CONVERSION OF NON-PHYSICIAN MEDICAL CENTER DIRECTORS TO SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE.

SEC. 1506. CONVERSION OF NON-PHYSICIAN MEDICAL CENTER DIRECTORS TO SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE. (a) Conversion.—Section 4101(e) is amended by striking out “and persons appointed under section 4103(a)(8) of this title”. (b) Conforming Amendments.—(1) Section 4103(a) is amended— 102 STAT. 4136 (A) by striking out paragraph (8); and (B) by redesignating paragraph (9) as paragraph (8). (2) Section 4107(c) is amended to read as follows: “(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 4101(e) of this title, any person appointed under section 4103 of this title who is not eligible for special pay under section 4118 of this title shall be deemed to be a career appointee for the purposes of sections 4507 and 5384 of title 5.”. (c) Applicability to Current Directors.—(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), each person who, on the day before the date of enactment of this Act, holds an appointment as a director under section 4103(a)(8) of title 38, United States Code, shall, on such date of enactment, become a career appointee in the Senior Executive Service established pursuant to chapter 31 of title 5, United States Code. The preceding sentence applies without regard to the provisions of subsections (b), (c), and (e) of section 3393 of title 5, United States Code, or any other provision of law. The provisions of section 3393(d) of such title shall not apply to a director who becomes a career appointee pursuant to this paragraph. (2) Any person who, on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act, holds an appointment as such a director may, not later than 60 days after such enactment date, elect to retain the terms and conditions of that appointment for as long as that person continues to serve as such a director. (d) Preservation of Pay.—This section and the amendments note. made by this section shall not result in a reduction in the rate of pay payable to any person.