Public Law 79–720

That no employee in any civilian position in the executive branch of the Government of the United States, other than an employee in or under the field service of the Post Office Department or any employee of the Tennessee Valley Authority,

42 Stat. 1490.

6 U. S. C. § 669; Supp. V, § 669.

that the provisions of section 9 of the Classification Act of 1923, as amended, or as may be hereafter amended, shall apply to all efficiency ratings under rating systems approved by the Civil Service Commission.

Rules and regulations.

The Civil Service Commission is hereby authorized to make and publish rules and regulations for the administration of the provisions of this Act.

Sec. 2.

The provisions of this Act shall be effective upon enactment, except that, with respect to employees in the field services whose

42 Stat. 1488.

5 U. S. C. §§ 661–674; Supp. V, § 661 et seq.

Ante, pp. 216, 219.

5 U. S. C. § 669; Supp. V, § 669.

positions are not subject to the Classification Act of 1923, as amended, such of the provisions of section 9 of the Classification Act of 1923, as amended, as require the Civil Service Commission to approve reductions in compensation and dismissals for inefficiency, or confer the right to a hearing and review of efficiency ratings by boards of review, shall not become effective until such boards of review in the field services are established as provided in section 7 of the Act of November 26, 1940 (54 Stat. 1215), under regulations prescribed by the Civil Service Commission, with the approval of the President.