§ 275. — Appointment of officers and employees.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 15USC275]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 7--NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY
Sec. 275. Appointment of officers and employees
The officers and employees of the Institute, except the director,
shall be appointed by the Secretary of Commerce at such time as their
respective services may become necessary.
(Mar. 3, 1901, ch. 872, Sec. 6, 31 Stat. 1450; Feb. 14, 1903, ch. 552,
Sec. 10, 32 Stat. 829; Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, Sec. 1, 37 Stat. 736; Pub.
L. 100-418, title V, Sec. 5115(a)(1), Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1433.)
Amendments
1988--Pub. L. 100-418 substituted ``Institute'' for ``bureau''.
Change of Name
Act Mar. 4, 1913, substituted ``Secretary of Commerce'' for
``Secretary of Commerce and Labor''.
Transfer of Functions
Act Feb. 14, 1903, transferred power and authority of Secretary of
the Treasury over Bureau of Standards to Secretary of Commerce and
Labor.
Demonstration Project Relating to Personnel Management
Pub. L. 99-574, Sec. 10, Oct. 28, 1986, 100 Stat. 3238, as amended
by Pub. L. 100-418, title V, Sec. 5115(c), Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat.
1433, directed the Office of Personnel Management and the National
Institute of Standards and Technology to jointly design an alternative
personnel management system demonstration project to be commenced not
later than Jan. 1, 1988, and to be conducted by the Director of the
Institute in accordance with section 4703 of Title 5, Government
Organization and Employees, with the Director of the Office of Personnel
Management to provide that the project be evaluated annually by a
contractor, and a report of the contractor's findings submitted to the
Office, and, along with any comments of the Office and the Institute,
submitted to the Congress, and a final report to be submitted to the
Congress by the Comptroller General not later than 4 years after the
date on which the project commences, such report to include any
recommendations for legislation or other action considered appropriate
by the Comptroller General.
[Pub. L. 104-113, Sec. 10, Mar. 7, 1996, 110 Stat. 779, provided
that: ``The personnel management demonstration project established under
section 10 of the National Bureau of Standards Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 1987 [Pub. L. 99-574] (15 U.S.C. 275 note) is extended
indefinitely.'']
