Public Law 84–94

If the officer or employee is receiving basic compensation immediately prior to the effective date of this section at one of the scheduled or longevity rates of a grade in the General Schedule or the Crafts, Protective, and Custodial Schedule of the Classification Act of 19+9, as amended, he shall receive a rate of basic compensation at the corresponding scheduled or longevity rate in effect on and after such date;

If the officer or employee is receiving basic compensation immediately prior to the effective date of this section at a rate between two scheduled or two longevity rates, or between a scheduled and a longevity rate, of a grade in the General Schedule or the Crafts, Protective, and Custodial Schedule, he shall receive a rate of basic compensation at the higher of the two corresponding rates in effect on and after such date;

If the officer or employee (other than an officer or employee subject to paragraph (4) of this subsection), immediately prior to the effective date of this section, is receiving basic compensation at a rate in excess of the maximum longevity rate of his grade, or in excess of the maximum scheduled rate of his grade if there is no longevity rate for his grade, he shall receive basic compensation at a rate equal to the rate which he received immediately prior to such effective date, increased by an amount equal to the amount of the increase made by this section in the maximum longevity rate, or the maximum scheduled rate, us the case may be, of his grade until (A) he leaves such position, or (B) he is entitled to receive basic compensation at a higher rate by reason of the operation of the Classification Act of 1949. as amended;

5 USC 1071 note.

but when such position becomes vacant the rate of basic compensation of any subsequent appointee thereto shall be fixed in accordance with such Act, as amended;

If the officer or employee, immediately prior to the effective date of this section, is receiving an existing aggregate rate of compensation determined under section 208 (b) of the Act of September 1, 1954 (Public Law 793, Eighty-third Congress), he shall receive an

68 Stat. 1111.

5 USC 926 note.

aggregate rate of compensation equal to such existing aggregate rate, increased by an amount equal to the amount of the increase made by this section in the maximum longevity rate of his grade until he (A) leaves such position, or (B) is entitled to receive aggregate compensation at a higher rate by reason of the operation of any other provision of law; but when such position becomes vacant the aggregate rate of compensation of any subsequent appointee thereto shall be fixed in accordance with applicable provisions of law. For the purposes of section 208 (b) of the Act of September 1, 1954 (Public Law 763, Eighty-third Congress), the amount of such increase shall be held and considered to constitute a part of the existing aggregate rate of compensation of such employee;

If the officer or employee, immediately prior to the effective date of this section, was in a position for which the rate of compensation is fixed under section 603 (c) (2) of the Classification Act of

65 Stat. 612.

5 USC 1113.

1949, as amended, and at such time he was receiving basic compensation at a rate in excess of the rate provided for his position under such section, he shall receive basic compensation at a rate equal to the rate he was paid immediately prior to such effective date increased by an amount equal to the amount of the increase made by this section in the rate for like positions under such section 603 (c) (2) until he leaves such position; but when such position becomes vacant the rate of basic compensation of any subsequent appointee thereto shall be fixed in accordance with such section; or

The rate of basic compensation of each officer or employee who, at any time during the period beginning on the effective date of this section and ending on the date of enactment of this Act, was promoted

5 USC 1071 note.

from one grade under the Classification Act of 1949, as amended, to another such grade at a rate which is above the minimum rate thereof, shall be adjusted retroactively from the effective date of this section to the date on which he was so promoted, on the basis of the rate which he was receiving during the period from such effective date to the date of such promotion and, from the date of such promotion, on the basis of the rate for that step of the appropriate grade of the appropriate compensation schedule contained in this section which corresponds numerically to the step of the grade of the compensation schedule for such officer or employee which was in effect (without regard to this Act) at the time of such promotion.

who at all times subsequent to such transfer was in the service of the United States (including the Armed Forces of the United States) or of the municipal government of the District of Columbia, without break in such service of more than thirty consecutive calendar days and, in the case of an individual relieved from training and service in the Armed Forces of the United States or discharged from hospitalization following such training and service, without break in service in excess of the period provided by law for the mandatory restoration of such individual to a position in or under the Federal Government or the municipal government of the District of Columbia,

who is on such date of enactment being compensated under a prevailing rate schedule, and

whose rate of basic compensation is less on such date of enactment than the rate to which he would have been entitled on such date of enactment if such transfer had not occurred (unless he is receiving such lesser rate by reason of an adverse personnel action resulting from his own fault),

The aggregate amount of the basic compensation authorized to be paid for administrative and clerical assistance and messenger service in the offices of Senators is hereby increased by—

Notwithstanding the second proviso in the paragraph relating to the authority of Senators to rearrange the basic salaries of employees in their respective offices, which appears in the Legislative Branch

65 Stat. 614.

Appropriation Act, 1947, as amended (2 U. S. C. 60f), but subject to the limitations contained in paragraph (3) of this subsection, during the period beginning on the effective date of this subsection and ending on the last day of the first pay period which begins after the date of enactment of this Act (A) the compensation of the administrative assistant in the office of each Senator may be fixed at a basic rate which together with additional compensation authorized by law will not exceed the maximum rate authorized by section 2 (b) of the

65 Stat. 613.

5 USC 932b.

Act of October 24, 1951 (Public Law 201, Eighty-second Congress), as amended, (B) the compensation of one employee other than the administrative assistant in the office of each Senator may be fixed at a basic rate not to exceed $10,260 per annum, and (C) the compensation of any other employee in the office of a Senator may be lived at a basic rate not to exceed $6,420 per annum.

Notwithstanding the third proviso in such paragraph, any increase in the compensation of an employee in a Senator’s office shall take effect on the effective date of this subsection or on the date such employee became employed, whichever is later, if (A) the certification filed by such Senator under such proviso so provides, (B) such certification is filed in the disbursing office of the Senate not later than fifteen days following the date of enactment of this Act, and (C) the amount of such increase does not exceed the amount of the increase which would be payable in the case of such employee if he were subject to the provisions of subsection (a) of this section plus any additional amount which may result from fixing the rate of basic compensation at the lowest multiple of $60 which will result in an increase not less than the amount of such increase which would be payable under subsection (a).

The provisions under the heading “increased pat for legislative employees” in the Second Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1950, section 2 (a) of the Act of October 24, 1951 (Public Law

63 Stat. 974.

2 USC 60a note, 60f; 5 USC 932a.

Ante, p. 176.

201, Eighty-second Congress), and section 4 (a) of this Act are hereby amended by striking out “(other than an employee in the office of a Senator)”.

The basic compensation of each employee in the office of a Senator on the effective date of this subsection is hereby adjusted to the lowest multiple of $60 which will provide basic compensation, plus additional compensation payable under subsection (a) and the provisions of law referred to in subsection (a), not less than the amount of basic compensation, plus additional compensation under the provisions of sections 501 and 502 of the Federal Employees’ Pay

59 Stat. 301.

5 USC 931, 932.

62 Stat. 1267.

5 USC 955.

Act of 1945, as amended, and section 301 of the Postal Rate Revision and Federal Employees’ Salary Act of 1948, which he is receiving on the effective date of this subsection.

The second proviso in the paragraph relating to the authority of Senators to rearrange the basic salaries of employees in their respective offices which appears in the Legislative Branch appropriation Act, 1947, as amended (2 U. S. C. 60 f). is amended to read as

65 Stat. 614.

follows: “Provided, That no salary shall be fixed under this section at a basic rate of more than $5,100 per annum, except that the salary of one employee, other than the administrative assistant, in the office of each Senator may be fixed at a basic rate of not more than $8,460 per annum and the salary of the administrative assistant to each Senator may be fixed at a basic rate which together with additional compensation authorized by law will not exceed the maximum rate authorized by section 2 (b) of the Act of October 24, 1951 (Public Law 201,

Ante, p. 176.

Eighty-second Congress), as amended”.

The provisions of subsection (a) shall not apply to employees whose compensation is paid from the appropriation contained in the paragraph designated “Folding documents” under the heading “contingent expenses of the senate” in the Legislative appropriation

68 Stat. 399.

Act, 1955, or in any subsequent appropriation Act, but the limitations contained in such paragraph are hereby increased by 7.5 per centum.

The limitations in the paragraph designated “Folding documents” under the heading “contingent expenses of the house” in

68 Stat. 402.

the Legislative Appropriation Act, 1955, or in any subsequent Appropriation Act, are hereby increased by 7.5 per centum.

Section 710 (a) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (64

Defense production.

Stat. 819; 50 App. U. S. C., sec. 2160 (a));

That part of section 401 (a) of the Federal Civil Defense Act

Federal Civil Defense Administration.

of 1950 (64 Stat. 1254; 50 App. U. S. C., sec. 2253 (a)) which reads as follows: “and subject to the standards and procedures of that Act, to place not more than twenty-two positions in grades 16, 17, and 18 of the General Schedule established by that Act, and any such positions shall be additional to the number authorized by section 505 of that Act;”;

Section 108 of the Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1951 (64

Defense Department.

Stat. 1064; Public Law 843, Eighty-first Congress);

The fourth paragraph under the heading “General Accounting

GAO.

Office” contained in title I of the Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1952 (65 Stat. 274; Public Law 137, Eighty-second Congress), as amended by the fourth paragraph under the heading “General Accounting Office” contained in title I of the Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1953 (66 Stat. 399: Public Law 455, Eighty-second Congress), and by the proviso under the heading “General Accounting Office” contained in title I of the Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1955 (68 Stat. 280; Public Law 428, Eighty-third Congress; 31 U. S. C., sec. 52a), which reads as follows: “The Comptroller General of the United States hereafter is authorized, subject to the procedures prescribed by section 505 of the Classification Act of

5 USC 1105.

1949, but without regard to the numerical limitations contained therein, to place five positions in grade GS–18, two positions in grade GS–17, and twelve positions in grade GS–16 in the General schedule established by the Classification Act of 1949, and such positions shall be in lieu of any positions in the General Accounting Office previously allocated under section 595. The authority granted herein shall not be construed to require or preclude the reallocation of any positions in the General Accounting Office previously allocated under section 505.”;

That part of the paragraph under the heading “Renegotiation

Renegotiation Board.

Board” and under the subheading “Salaries and Expenses” contained in chapter V of the Second Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1952 (65 Stat. 763; Public Law 254, Eighty-second Congress; 50 App. U. S. C., sec. 1217a), which reads as follows: “: Provided, That the Board is authorized, subject to the procedures prescribed by section 505 of the Classification Act of 1949, to place not more than five positions in grades 16, 17, or 18 of the General Schedule established by said Act, and such positions shall be in addition to the number authorized by said section”;

That part of section 606 of the Departments of State, Justice,

FBI.

Commerce, and the Judiciary Appropriation Act, 1952 (65 Stat. 600; Public Law 188, Eighty-second Congress), which reads as follows: “The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, United States Department of Justice, hereafter is authorized without regard to section 505 of the Classification Act of 1949 to place two positions in grade GS–18, and seven positions in grade GS–17, in the General Schedule established by the Classification Act of 1949, and such positions shall be in lieu of any positions in the Federal Bureau of Investigation previously allocated under section 505.”;

That part of the paragraph under the heading “Federal Bureau of Investigation” and under the subheading “Salaries and Expenses” contained in title II (the Department of Justice Appropriation Act, 1953) of the Departments of State, Justice, Commerce, and the Judiciary Appropriation Act, 1953 (66 Stat. 557; Public Law 495, Eighty-second Congress: 5 U. S. C., sec. 300e), which reads as follows: “: Provided further, That the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation hereafter is authorized, without regard to the Classification Act of 1949, to place twenty positions in grade GS–16 in the General Schedule established by the Classification Act of 1949”;

Section 806 of the Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1954 (67

Defense Department.

Stat. 429; Public Law 207, Eighty-third Congress);

Section 737 of the Department of Defense Appropriation Act, 1955 (68 Stat. 357; Public Law 458, Eighty-third Congress; 5 U. S. C., sec. 171d–2);

That part of the paragraph under the heading “Bureau of

Budget Bureau.

the Budget” contained in title I of the Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1955 (68 Stat. 273; Public Law 428, Eighty-third Congress: 31 U. S. C., sec. 16b), which reads as follows: “: Provided, That the Bureau of the Budget is authorized, without regard to section 505 of the Classification Act of 1949, to place two additional positions in grade GS–18 and two additional positions in grade GS–17 of the General Schedule established by said Act”;

That part of the paragraph under the heading “Saint Lawrence

St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corp.

Seaway Development Corporation” contained in chapter VIII of the Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1955 (68 Stat. 818; Public Law 663, Eighty-third Congress; 33 U. S. C., sec. 984a), which reads as follows: “; and the Administrator is authorized, subject to the procedures prescribed by section 505 of the Classification Act of 1949, to place not more than four positions in grades 16, 17, or 18 of the General Schedule established by said Act, and such positions shall be in addition to the number authorized by said section”;

That part of the paragraph under the heading “President’s

President’s Advisory Committee on Government Organization.

Advisory Committee on Government Organization” contained in chapter IV of the Second Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1954 (6S Stat. 25; Public Law 304, Eighty-third Congress), which reads as follows: “: Provided, That the Committee is authorized, without regard to section 505 of the Classification Act of 1949, to place one position in Grade GS–17 of the General Schedule established by said Act”;

That part of section 602 (a) of the Act entitled “An Act to

Agricultural attaches.

provide for greater stability in agriculture; to augment the marketing and disposal of agricultural products; and for other purposes”, approved August 28, 1954 (68 Stat. 908; Public Law 690, Eighty-third Congress; 7 U. S. C., sec. 1762 (a)), which reads as follows: “, and the Secretary of Agriculture may place not to exceed eight positions in grade 16 and two in grade 17 of the General Schedule of the Classification Act of 1949, as amended, in accordance with the standards and procedures of that Act and such positions shall be in addition to the number authorized in section 505 of that Act”;

Section 228 of the National Housing Act (68 Stat. 609;

Federal Housing Administration.

12 U. S. C., sec. 1702a);

The second paragraph of section 606 of the Departments of

State Department.

Budget and Finance Director.

Administrative Assistant Secretaries, etc.

State, Justice, Commerce, and the Judiciary Appropriation Act, 1952 (65 Stat. 601; Public Law 188, Eighty-second Congress; 5 U. S. C., sec. 152c);

That part of the third proviso of the first paragraph under the heading “General Provisions” contained in chapter XI of the Third Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1952 (66 Stat. 121; Public Law 375, Eighty-second Congress; 5 U. S. C., secs. 245a, 295b, 483–1, 592a–2, 611c), which reads as follows: “shall be placed in the highest grade set forth in the general schedule of such Act without regard to section 505 (b) of such Act, as amended, and shall be in addition to the number of positions authorized to be placed in such grade under such section,”;

That part, of the paragraph under the heading “United States

St. Lawrence River Joint Board of Engineers.

Section, Saint Lawrence River Joint Board of Engineers” contained in chapter IX of the Third Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1954 (68 Stat. 90; Public Law 357, Eighty-third Congress), which reads as follows: “Provided, That, subject to the procedures prescribed by section 505 of the Classification Act of 1949, but without regard to the numerical limitations contained therein, one position under the United States section of said Joint Board of Engineers may hereafter be placed in grade GS–16 in the General Schedule established by that Act:”;

That part of the paragraph under the heading “Smithsonian

Smithsonian Institution.

Institution” contained in title II of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1956 (Public Law 78,

Ante, p. 157.

Eighty-fourth Congress), which reads as follows: “: Provided, That the Smithsonian Institution is authorized without regard to section 505 of the Classification Act of 1949, to place two positions in GS–18, two positions in GS–17, and one additional position in GS–16 of the General Schedule established by said Act”;

That part of section 3 of Reorganization Plan Numbered

Internal Revenue Service.

1 of 1952, effective March 15, 1952 (66 Stat. 823; 5 U. S. C., sec. 133z–15 note), which reads as follows: “, except that the compensation may be fixed without regard to the numerical limitations on positions set forth in section 505 of the Classification Act of 1949, as amended (5 U.S.C.1105)”;

That part of section 4 (a) of Reorganization Plan Numbered

D. C.

D.C. Code 1–app.

5 of 1952, effective July 1, 1952 (66 Stat. 826), which reads as follows: “, except that the compensation for not to exceed fifteen such offices at any one time may be fixed without regard to the numerical limitations on positions set forth in section 505 of the Classification Act of 1949 (5U.S.C.1105)”; and

That part of section 1 (d) of Reorganization Plan Numbered

U.S.I.A.

8 of 1953, effective August 1, 1953 (67 Stat. 642; 5 U. S. C., sec. 133z–15 note), which reads as follows: “, except that the compensation may be fixed without regard to the numerical limitations on positions set forth in section 505 of the Classification Act of 1949, as amended (5U. S. C. 1105)”.