional Research Service shall be fixed in accordance with chapter 51 (relating to classification) and subchapter III (relating to General Schedule pay rates) of chapter 53 Exceptions. of title 5, United States Code, cxccpt that— " (A) the grade of Senior Specialist in each field within the purview of subsection (e) of this section shall not be less than the highest grade in the executive branch of the Government to which research analysts and consultants, without supervisory responsibility, are currently assigned; and " (B) the positions of Specialist and Senior Specialist in the Congressional Research Service may be placed in GS-16, 17, and 18 of the General Schedule of section 5332 of title 5, United States Code, without regard to section 5108(a) of such title, subject to the prior approval of the Joint Committee on the Library, of the placement of each such position in any of such grades. "(3) Each appointment made under paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection and subsection (e) of this section shall be without regard to the civil service laws, without regard to political affiliation, and solely on the basis of fitness to perform the duties of the position, congressional u r^^ j ^ gj^^^jj ^ie the duty of the Congressional Research Service, committees, asWithout partisan bias— sistance "(1) upon request, to advise and assist any committee of the Senate or House of Representatives and any joint committee of Congress in the analysis, appraisal, and evaluation of legislative proposals within that committee's jurisdiction, or of recommendations submitted to Congress, by the President or any executive agency, so as to assist the committee in— " (A) determining the advisability of enacting such proposals; " (B) estimating the probable results of such proposals and alternatives thereto; and
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