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shall be appointed subject to the provisions of title 5, United 
States Code, governing appointments in the competitive 
service, and shall be paid in accordance with the provisions 
of chapter 51 and subcbapter III of chapter 53 of such title 
relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates. 
(2) The Commission may procure temporary and inter- 
mittent services to the same extent as is authorized by section 
3109(b) of title 5 of the United States Code, but at rates 
for individuals not to exceed the daily equivalent of the 
annual rate of basic pay in effect for grade GS-18 of the 
General Schedule. 
Sec. 202. The Commission shall — 
(1) conduct a study of Federal policy regarding 
activities involving the genetic modification of organisms 
and viruses and include in such study an evaluation of — 
(A) the interim controls in effect under title 
I of this Act, actions taken to carry out and enforce 
such controls, and the need for an expansion of the 
scope of such controls ; 
(B) the effect of non-Federal requirements on 
recombinant DNA research and the necessity for 
preemption of such requirements by Federal re- 
quirements ; 
(C) federally sponsorea programs to assess the 
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