; (3) by inserting after subsection (e) the following: (f) Office staff (1) In general The Administrator of General Services shall, without regard to the civil service and classification laws, provide for each former President an office staff of not more than 13 individuals, at the request of the former President, on a reimbursable basis. (2) Compensation The annual rate of compensation payable to any individual under paragraph (1) shall not exceed the highest annual rate of basic pay for positions at level II of the Executive Schedule under section 5313 of title 5, United States Code. (3) Selection; responsibility An individual employed under this subsection— (A) shall be selected by the former President