SCIENTIFIC REVIEW GROUPS.

SEC. 301. SCIENTIFIC REVIEW GROUPS.Chapter IX (21 U.S.C. 391 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: 104 STAT. 4585 “SEC. 903. SCIENTIFIC REVIEW GROUPS. Without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive service and without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates, the Commissioner of Food and Drugs may— “(1) establish such technical and scientific review groups as are needed to carry out the functions of the Food and Drug Administration (including functions prescribed under this Act); and “(2) appoint and pay the members of such groups, except that officers and employees of the United States shall not receive additional compensation for service as members of such groups.”.