employees in the department of medicine and surgery of the veterans’ administration

employees in the department of medicine and surgery of the veterans’ administration Sec. 117. (a) Section 4103 of title 38, United States Code, relating to the appointment and annual salaries of certain staff positions in the Department of Medicine and Surgery of the Veterans’ Administration, is amended to read as follows: “§4103. Office of the Chief Medical Director “(a) The Office of the Chief Medical Director shall consist of the following— “(1) The Chief Medical Director, who shall be the Chief of the Department of Medicine and Surgery and shall be directly responsible to the Administrator for the operations of the Department. He shall be a qualified doctor of medicine, appointed by the Administrator. “(2) The Deputy Chief Medical Director, who shall be the principal assistant of the Chief Medical Director. He shall be a qualified doctor of medicine, appointed by the Administrator. “(3) Not to exceed five Assistant Chief Medical Directors, who shall be appointed by the Administrator upon the recommendation78 Stat. 410 of the Chief Medical Director. One Assistant Chief Medical Director shall be a qualified doctor of dental surgery or dental medicine who shall be directly responsible to the Chief Medical Director for the operation of the Dental Service. “(4) Such Medical Directors as may be appointed by the Administrator, upon the recommendation of the Chief Medical Director, to suit the needs of the Department. A Medical Director shall be either a qualified doctor of medicine or a qualified doctor of dental surgery or dental medicine. “(5) A Director of Nursing Service, who shall be a qualified registered nurse, appointed by the Administrator, and who shall be responsible to the Chief Medical Director for the operation of the Nursing Service. “(6) A Chief Pharmacist and a Chief Dietitian, appointed by the Administrator. “(7) Such other personnel and employees as may be authorized by this chapter. “(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), any appointment under this section shall be for a period of four years, with reappointment permissible for successive like periods, except that persons so appointed or reappointed shall be subject to removal by the Administrator for cause. “(c) The Administrator may designate a member of the Chaplain Service of the Veterans’ Administration as Director, Chaplain. Service, for a period of two years, subject to removal by the Administrator for cause. Redesignation under this subsection may be made for successive like periods. An individual designated as Director, Chaplain Service, shall at the end of his period of service as Director revert to the position, grade, and status which he held immediately prior to being designated Director, Chaplain Service, and all service as Director, Chaplain Service, shall be creditable as service in the former position.”. (b) The table of contents of chapter 73 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking out “4103. Appointments and compensation.” and inserting in lieu thereof: “4103. Office of the Chief Medical Director.”. (c) Section 2 of the Act of July 31, 1894, as amended (5 U.S.C. 62), shall not apply to any individual appointed, before January 1, 1964, as Chief Medical Director under section 4103 of title 38, United States Code; but. section 212 of the Act of June 30, 1932, as amended (5 U.S.C. 59a), shall apply, in accordance with its terms, to any such individual.