AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL.

SEC. 202. AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL. (a) In General.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall, in accordance with the civil service and classification laws, appoint and fix the compensation of not less than 780 employees for the Public Health Service in addition to the number of employees assigned to such Service as of December 31, 1987. (b) Report.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall report to the Congress on the allocation among the agencies of the Public Health Service of the 780 additional employees required in subsection (a). (c) Limitation of Availability of Appropriations.—The requirement established in subsection (a) shall be carried out only to the extent of amounts made available in appropriations Acts for such purpose. (d) Expiration of Requirement.—Effective October 1, 1990, this section is repealed.