§ 394.
Without regard to the provisions of title 5 governing appointments in the competitive service and without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates, the Commissioner of Food and Drugs may—
([June 25, 1938, ch. 675, § 1004], formerly § 903, as added [Pub. L. 101–635, title III, § 301], Nov. 28, 1990, [104 Stat. 4584]; renumbered § 904, [Pub. L. 103–43, title XX, § 2006(1)], June 10, 1993, [107 Stat. 209]; renumbered § 1004, [Pub. L. 111–31, div. A, title I, § 101(b)(2)], June 22, 2009, [123 Stat. 1784].)