Pub. L. 82-96, tit. I, sec. 109

Sec. 109. (a) Subsection (a) of section 703 of the Defense production Act of 1950 is amended by striking out the second sentence and inserting in lieu thereof the following sentence: “The President is authorized to appoint heads and assistant heads of any such new agencies, and other officials therein of comparable status, and to fix their compensation, without regard to the Classification Act of 1949, as amended, the head of one such agency to be paid at a rate comparable to the compensation paid to the heads of executive departments of the Government, and other such heads, assistant heads, and officials at rates comparable to the compensation paid to the heads and assistant heads of independent agencies of the Government.” (b) Section 703 (b) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: “There shall be 65 Stat. 139 included among the policy-making officers of each regional office administering the authority conferred by title IV of this Act a resident of each State served by such office whose governor requests such representation.” (c) Section 704 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: “No rule, regulation, or order issued under this Act which restricts the use of natural gas (either directly, or by restricting the use of facilities for the consumption of natural gas, or in any other manner) shall apply in any State in which a public regulatory agency has authority to restrict the use of natural gas and certifies to the president that it is exercising that authority to the extent necessary to accomplish the objectives of this Act.” (d) Subsection (a) of section 705 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 is amended by inserting after “take the sworn testimony of,” the following: “and administer oaths and affirmations to,”. (e) Subsection (a) of section 706 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 is amended by striking out the last eight words thereof and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “or other order, with or without such injunction or restraining order, shall be granted without bond”. (f) Section 710 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: “(f) The President, when he deems such action necessary, may make provision for the printing and distribution of reports, in such number and in such manner as he deems appropriate, concerning the actions taken to carry out the objectives of this Act.”