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Public Law 90–367
To amend title 5, United States Code, to extend certain benefits to former employees of county committees established pursuant to section 8(b) of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act, and for other purposes.
Approved June 29, 1968
Statutory text
AN ACT
To amend title 5, United States Code, to extend certain benefits to former employees of county committees established pursuant to section 8(b) of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That section 5334
Former ASCS employees.
Extension of benefits.
of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection:
“(f) An employee of a county committee established pursuant to section 8(b) of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act (16 U.S.C. 59011(b)) may upon appointment to a position under the
Department of Agriculture, subject to this subchapter, have his initial rate of basic pay fixed at the minimum rate of the appropriate grade, or at any step of such grade that does not exceed the highest previous rate of basic pay received by him during service with such county committee.”
Sec. 2.
Subchapter I of chapter 63 of title 5, United States
Leave.
Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section:
Ҥ6312. Accrual and accumulation for former ASCS county office employees
“Service rendered as an employee of a county committee established pursuant to section 8(b) of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act (16 U.S.C. 59011(b)), or of a committee or an association of producer’s described in section 10(b) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of May 12, 1933 (48 Stat. 37), shall be included in determining
years of service for the purpose of section 6303(a) of this title in the case of any officer or employee in or under the Department, of Agriculture. The provisions of section 6308 of this title for transfer of annual and sick leave between leave systems shall apply to the leave system established for such employees.”
The analysis of chanter 63 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding the following new item immediately after item 6311:
Sec. 3.
The second sentence of section 3502(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended—
by striking out the period at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon and the word “and”; and
by adding after subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph:
“(C) who is an employee in or under the Department of Agriculture is entitled to credit for service rendered as an employee of a county committee established pursuant to section 8(b) of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act (16 U.S.C. 59011(b)), or of a committee or an association of producers described in section 10(b) of the Agricultural
49 Stat. 767; 61 Stat. 709.
Superintendent of Garages, compensation.
Adjustment Act of May 12, 1933 (48 Stat. 37).”
Sec. 4.
Effective as of the beginning of the first applicable pay period which began on or after October 1, 1967, the per annum (gross) rate of compensation of the position of Superintendent of Garages (House Office Buildings) under the Architect of the Capitol is $12,540. Such position is subject to the provisions, pertaining to the Office of the Architect of the Capitol, in section 212 of the Federal Salary Act
of 1967 (81 Stat. 634; Public Law 90–206), relating to the implementation of salary comparability policy.
Approved June 29, 1968.