Code, governing appointments in the competitive service, such officers, agents, attorneys, hearing examiners, and employees as he deems necessary to assist it in the performance of its functions and to fix their compensation in accordance with the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates: Provided, That assignment, removal, and compensation of hearing examiners shall be in accordance with sections 3105, 3344, 5362, and 7521 of title 5, United States Code."
(e)(1) Section 705 of such Act is amended by inserting after subsection (a) the following new subsection (b):
"(b)(1) There shall be a General Counsel of the Commission appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, for a term of four years. The General Counsel shall have responsibility for the conduct of litigation as provided in sections 706 and 707 of this title. The General Counsel shall have such other duties as the Commission may prescribe or as may be provided by law and shall concur with the Chairman of the Commission on the appointment and supervision of regional attorneys. The General Counsel of the Commission on the effective date of this Act shall continue in such position and perform the functions specified in this subsection until a successor is appointed and qualified.
"(2) Attorneys appointed under this section may, at the direction of the Commission, appear for and represent the Commission in any case in court, provided that the Attorney General shall conduct all litigatioh to which the Commission is a party in the Supreme Court pursuant to this title."
(2) Subsections (e) and (h) of such section 705 are repealed.
(3) Subsections (b), (c), (d), (i), and (j) of such section 705, and all references thereto, are redesignated as subsections (c), (d), (e), (h), and (i), respectively.
(f) Section 705(g)(6) of such Act, is amended to read as follows:
"(6) to intervene in a civil action brought under section 706 by an aggrieved party against a respondent other than a government, governmental agency or political subdivision."
(g) Section 714 of such Act is amended to read as follows:
- "FORCIBLY RESISTING THE COMMISSION OR ITS REPRESENTATIVES
"SEC. 714. The provisions of sections 111 and 1114, title 18, United States Code, shall apply to officers, agents, and employees of the Commission in the performance of their official duties. Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 111 and 1114 of title 18, United States Code, whoever in violation of the provisions of section 1114 of such title kills a person while engaged in or on account of the performance of his official functions under this Act shall be punished by imprisonment for any term of years or for life."
SEC. 9. (a) Section 5314 of title 5 of the United States Code is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new clause:
"(58) Chairman, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission."
(b) Clause (72) of section 5315 of such title is amended to read as follows:
- "(72) Members, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (4)."
(c) Clause (111) of section 5316 of such title is repealed.
(a) Section 5316 of such title is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new clause:
- "(131) General Counsel of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission."
