§ 2103. — Officers.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 44USC2103]
TITLE 44--PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS
CHAPTER 21--NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
Sec. 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).
(Added Pub. L. 98-497, title I, Sec. 102(a)(2), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat.
2280.)
Prior Provisions
A prior section 2103 was renumbered section 2107 of this title.
Effective Date
Section effective Apr. 1, 1985, see section 301 of Pub. L. 98-497,
set out as an Effective Date of 1984 Amendment note under section 2102
of this title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 2101, 3102, 3317 of this
title.
