APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN PERSONNEL.

SEC. 104. APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN PERSONNEL.Section 4(g)(1) (15 U.S.C. 2053(g)(1) is amended to read as follows: “(g) (1) (A) The Chairman, subject to the approval of the Commission, shall appoint as officers of the Commission an Executive Director, a General Counsel, an Associate Executive Director for Engineering Sciences, an Associate Executive Director for Epidemiology, an Associate Executive Director for Compliance and Administrative Litigation, an Associate Executive Director for Health Sciences, an Associate Executive Director for Economic Analysis, an Associate Executive Director for Administration, an 104 STAT. 3111Associate Executive Director for Field Operations, a Director for Office of Program, Management, and Budget, and a Director for Office of Information and Public Affairs. Any other individual appointed to a position designated as an Associate Executive Director shall be appointed by the Chairman, subject to the approval of the Commission. The Chairman may only appoint an attorney to the position of Associate Executive Director of Compliance and Administrative Litigation except the position of acting Associate Executive Director of Compliance and Administrative Litigation. “(B) (i) No individual may be appointed to such a position on an acting basis for a period longer than 90 days unless such appointment is approved by the Commission. “(ii) The Chairman, with the approval of the Commission, may remove any individual serving in a position appointed under subparagraph (A). “(C) Subparagraph (A) shall not be construed to prohibit appropriate reorganizations or changes in classification.”.