§ 327. Employees for conduct of meteorological investigations in Arctic region; appointment and compensation; extra compensation to other Government employees for taking observations

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1948

   Pub. L. 80–373 § 3 · 62 Stat. 286

   Enacted · 15 U.S.C. § 327

   June 2, 1948, ch. 373, § 3, 62 Stat. 286

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   June 2, 1948, ch. 373, § 3, 62 Stat. 286

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 3. The Weather Bureau is hereby authorized to (a) grant extra compensation to employees of other Government agencies for taking and transmitting meteorological observations, and (b) appoint employees for the conduct of meteorological investigations in the Arctic region without regard to the civil-service and classification laws and 59 Stat. 296. 5 U. S. C. §§ 911–913, 921, 922; Supp. I, § 922 note. titles II and III of the Federal Employees Pay Act of 1945, both at base rates which shall not exceed such maximum rates as may be specified from time to time in the appropriation concerned.

2. 1960

   Pub. L. 86–397 § 2 · 74 Stat. 11

   Substituted · 15 U.S.C. § 327

   Pub. L. 86–397 substituted “Secretary of Commerce” for “Weather Bureau”, authorized the Secretary to fix the compensation of the employees, and limited the base rates to not more than the maximum scheduled rate for GS–12

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 86–397 substituted “Secretary of Commerce” for “Weather Bureau”, authorized the Secretary to fix the compensation of the employees, and limited the base rates to not more than the maximum scheduled rate for GS–12.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 2. Section 3 of the Act of June 2, 1948 (62 Stat. 286, as amended; 15 U.S.C. 327), is hereby revised to read as follows: “The Secretary of Commerce is hereby authorized to (a) appoint employees for the conduct of meteorological investigations in the Arctic region without regard to the civil service laws and fix their compensation without regard to the Classification Act of 1949, as amended (5 U.S.C. 1071 and the following), and titles II and III 63 Stat. 954. of the Federal Employees Pay Act of 1945, as amended (5 U.S.C. 911 and the following), at base rates not to exceed the maximum scheduled 59 Stat. 296. rate for GS–12, and (b) grant extra compensation to employees of other Government agencies for taking and transmitting meteorological observations.”

3. 1964

   Dual Compensation Act

   Pub. L. 88–448 title IV § 401(m) · 78 Stat. 484

   Inserted · 15 U.S.C. § 327

   Pub. L. 88–448 inserted “without regard to section 5533 of title 5”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 88–448 inserted “without regard to section 5533 of title 5”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (m) Section 3 of the Act of June 2, 1948, as amended (62 Stat. 286, 74 Stat. 11; 15 U.S.C. 327), is amended by inserting immediately before the period at the end thereof the following: “without regard to section 301 of the Dual Compensation Act”.

   Effective date note
   Amendment by Pub. L. 88–448 effective on first day of first month which begins later than ninetieth day following Aug. 19, 1964, see section 403 of Pub. L. 88–448.

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