Public Law 74–25

That paragraph (f) of section 4 of the Communications Act, 1934, is hereby amended by adding after the words “ a chief engineer and not more than three assistants ”, the words “ a chief accountant and not more than three assistants ”, and by adding after the words “ and the chief engineer ”, the words “ and the chief accountant ”, and by adding after the word “ engineers ” the word “ accountants ”; so that paragraph (f) of section 4, as amended, will read as follows:

“(f)“(f)

Without regard to the civil-service laws or the Classification Act of 1923, as amended, (1) the Commission may appoint and prescribe the duties and fix the salaries of a secretary, a director for each division, a chief engineer and not more than three assistants, a chief accountant and not more than three assistants, a general counsel and not more than three assistants, and temporary counsel designated by the Commission for the performance of special services; and (2) each commissioner may appoint and prescribe the duties of a secretary at an annual salary not to exceed $4,000. The general counsel and the chief engineer and the chief accountant shall each receive an annual salary of not to exceed $9,000; the secretary shall receive an annual salary of not to exceed $7,500; the director of each division shall receive an annual salary of not to exceed $7,500; and no assistant shall receive an annual salary in excess of $7,500. The

Other employees.

U. S. C.. p. 85.

Commission shall have authority, subject to the provisions of the civil-service laws and the Classification Act of 1923, as amended, to appoint such other officers, engineers, accountants, inspectors, attorneys, examiners, and other employees as are necessary in the execution of its functions.”

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