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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 2103. Officers
(a) The Archivist of the United States shall be appointed by the
President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The
Archivist shall be appointed without regard to political
affiliations and solely on the basis of the professional
qualifications required to perform the duties and responsibilities
of the office of Archivist. The Archivist may be removed from
office by the President. The President shall communicate the
reasons for any such removal to each House of the Congress.
(b) The Archivist shall be compensated at the rate provided for
level III of the Executive Schedule under section 5314 of title 5.
(c) There shall be in the Administration a Deputy Archivist of
the United States, who shall be appointed by and who shall serve at
the pleasure of the Archivist. The Deputy Archivist shall be
established as a career reserved position in the Senior Executive
Service within the meaning of section 3132(a)(8) of title 5. The
Deputy Archivist shall perform such functions as the Archivist
shall designate. During any absence or disability of the Archivist,
the Deputy Archivist shall act as Archivist. In the event of a
vacancy in the office of the Archivist, the Deputy Archivist shall
act as Archivist until an Archivist is appointed under subsection
(a).
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