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Public Law 81–300

To correct inequities in the pay of certain officers and employees of the Federal Government and of the government of the District of Columbia.

Approved July 6, 1949

Statutory text

AN ACT

To correct inequities in the pay of certain officers and employees of the Federal Government and of the government of the District of Columbia.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

That

(a),

effective

Certain Federal and D. C. employees.

Compensation increase.

as of the first day of the first pay period which began after June 30, 1948, each of the rates of basic compensation provided by sections 412 and 415 of the Foreign Service Act of 1946 (U. S. C., 1946 edition,

60 Stat. 1003.

title 22, secs. 867 and 870) which do not exceed $10,000 is hereby increased by $330.

(b)

No additional compensation shall be payable by reason of the enactment of this section for any period prior to the date of enactment of this Act in the case of any person who is not a Foreign Service officer, a Foreign Service Reserve officer, or a Foreign Service staff officer or employee on such date.

(c)

No person whose compensation is increased by this section

Night and holiday work.

shall be entitled to any overtime pay, or compensation for night and holiday work, as provided in sections 201, 301, and 302 of the Federal

59 Stat. 298.

5 U. S. C. §§ 911, 921, 922; Supp. II, § 922 note.

Employees Pay Act of 1945, as amended, based on the additional compensation provided by this section for any pay period ending prior to the date of enactment of this Act.

Sec. 2.

(a)

The additional compensation provided by the Postal Rate Revision and Federal Employees Salary Act of 1948 to which

62 Stat. 1260.

39 U. S. C.,Supp. II, § 878a note.

employees in or under the municipal government of the District of Columbia are entitled, as of the effective date of the District of Columbia Revenue Act of 1949, shall commence as of the first day of the

Ante, p. 112.

first pay period which began after June 30, 1948.

(b)

No additional compensation shall be payable by reason of the enactment of this section in the case of any person who is not an employee in or under the municipal government of the District of Columbia on the date of enactment of this Act.

(c)

No employee in or under the municipal government of the District of Columbia shall be entitled to any overtime pay, or compensation for night and holiday work, as provided in sections 201, 301, and 302 of the Federal Employees Pay Act of 1945, as amended,

59 Stat. 296, 298.

5 U. S. C. §§ 911, 921, 922; Supp. II, § 922 note.

62 Stat. 1260.

39 U.S.C., Supp. II, § 878a note.

Ante, p. 112.

based on the additional compensation provided by the Postal Rate Revision and Federal Employees Salary Act of 1948 and by this section for any pay period ending prior to the effective date of the District of Columbia Revenue Act of 1949.

Approved July 6, 1949.

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