Pub. L. 90-580, tit. V, sec. 541

Sec. 541. Effective on the date of enactment of this Act— (1) The provisions of section 201 of the Revenue and Expenditure Control Act of 1968 shall not apply with respect to those employees of the Department of Defense in positions established after June 30, 1966, in support of Southeast Asia operations and scheduled for abolition on termination of those operations: Provided,That this paragraph shall apply to not more than one hundred and fifty thousand of such employees: Provided further, That this paragraph shall apply only to those employees stationed in the Southeast Asia Theater of Operations. (2) In applying the provisions of such section to the departments and agencies in the executive branch those employees (not exceeding one hundred and fifty thousand) covered by (1) above shall not be taken into account. (3) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 201(a) of the Revenue and Expenditure Control Act of 1968, employment in temporary and part-time positions in the Department of Defense may be programed on an annual basis in an average number not exceeding the average number of such employees during 1967.