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65 Stat. 612 Public Law 201 chapter 554 AN ACT To increase the basic rates of compensation of certain officers and employees of the Federal Government, and for other purposes.October 24, 1951 [[S. 622](/us/bill/82/s/622)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Classification Act of 1949, amendments. [63 Stat. 965](/us/stat/63/965). [5 U. S. C. § 1113](/us/usc/t5/s1113). That
(a)section 603
(b)and section 603
(c)of the Classification Act of 1949, as amended, are amended to read as follows: " “(b) GS compensation schedule. The compensation schedule for the General Schedule shall be as follows: “Grade Per annum rates GS–1 $2, 500 $2, 580 $2, 660 $2, 740 $2, 820 $2, 900 $2, 980 GS–2 2, 750 2, 830 2, 910 2, 990 3, 070 3, 150 3, 230 GS–3 2, 950 3, 080 3 ,110 3, 190 3, 270 3, 350 3, 430 GS–4 3, 175 3, 255 3, 335 3, 415 3, 495 3, 575 3, 655 GS–5 3, 410 3, 535 3, 660 3, 785 3, 910 4 ,035 4, 160 GS–6 3, 795 3, 920 4, 045 4, 170 4, 295 4, 420 4, 545 GS–7 4, 205 4, 330 4, 455 4, 580 4, 705 4, 830 4, 955 GS–8 4, 020 4, 745 4, 870 4, 995 5, 120 5, 245 5, 370 GS–9 5, 060 5, 185 5, 310 5, 435 5, 560 5, 685 5, 810 GS–10 5, 500 5, 625 5, 750 5, 875 6, 000 6, 125 6, 250 GS–11 5, 940 6, 140 6, 340 6, 540 6, 740 6, 940 GS–12 7, 040 7, 240 7, 440 7, 640 7, 840 8, 040 GS–13 8, 360 8, 560 8, 760 8, 960 9, 160 9, 360 GS–14 9, 600 9, 600 10, 000 10, 200 10, 400 10, 600 GS–15 10, 800 11, 050 11, 300 11, 550 11, 800 GS–16 12, 000 12 ,200 12, 400 12, 600 12, 800 GS–17 13, 000 13, 200 13, 400 13, 600 13, 800 GS–18 14, 800 “(c) CPC compensation schedule.
(1)The compensation schedule for the Crafts, Protective, and Custodial Schedule shall be as follows: “Grade Per annum rates CPC–1 $1, 810 $1, 870 $1, 930 $1, 990 $2, 050 $2, 110 $2, 170 CPC–2 2, 420 2, 490 2, 560 2, 630 2, 700 2, 770 2, 840 CPC–3 2, 552 2, 632 2, 712 2, 792 2, 872 2, 952 3, 032 CPC–4 2, 750 2, 830 2, 910 2, 990 3, 070 3, 150 3, 230 CPC–5 2, 974 3, 054 3, 134 3, 214 3, 294 3, 374 3, 454 CPC–6 3, 200 3, 280 3, 360 3, 440 3, 520 3, 600 3, 680 CPC–7 3, 435 3, 535 3, 635 3, 735 3, 835 3, 935 4, 035 CPC–8 3, 740 3, 865 3, 990 4, 115 4, 240 4, 365 4, 490 CPC–9 4, 150 4, 275 4 ,400 4, 525 4, 650 4, 775 4, 900 CPC–10 4, 565 4, 690 4, 815 4, 940 5, 065 5, 190 5, 315 “(2) Charwomen. Charwomen working part time shall be paid at the rate of $2, 700 per annum, and head charwomen working part time at the rate of $2, 840 per annum.” "
(b)Rate adjustments. In adjusting initially the rates of pay of employees affected by the provisions of this section—
(1)an employee receiving basic compensation immediately prior to the effective date of this Act at one of the scheduled or [63 Stat. 954](/us/stat/63/954). [5 U. S. C. § 1071 note](/us/usc/t5/s1071).longevity rates provided by the Classification Act of 1949, as amended, shall receive basic compensation on and after the effective date of this Act at the corresponding scheduled or longevity rate as increased by this Act; and
(2)an employee receiving basic compensation immediately prior to the effective date of this Act at a rate other than a scheduled or longevity rate provided by the Classification Act of 1949, as amended, shall receive basic compensation on and after the effective date of this Act as follows:
(A)If his rate immediately prior to the effective date of this Act was less than the maximum longevity rate of the grade, he shall be paid at the scheduled or longevity rate which he would receive under paragraph
(1)had he been receiving basic compensation immediately prior to such effective date at the scheduled or longevity rate next higher than his rate of basic compensation immediately prior to such effective date. 65 Stat. 613
(B)If his rate immediately prior to the effective date of this Act was in excess of the maximum longevity rate of the grade, he shall be paid at a rate equal to the rate at which he was paid immediately prior to such date, increased by an amount equal to the amount of the increase made by this Act in such maximum longevity rate.
(C)If he is a part-time char employee and his rate immediately prior to the effective date of this Act was in excess of the rate provided for his position under section 603
(2)of the Classification Act of 1949, as amended, he shall be paid at a[5 U. S. C. § 1113](/us/usc/t5/s1113). rate equal to the rate at which he was paid immediately prior to such effective date, increased by an amount equal to the amount of the increase made by this Act in the rate for like positions under such section.
(c)The rates of basic compensation of officers and employees in orJudicial branch. under the judicial branch of the Government whose rates of compensation are fixed pursuant to section 62
(2)of the Bankruptcy Act (11 U. S. C. 102
(a)(2)), section 3656 of title 18 of the United States[60 Stat. 329](/us/stat/60/329). Code, the second and third sentences of section 603, section 604 (5), or sections 672 to 675, inclusive, of title 28 of the United States Code, or who are appointed pursuant to section 792
(b)of title 28 of the[62 Stat. 843, 913, 918, 923](/us/stat/62/843/913/918/923). United States Code, are hereby increased by amounts equal to the increases provided by subsections
(a)and
(b)in corresponding rates of compensation paid to officers and employees subject to the Classification Act of 1949.
(d)The limitations of $9, 600 and $13, 050 with respect to the aggregateSecretaries, etc., of circuit and district judges. salaries payable to secretaries and law clerks of circuit and district judges, contained in the sixteenth paragraph under the head “Miscellaneous salaries” in the Judiciary Appropriation Act, 1951 (Public Law 759. Eighty-first Congress), or in any subsequent Appropriation[64 Stat. 631](/us/stat/64/631). Act, shall be increased by the amounts necessary to pay the additional basic compensation provided by this Act.
(e)Section 701 of the Classification Act of 1949, as amended, is[5 U. S. C. § 1121](/us/usc/t5/s1121). amended by inserting “(a)” after “Sec. 701.” and by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: “(b) Any increase in compensation granted by law after June 30, 1951, shall not be construed to be an equivalent increase in compensation within the meaning of subsection (a).” Sec. 2.
(a)Each officer and employee in or under the legislativeLegislative branch. branch of the Government (other than an employee in the office of a Senator) whose rate of compensation is increased by section 5 of the Federal Employees Pay Act of 1946 shall be paid additional compensation[60 Stat. 217](/us/stat/60/217). [5 U. S. C. §§ 931, 932](/us/usc/t5/s931/932). at the rate of 10 per centum of the aggregate rate of his basic compensation and the rate of the additional compensation received by him under sections 501 and 502 of the Federal Employees Pay Act of 1945, as amended, section 301 of the Postal Rate Revision and Federal[59 Stat. 301](/us/stat/59/301). [5 U. S. C. §§ 931, 932](/us/usc/t5/s931/932). [62 Stat. 1267](/us/stat/62/1267). [5 U. S. C. § 955](/us/usc/t5/s955). Employees Salary Act of 1948, and the provisions under the heading “Increased pay for legislative employees” in the Second Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1950, except that
(1)no such officer or employee[63 Stat. 974](/us/stat/63/974). [2 U. S. C. §§ 60f and note, 60a note](/us/usc/t2/s60f/60a); [5 U. S. C. § 932a note](/us/usc/t5/s932a). shall be paid additional compensation at a rate less than $300 per annum or in excess of $800 per annum, and
(2)employees paid on an hourly or part-time basis shall be paid additional compensation at the rate of 20 cents per hour.
(b)The provisions of section 603
(b)of the Federal Employees Pay Act of 1945, as amended, section 7
(b)of the Federal Employees Pay Act of 1946, as amended, section 303
(c)of the Postal Rate Revision and Federal Employees Salary Act of 1948, and the provisions of paragraph[5 U. S. C. §§ 943, 943a, 957](/us/usc/t5/s943/943a/957).
(b)under the heading “Increased pay for legislative employees” in the Second Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1950, shall not apply[5 U. S. C. § 932a](/us/usc/t5/s932a). 65 Stat. 614 to officers or employees subject to the provisions of subsection
(a)or to employees in the offices of Senators, but no such officer or employee, or any other officer or employee of the Senate or House of Representatives, shall be paid with respect to any pay period basic compensation or basic compensation plus additional compensation at a rate in excess of $11, 646 per annum unless expressly authorized by law.
(c)Offices of Senators. Administrative, etc., assistance.
(1)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—
(A)$4, 140 in the case of Senators from States the population of which is less than three million;
(B)$4, 860 in the case of Senators from States the population of which is three million or more but less than five million;
(C)$5, 220 in the case of Senators from States the population of which is five million or more but less than ten million; and
(D)$5, 760 in the case of Senators from States the population of which is ten million or more.
(2)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, [63 Stat. 974](/us/stat/63/974).1947, as amended (2 U. S. C. 60f), is amended by striking out “$5, 280” and inserting in lieu thereof “$5, 880”; and by striking out “$6, 720” and inserting in lieu thereof “$7, 320”.
(3)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 Act 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 November 30, 1951, 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.
(d)The provisions of subsection (a), and the provisions of law referred to in such subsection, 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 Branch Appropriation Act.
(e)Congress. Elected officers. The rates of basic compensation of each of the elected officers of the Senate and the House of Representatives (not including the § residing officers of the two Houses), the Parliamentarian of the enate, the Parliamentarian of the House of Representatives, the legislative counsel of the Senate, the legislative counsel of the House of Representatives, and the Coordinator of Information of the House of Representatives are hereby increased by 10 per centum, except that in no case shall any such rate be increased by less than $300 per annum or by more than $800 per annum. Sec. 3. [12 U. S. C. § 1138f](/us/usc/t12/s1138f). Section 66 of the Farm Credit Act of 1933 (48 Stat. 269) is hereby amended to read as follows: " “Sec. 66. Central Bank for Cooperatives. No director, officer, or employee of the Central Bank for Cooperatives, or of any production credit corporation, production credit association, or bank for cooperatives shall be paid compensation at a rate in excess of $13, 800 per annum.” " Sec. 4. Veterans Administration. Department Medicine and Surgery.
(a)The rates of basic compensation of officers and employees in the Department of Medicine and Surgery in the Veterans’ administration whose rates of basic compensation are provided by Public [59 Stat. 675](/us/stat/59/675). [38 U. S. C. §§ 15–15a](/us/usc/t38/s15–15a).Law 293, Seventy-ninth Congress, approved January 3, 1946, as amended, are hereby increased by 10 per centum, except that in no 65 Stat. 615 case shall any such rate be increased by less than $300 per annum or by more than $800 per annum.
(b)Section 8
(d)of Public Law 293, Seventy-ninth Congress, as[38 U. S. C. § 15g](/us/usc/t38/s15g). amended, is amended by striking out “$12, 000” and inserting in lieu thereof “$12, 800”. Sec. 5.
(a)The rates of basic compensation provided by sections 412 and 415 of the Foreign Service Act of 1946, as amended, are hereby[60 Stat. 1003](/us/stat/60/1003). [22 U. S. C. §§ 807, 870](/us/usc/t22/s807/870). increased by 10 per centum, except that in no case shall any such rate be increased by less than $300 per annum, or by more than $800 per annum.
(b)The Bureau of the Budget and the Civil Service CommissionReport to congressional committees. are authorized and directed to transmit to the Post Office and Civil Service Committees of the Senate and House of Representatives on or before April 1, 1952, a report on pay and personnel practices being followed in overseas areas by all departments and agencies of the Federal Government, including the Foreign Service of the State Department. Sec. 6.
(a)This Act shall become effective as of the first day ofEffective date. the first pay period which began after June 30, 1951.
(b)Retroactive compensation or salary shall be paid under thisRetroactive compensation. Act only in the case of an individual in the service of the United States (including service in the Armed Forces of the United States) or of the municipal government of the District of Columbia on the date of enactment of this Act, except that such retroactive compensation or salary shall be paid a retired officer or employee for services rendered during the period beginning with the first day of the first pay period which began after June 30, 1951, and ending with the date of his retirement. Approved October 24, 1951. Public Law 202: Making appropriations for rehabilitation of flood-stricken areas for the fiscal year 1952, and for other purposes. Public Law 202 Public Law 202 65 Stat. 615 1951-10-24 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2026-01-19 82 1 public Public Law 202 chapter 555 JOINT RESOLUTION Making appropriations for rehabilitation of flood-stricken areas for the fiscal year 1952, and for other purposes.October 24, 1951 [[H. J. Res. 341](/us/bill/82/hjres/341)] *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Flood Rehabilitation Act, 1952. That there is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1952, the following sums: Department of Agriculture Conservation and use of agricultural land resources: For an additional amount, $16, 480, 000 including the furnishing of services, materials, and payments for conservation and land restoration measures, to enable the Secretary to carry out flood assistance and rehabilitation in agricultural areas, damaged by excessive rains, runoff, and floodwaters, designated by the Secretary of Agriculture as disaster areas under Public Law 38, approved April 6, 1949: *Provided*, That this[63 Stat. 43](/us/stat/63/43). [12 U. S. C. §§ 1148a–1—1148a–3](/us/usc/t12/s1148a–1—1148a–3). appropriation may be expended without regard to the adjustments required under section 8
(e)of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act (16 U. S. C. 590h) and may be distributed among States[62 Stat. 34](/us/stat/62/34). without regard to other provisions of law: *Provided further*, That the administrative expense limitations provided under this appropriation item in the Department of Agriculture Appropriation Act, 1952, may*Ante*, p. 236. be increased by not more than $1, 780, 000, of which not more than $180, 000 may be made available to State Extension Services to provide 65 Stat. 616 assistance through the Cooperative Agricultural Extension Service. Soil Conservation Service: For an additional amount for salaries and expenses, $1, 960, 000, for emergency restoration of channel capacity in tributary stream channels and waterways, and related measures, affecting more than individual farms, in agricultural areas, damaged by excessive rains, runoff, and floodwaters, designated by the Secretary [63 Stat. 43](/us/stat/63/43). [12 U. S. C. §§ 1148a–1—1148a–3](/us/usc/t12/s1148a–1—1148a–3).of Agriculture as disaster areas under Public Law 38, approved April 6, 1949. Farmers Home Administration: For an additional amount for the Disaster Loan Revolving Fund established under Public Law 38, approved April 6, 1949, $30, 000, 000. Disaster Relief For an additional amount for “Disaster relief”, $5, 000, 000. Reconstruction Finance Corporation Disaster loans: Section 4
(c)of the Reconstruction Finance [62 Stat. 1101](/us/stat/62/1101). [16 U. S. C. § 604 (c)](/us/usc/t16/s604c).corporation Act, as amended, is hereby amended by striking out “$40, 000, 000” and inserting in lieu thereof “$100, 000, 000”: *Provided*, That any loan, including renewal or extension thereof, under section 4
(4)of such Act for acquisition or construction (including acquisition of site therefor) of housing for the personal occupancy of the applicant, may be made for a period of not to exceed twenty years. Administrative expenses: The amount authorized for administrative expenses of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation as set forth in *Post*, p. 740.the Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1952, is hereby increased to $17, 750, 000. Sec. 102. Short title. This Act may be cited as the “Flood Rehabilitation Act, 1952”. Approved October 24, 1951. Public Law 203: Making appropriations for civil functions administered by the Department of the Army for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1952, and for other purposes. Public Law 203 Public Law 203 65 Stat. 616 1951-10-24 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2026-01-19 82 1 public Public Law 203 chapter 556 AN ACT Making appropriations for civil functions administered by the Department of the Army for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1952, and for other purposes.October 24, 1951 [[H. R. 4386](/us/bill/82/hr/4386)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Civil Functions Appropriation Act, 1952. That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1952, for civil functions administered by the Department of the Army and for other purposes, namely: CIVIL FUNCTIONS, DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY Quartermaster Corps cemeterial expenses Cemeterial expenses: For maintaining and improving national cemeteries, including personal services and fuel for superintendents; purchase of land, as authorized by law; purchase of three passenger motor vehicles, of which two shall be for replacement only; maintenance of the Arlington Memorial Amphitheater, chapel, and grounds in the 65 Stat. 617 Arlington National Cemetery, and that portion of Congressional Cemetery to which the United States has title and the graves of those buried therein, including Confederate graves, and the burial site of Pushmataha, a Choctaw Indian chief; repair to roadways but not to more than a single approach road to any national cemetery; for headstonesHeadstones. or markers for unmarked graves under the Act of July 1, 1948 (24 U. S. C. 279a, b); for maintenance of monuments, tablets, roads,[62 Stat. 1216](/us/stat/62/1216). fences, and so forth, made and constructed by the United States in Cuba and China to mark the places where American soldiers fell; maintenance of the Confederate Mound in Oakwood Cemetery atConfederate cemeteries. Chicago, the Confederate Stockade Cemetery at Johnstons Island, the Confederate burial plats owned by the United States in Confederate Cemetery at North Alton, the Confederate Cemetery, Camp Chase at Columbus, the Confederate Cemetery at Point Lookout, and the Confederate Cemetery at Rock Island; and for maintenance ofCommercial cemeteries. graves used by the Army for burials in commercial cemeteries; $4, 450, 000: *Provided*, That no railroad shall be permitted upon anyEncroachment by railroad. right-of-way which may have been acquired by the United States leading to a national cemetery, or to encroach upon any roads or walks constructed thereon and maintained by the United States: *Provided further*, That no part of this appropriation shall be used forRoadway repairs. repairing any roadway not owned by the United States within the corporate limits of any city, town, or village: *Provided further*, ThatFamily quarters, office space, etc. this appropriation shall not be obligated for construction of a superintendent’s lodge or family quarters at a cost per unit in excess of $14, 000, but such limitation may be increased by such additional amounts as may be required to provide office space, public comfort rooms, or space for the storage of Government property within the same structure. CORPS OF ENGINEERS rivers and harbors and flood control The following appropriations for rivers and harbors and flood control shall be expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Army and the supervision of the Chief of Engineers, and shall remain available until expended: *Provided*, That not to exceed $1, 525, 000Civilian personnel. shall be available for the current fiscal year from such appropriations for the services of such civilian personnel as the Secretary of the Army may deem necessary to be employed in the Office of the Chief of Engineers, to carry into effect the various appropriations for rivers and harbors and flood control, surveys, and preparation for and the consideration of river and harbor and flood-control estimates and bills: *Provided further*, That the various appropriations for rivers and harbors and flood control may be used for examination of estimates of appropriations in the field; purchase (for replacement only) in the currentPurchase of motor vehicles and motorboat. fiscal year of two hundred and fifty passenger motor vehicles and one motorboat (to be acquired from surplus stock where practicable) and the maintenance, repair, and operation of aircraft:Maintenance, etc., of aircraft. *Provided further*, That, during the current fiscal year, such Appropriations shall not be transferred to or used to start or resume any project for which funds were not allocated for construction in the preceding fiscal year; but this proviso shall not apply to any project for which funds are provided in this Act: *Provided further*, That the projectJohn n. Kerr Dam and Reservoir. known as “Buggs Island Reservoir, Virginia and North Carolina,” shall hereafter be designated as the “John H. Kerr Dam and Reservoir.” 65 Stat. 618 rivers and harbors Maintenance and improvement of existing river and harbor works: For expenses necessary for the preservation and maintenance of existing river and harbor works, and for the prosecution of such projects heretofore authorized as may be most desirable in the interests of commerce and navigation; for surveys of northern and northwestern lakes and other boundary and connecting waters as heretofore authorized, including the preparation, correction, printing, and issuing of charts and bulletins, and the investigation of lake levels; for prevention of obstructive and injurious deposits within the harbor California Debris Commission.and adjacent waters of New York City; for expenses of the California Debris Commission in carrying on the work authorized by the Act [27 Stat. 507](/us/stat/27/507).approved March 1, 1893, as amended (33 U. S. C. 661, 678, and 683); for removing sunken vessels or craft obstructing or endangering navigation as authorized by law; for operating and maintaining, keeping in repair, and continuing in use without interruption any lock, canal (except the Panama Canal), canalized river, or other public works for the use and benefit of navigation belonging to the Student officers.United States; for payment annually of tuition fees of not to exceed eighteen student officers of the Corps of Engineers at civil technical institutions under the provisions of section 127a of the National [41 Stat. 785](/us/stat/41/785).Defense Act, as amended (10 U. S. C. 535); for examinations, surveys, and contingencies of rivers and harbors; for the execution of detailed investigations and the preparation of plans and specifications Printing of surveys.for projects heretofore authorized; for printing, either during a recess or session of Congress, of surveys authorized by law, and such surveys as may be printed during a recess of Congress shall be printed, with illustrations, as documents of the next succeeding session of Unauthorized surveys, etc.Congress; $192, 657, 613: *Provided*, That no part of this appropriation shall be expended for any preliminary examination, survey, project, Harbor channels.or estimate not authorized by law: *Provided further*, That from this appropriation the Secretary of the Army may, in his discretion and on the recommendation of the Chief of Engineers based on the recommendation by the Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors in the review of a report or reports authorized by law, expend such sums as may be necessary for the maintenance of harbor channels provided by a State, municipality, or other public agency outside of harbor lines and serving essential needs of general commerce and navigation, such work to be subject to the conditions recommended by the Chief Permanent International Commission of the Congress of Navigation.of Engineers in his report or reports thereon: *Provided further*, That not to exceed $5, 000 of the amount herein appropriated shall be available for the support and maintenance of the Permanent International Commission or the Congress of Navigation and for the payment of the expenses of the properly accredited delegates of the United States to the meeting of the Congresses and of the Commission: Transfer of funds.*Provided further*, That from this appropriation not to exceed $1, 725, 000 shall be available for transfer to the Secretary of the Interior for expenditure for the purposes of and in accordance with [60 Stat. 932, 1080](/us/stat/60/932/1080). [16 U. S. C. §§ 757, 661–666c](/us/usc/t16/s757/661–666c).the provisions of the Act of August 8, 1946 (16 U. S. C. 756), and the Act of August 14, 1946. flood control Flood control, general: For expenses necessary for the construction and maintenance of certain public works on rivers and harbors for flood control, and for other purposes, in accordance with the provisions [49 Stat. 1570](/us/stat/49/1570). [33 U. S. C. §§ 701a–701f, 701h](/us/usc/t33/s701a–701f/701h). Salmon River, Alaska.of the Flood Control Act, approved June 22, 1936, as amended and supplemented, including preliminary examinations, surveys, and contingencies in connection with flood control; $316, 544, 100: *Provided*, 65 Stat. 619 That funds appropriated herein may be used for flood-control work on the Salmon River, Alaska, as authorized by law: *Provided further*,Lavon Reservoir. That not more than $300, 000 of the funds appropriated herein may be used for the construction of water conservation and utilization facilities at the Lavon Reservoir authorized in the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1945, and modified in the River and Harbor Act of July[59 Stat. 10, 18](/us/stat/59/10/18). 24, 1946: *Provided further*, That funds appropriated herein may be used to execute detailed surveys and prepare plans and specifications, necessary for the construction of flood-control projects heretofore or hereafter authorized or for flood-control projects considered for selection in accordance with the provisions of section 4 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, and section 3 of the Flood Control Act approved August 18, 1941 (55 Stat. 638): *Provided further*, That[60 Stat. 634, 637](/us/stat/60/634/637). Surveys, plans, etc. the expenditure of funds for completing the necessary surveys shall[32 Stat. 1216](/us/stat/32/1216). [33 U. S. C. §§ 701j, 702a–134, 702a–12](/us/usc/t33/s701j/702a–134/702a–12). not be construed as a commitment of the Government to the construction of any project: *Provided further*, That not more thanGarrison Dam and Reservoir project. $200, 000 of the funds available for the Garrison Dam and Reservoir project on the Missouri River shall be available to pay to lawful occuSants of properties within the towns of Sanish and Van Hook, North Dakota, for their improvements which will be rendered useless by the construction of the project, but for which compensation may not be made under existing law because of the occupants’ limited right of occupancy: *Provided further*, That payment in each case shall be limited to the fair value of the improvements, or the cost of moving such improvements to the site of the new combined town, whichever is less, as determined by the Secretary of the Army: *Provided further*, That funds appropriated shall not be expended for the payment of business losses or other losses incident to the acquisition of lands for this project. Flood-control, general (emergency fund): For rescue work and for repair, restoration, or maintenance of any flood-control work threatened or destroyed by flood in accordance with section 210 of the Flood Control Act of 1950 (Public Law 516, approved May 17,[64 Stat. 183](/us/stat/64/183). [33 U. S. C. § 701n](/us/usc/t33/s701n). 1950), $10, 000, 000, to remain available until expended. Flood control, Mississippi River and tributaries: For expenses necessary for prosecuting work of flood control in accordance with the provisions or the Flood Control Act, approved May 15, 1928, as amended (33 U. S. C. 702a), $60, 500, 000.[45 Stat. 534](/us/stat/45/534). Emergency fund for flood control on tributaries of Mississippi River: For rescue work and for repair or maintenance of any flood-control work on any tributaries of the Mississippi River threatened or destroyed by flood, in accordance with section 9 of the Flood Control Act, approved June 15, 1936 (33 U. S. C. 702g-i), $500, 000.[49 Stat. 1511](/us/stat/49/1511). [33 U. S. C. § 7O2g–1](/us/usc/t33/s7O2g–1). Flood control, Sacramento River, California: For prosecuting work of flood control, Sacramento River, California, in accordance with the provisions of the Act approved March 1, 1917, as amended (33 U. S. C. 703, 704; 50 Stat. 849; 55 Stat. 638–651), $1, 000, 000.[39 Stat. 949](/us/stat/39/949). miscellaneous civil works Maintenance and operation, Certain Federal Water Mains OutsideFederal water mains outside D. C. the District of Columbia: For the maintenance, operation, improvement, extension, and protection of Federal water lines located outside the District of Columbia required to serve nearby Government establishments and facilities with water from the water supply system of the District of Columbia, including interconnections with other water systems for emergency use wherever located, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Army and the supervision of the Chief of Engineers, $16, 000. 65 Stat. 620 UNITED STATES SOLDIERS’ HOME For maintenance and operation of the United States Soldiers’ Home, to be paid from the Soldiers’ Home permanent fund, $3, 366, 000, of which $373, 000 shall remain available until expended for equipment for the new construction provided under this head in the Supplemental [64 Stat. 1068](/us/stat/64/1068). Hospitalltation of members.Appropriation Act, 1951: *Provided*, That this appropriation shall not be available for the payment of hospitalization of members of the Home in United States Army hospitals at rates in excess of those prescribed by the Secretary of the Army, upon the recommendation of the Board of Commissioners of the Home and the Surgeon General of the Army. THE PANAMA CANAL canal zone government For expenses necessary for the Canal Zone Government, including construction of additional facilities; purchase (not to exceed eight in the current fiscal year, for replacement only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles; acquisition of land and land under water, as authorized [37 Stat. 560](/us/stat/37/560). [48 U. S. C. § 1301](/us/usc/t48/s1301).in the Panama Canal Act; expenses incident to conducting hearings and examining estimates for appropriations on the Isthmus; not to exceed $10, 000 for expenses of attendance at meetings, when authorized by the Governor, of organizations concerned with activities pertaining Travel expenses.to the Canal Zone Government; not to exceed $2, 000 for travel and subsistence expenses of employees of the Canal Zone Government incident to their special training as authorized by law (63 Stat. 600); contingencies of the Governor, including not to exceed $3, 000 for entertainment, to be expended in his discretion; medical aid and support of the insane and of lepers and aid and support of indigent persons legally within the Canal Zone, including expenses of their deportation Blood transfusions.when practicable; and payments of not to exceed $50 in any one case to persons within the Government service who shall furnish blood for transfusions; $11, 595, 000, of which $421, 000 for construction shall remain available until expended: *Provided*, That all expenses of the Canal Zone Government shall be reimbursable to the United States Treasury, pursuant to section 7 of the Act of September 26, 1950 [64 Stat. 1041](/us/stat/64/1041).(Public Law 841), except expenses of experiment gardens, corrosion tests, the Corozal Hospital, the United States share of garbage collection in the Republic of Panama, and the Palo Seco Leprosarium: Transfer of funds.*Provided further*, That after all transfers from the appropriations for “Maintenance and operation of the Panama Canal”, “Sanitation”, “Civil government”, and “Repatriation of unemployed aliens”, to the Panama Canal Company have been effected pursuant to section 10 of [64 Stat. 1042](/us/stat/64/1042).the Act of September 26, 1950 (Public Law 841), the then remaining balances of such appropriations shall be transferred to and merged with this appropriation and shall remain available until expended: *Provided further*, That the obligated balance of the appropriation for “Construction of additional facilities, Panama Canal”, remaining on June 30, 1951, shall also be transferred to and merged with this Appropriation and remain available until expended. PANAMA CANAL COMPANY The following corporation is hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds and borrowing authority available to it in accord with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 65 Stat. 621 104 of the Government Corporation Control Act, as may be necessary[59 Stat. 698](/us/stat/59/698). [31 U. S. C. § 849](/us/usc/t31/s849). in carrying out the programs set forth in the Budget for the fiscal year 1952 for such corporation, except as hereinafter provided: Not to exceed $300, 000 of the funds available to the Panama CanalAvailability of funds. Company shall be available during the current fiscal year for Administrative expenses of the Company, which shall be computed on an accrual basis. REDUCTION IN APPROPRIATION The appropriation granted under the head, “Cemeterial expenses, no year”, in the “Civil Functions Appropriations Act, 1949” is reduced[62 Stat. 1019](/us/stat/62/1019). by the sum of $27, 000, 000. GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 102. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act, orPersons engaging, etc., in strikes against or advocating overthrow of U. S. Government. of the funds made available for expenditure by any corporation included in this Act, shall be used to pay the salary or wages of any person who engages in a strike against the Government of the United States or who is a member of an organization of Government employees that asserts the right to strike against the Government of the United States, or who advocates, or who is a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or violence: *Provided*, That for the purposes hereof an affidavitAffidavit. shall be considered prima facie evidence that the person making the affidavit has not contrary to the provisions of this section engaged in a strike against the Government of the United States, is not a member of an organization of Government employees that asserts the right to strike against the Government of the United States or that such person does not advocate, and is not a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or violence: *Provided further*, That any person who engagesPenalty clause. in a strike against the Government of the United States or who is a member of an organization of Government employees that asserts the right to strike against the Government of the United States, or who advocates, or who is a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or violence and accepts employment the salary or wages for which are paid from any appropriation or fund contained in this Act shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than $1, 000 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both: *Provided further*, That the above penalty clause shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other provisions of existing law. Sec. 103. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shallCanal Zone. Citizenship requirements. be used directly or indirectly, except for temporary employment in case of emergency, for the payment of any civilian for services rendered by him on the Canal Zone while occupying a skilled, technical, clerical, administrative, executive, or supervisory position unless such person is a citizen of the United States of America or of the Republic of Panama: *Provided, however*,
(1)That, notwithstandingEmployment of Panamanian citizens. [48 U. S. C. § 1307 note](/us/usc/t48/s1307). the provision in the Act approved August 11, 1939 (53 Stat. 1409) limiting employment in the above-mentioned positions to citizens of the United States from and after the date of approval of said Act, citizens of Panama may be employed in such positions;
(2)that at noLimitation. time shall the number of Panamanian citizens employed in the above-mentioned positions exceed the number of citizens of the United States so employed, if United States citizens are available in continental 65 Stat. 622 Employees with 15 years’ service.United States or on the Canal Zone;
(3)that nothing in this Act shall prohibit the continued employment of any person who shall have rendered fifteen or more years of faithful and honorable service on Selection of personnel.the Canal Zone;
(4)that in the selection of personnel for skilled, technical, administrative, clerical, supervisory, or executive positions, the controlling factors in filling these positions shall be efficiency, Hours of employment; pay rates.experience, training, and education;
(5)that all citizens of Panama and the United States rendering skilled, technical, clerical, Administrative, executive, or supervisory service on the Canal Zone under the terms of this Act
(a)shall normally be employed not more than forty hours per week,
(b)may receive as compensation equal rates of pay based upon rates paid for similar employment in continental United Applicability.States plus 25 per centum;
(6)this entire section shall apply only to persons employed in skilled, technical, clerical, administrative, executive, or supervisory jiositions on the Canal Zone directly or indirectly by any branch of the United Suspension of compliance.States Government or by any corporation or company whose stock is owned wholly or in part by the United States Government: *Provided further*, That the President may suspend from time to time in whole or in part compliance with this section if he should deem such course to be in the public interest. Sec. 104. The Governor of the Canal Zone and the Chief of Engineers, Department of the Army, are authorized to employ Services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U. S. C. [60 Stat. 810](/us/stat/60/810).55a), in amounts not exceeding $15, 000 for the Canal Zone government and not exceeding $150, 000 for the Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army: *Provided*, That the rates for individuals shall not exceed $100 per diem. Sec. 105. Informational and editorial functions. No part of the money appropriated by this Act which is in excess of 75 per centum of the amount required to pay the compensation of all persons the budget estimates for personal services heretofore submitted to the Congress for the fiscal year 1952 contemplated would be employed by the Department of the Army from Appropriations for civil functions during such fiscal year in the performance of—
(1)functions performed by a person designated as an information specialist, information and editorial specialist, publications and information coordinator, press relations officer or counsel, photographer, radio expert, television expert, motion-picture expert, or publicity expert, or designated by any similar title, or
(2)functions performed by persons who assist persons performing the functions described in
(1)in drafting, preparing, editing, typing, duplicating, or disseminating public information publications or releases, radio or television scripts, magazine articles, photographs, motion pictures, and similar material, shall be available to pay the compensation of persons performing the functions described in
(1)or (2). Sec. 106. This Act may be cited as the “Civil Functions Short title.appropriation Act, 1952”. Approved October 24, 1951. Public Law 204: To adjust the salaries of postmasters, supervisors, and employees in the field service of the Post Office Department. Public Law 204 Public Law 204 65 Stat. 622 1951-10-24 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2026-01-19 82 1 public Public Law 204 chapter 557 AN ACT To adjust the salaries of postmasters, supervisors, and employees in the field service of the Post Office Department.October 24, 1951 [[S. 355](/us/bill/82/s/355)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Postal service. Grades and salaries.That the Act entitled 65 Stat. 623 “An Act to reclassify the salaries of postmasters, officers, and employees of the Postal Service; to establish uniform procedures for computing compensation; and for other purposes”, approved July 6, 1945 (Public Law 134, Seventy-ninth Congress), is amended by inserting[59 Stat. 435](/us/stat/59/435). [39 U. S. C. §§ 851–870](/us/usc/t39/s851–870). after section 11 thereof a new section as follows: " “grades and salaries of employees in the automatic grades “Sec. 11A. Employees shall be divided into grades and shall receive basic annual salaries or hourly rates of pay as shown in the following compensation schedules: GRADES AND SALARIES OF EMPLOYEES IN THE AUTOMATIC GRADES Grades 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 REGULAR EMPLOYEES Clerks In pest offices of the third class; carriers in village delivery service $2, 770 $2, 870 $2, 970 $3, 070 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Laborers; cleaners; matrons, head Chairmen, and head charwomen; junior mechanics 2, 870 2, 070 3, 070 3, 170 $3, 270 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Fireman laborers; elevator opera- tors 2, 970 3, 070 3, 170 3, 270 3, 370 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Mail handlers; messengers; watch- men; operators of the pneumatic tube service; garagement drivers; skilled laborers, sewers 3, 170 3, 270 3, 370 3, 470 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Telephone operators; firemen; guards; window cleaners; skilled helpers 3, 170 3, 270 3, 370 3, 470 3, 570 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Special delivery messengers Id post offices of the first class 3,170 3, 270 3, 370 3, 470 3, 570 $3, 670 $3, 770 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Elevator starters 3, 270 3, 370 3, 470 3, 570 3, 670 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Clerks; carriers in the city delivery service; dispatchers of the pneu- matic tube service; driver me- chantes Sud general mechanics In motor vehicle service; nurses; painters 3, 270 3, 370 3, 470 3, 570 3, 570 3, 770 3, 870 $3, 970 $4, 070 Assistant enginemen; general mechanics (custodial); elevator mechanic helpers; pressmen. lock makers, mail bag repairers. mail bog examiners. postmark- Ing stamp makers, and mechan- ics in mail equipment shops; requisition fillers and packers in Division of Equipment and Supplies 3, 270 3, 370 3, 470 3, 770 3, 870 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Postal transportation clerks on class A runs, in terminals, air- mail fields and offices of division superintendents and district superintendents; operators of highway post-office vehicles 3, 470 3, 570 3, 670 3, 770 3, 870 3, 970 4, 070 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Postal transportation clerks on class B runs; transfer clerks in transfer offices and in air-mail fields; clerks in inspection wan ice 3, 470 3, 670 3, 670 3, 770 3, 870 3, 970 4, 070 4, 170 4, 770 Mechanics 3, 670 3, 770 3, 870 3, 970 4, 070 4,170 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Elevator mechanics 3, 670 3, 970 4, 070 4, 170 4, 270 4, 370 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Special mechanics 4, 070 4, 170 4, 270 4, 370 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Principal review clerks 4, 270 4, 370 4, 470 4, 570 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Traveling mechanician 4, 570 4, 670 4, 770 4, 870 4, 070 5, 070 5, 170 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Cost accounting clerks, purchas- ing darks, and draftsmen in mail equipment shops 4, 470 4, 570 4, 670 4, 770 4, 870 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Examiners of equipment and sup- plies 5, 070 5, 170 5, 270 5, 370 5, 470 5, 570 5, 670 5, 870 _ _ _ _ _ _ Carriers in rural delivery service; Fixed compensation per an- num 1, 418 1, 442 1, 466 1, 490 1, 514 1, 538 1, 562 1, 586 1, 610 Compensation per mile per annum for each mile up to 30 miles of route 58 60 62 64 66 68 70 72 74 For each mile of route over 30 miles 20 20 30 30 20 20 20 20 20 65 Stat. 624 GRADES AND SALARIES OF EMPLOYEES IN THE AUTOMATIC GRADES—Con. Grades 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 SUBSTITUTE, TEMPORARY, AUXILIARY, AND CHAR EMPLOYEES Temporary carriers in rural de- livery service on routes to which no regular carrier is as- signed: Fixed compensation per an- num $1, 418 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Compensation per mile per annum: For each mile up to 30 miles of route 58 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ For each mile of route over 30 miles 20 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Temporary carriers in rural de- livery service on routes having regular carrier absent without pay
(1)_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Substitute carriers in rural de- livery service on routes having regular carriers absent with pay. Hourly rates Clerks In post offices of the third class: carriers in village delivery service $1. 363 $1. 415 $1. 465 $1. 515 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Charmen and charwomen 1. 425 1. 475 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Mail handlers, messengers, watch- men; operators of the pneu- matic tuba service; garagemen- drivers 1. 565 1. 615 1. 665 1. 716 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Special delivery messengers to post offices of the first class 1. 565 1. 615 1. 665 1. 715 $1. 765 $1. 615 $1. 665 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Clerks; carriers in city delivery service; driver mechanics; gen- eral mechanics; dispatcher of the pneumatic tube service 1. 615 1. 665 1. 716 1. 766 1. 815 1. 865 1. 915 $1. 985 $2. 015 Postal transportation clerks 1. 716 1. 765 1. 815 1. 865 1. 915 1. 965 2.015 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Special mechanics 1. 925 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and shall be promoted successively at the beginning of the quarter following one year’s satisfactory service in each grade to the next higher grade until they reach the top automatic grade.” " Sec. 2. [39 U. S. C. § 861](/us/usc/t39/s861).
(a)Section 11
(b)of such Act of July 6, 1945, is amended by striking out “grade 9” wherever it appears therein and inserting in lieu thereof “grade 7”.
(b)[39 U. S. C. § 862](/us/usc/t39/s862). Section 12
(a)of such Act is amended to read as follows: " “(a) Detroit River Marine Service. Marine carriers assigned to the Detroit River Marine Service shall be paid an annual salary of $300 in excess of the highest salary provided for carriers in the automatic grades in the City Delivery Service: *Provided*, That the annual salary of such marine carriers shall not be in excess of $4, 370.” "
(c)Section 12
(e)of such Act is amended to read as follows: " “(e) Clerks in post offices of the third class shall not be appointed or promoted to a salary grade in excess of $100 less than the salary of the postmaster at the office to which assigned. Substitute, temporary, or auxiliary clerks in post offices of the third class shall not be paid in excess of $1, 465 per hour where the salary of the postmaster is $3, 128 per annum; in excess of $1, 415 per hour where the salary of the postmaster is $3, 019 per annum; and in excess of $1, 365 per hour where the salary of the postmaster is $2, 883 per annum.” " 65 Stat. 625
(d)Section 15
(f)of such Act is amended by striking out “$3, 270”[39 U. S. C. § 805](/us/usc/t39/s805). wherever it appears therein and inserting in lieu thereof “$3, 670”.
(e)Section 16
(c)of such Act is amended by striking out the[39 U. S. C. § 866](/us/usc/t39/s866). second, third, and fourth sentences, including the proviso.
(f)Section 16
(g)of such Act is amended—[39 U. S. C. § 866](/us/usc/t39/s866).
(1)by striking out “grade 9” wherever it appears therein and inserting in lieu thereof “grade 7”;
(2)by striking out “grade 11” and inserting in lieu thereof “grade 9”; and
(3)by striking out so much of the second sentence as precedes the first proviso.
(g)Section 16
(h)of such Act is amended to read as follows: " “(h) Examiners to be eligible to receive the salary provided in this Act shall first progress through the automatic grades to and including grade 7.” "
(h)Section 16
(j)of such Act is amended by striking out “grade 9” and inserting in lieu thereof “grade 7”.
(i)Section 16
(k)of such Act is amended by striking out all after “regular employees assigned to road duty” and inserting in lieu thereof “on an hourly basis at the rates prescribed in section 11 A.”
(j)Section 16
(o)of such Act is amended by striking out all preceding the proviso therein.
(k)Section 17
(a)of such Act is amended to read as follows:[39 U. S. C. § 867](/us/usc/t39/s867). " “(a) Carriers in the Rural Delivery Service shall be divided into grades, with salaries based in part on specified rates per mile per annum and in part on fixed compensation per annum, as provided in section 11A.” "
(l)Section 17
(d)is amended by striking out “$3, 970” wherever it appears therein and inserting in lieu thereof “$4, 370”.
(m)The following portions of such Act are repealed: SectionRepeals. [39 U. S. C. §§ 862–866, 868, 869, 872](/us/usc/t39/s862–866/868/869/872). 12 (b), section 12 (c), section 12 (d), section 13 (b), section 13 (c), section 13 (d), section 14 (b), section 14 (c), section 14 (d), section 14 (e), section 14 (f), section 14 (g), section 14 (h), section 14 (i), section 14 (j), section 14 (k), section 15 (d), section 15 (e), section 16 (b), section 16 (d), section 16 (e), section 16 (n), section 16 (s), section 18 (b), section 18 (c), section 18 (d), section 18 (e), section 19 (a), section 19 (c), section 19 (d), section 22 (a), and section 22 (b). Sec. 3. The Act entitled “An Act to provide additional compensation and other benefits for postmasters, officers, and employees in the postal field service”, approved October 28, 1949, is repealed.[63 Stat. 952](/us/stat/63/952). [39 U. S. C. §§ 883–887](/us/usc/t39/s883–887). Sec. 4.
(a)Each employee on the rolls of the field service of the Post Office Department on the effective date of this Act for whom automatic grades and salaries are provided by section 11A of such Act of July 6, 1945, as added by this Act, who—
(1)entered the field service after June 30, 1945, and
(A)has not been advanced at least two automatic grades through the operation of the provisions of the first section and section 2 of the Act of March 6, 1946, as amended (Public Law 317, 79th Congress), the Act of July 31, 1946, as amended (Public[60 Stat. 36, 749](/us/stat/60/36/749); [63 Stat. 953](/us/stat/63/953). [29 U. S. C. § 862b](/us/usc/t29/s862b); [5 U. S. C. §§ 645a, 645b](/us/usc/t5/s645a/645b); [39 U. S. C. § 886](/us/usc/t39/s886). Law 577, 79th Congress), and section 2 (a), (b), (c), and
(d)of the Act of October 28, 1949 (Public Law 428, 81st Congress), or
(B)is not advanced at least two automatic grades through the operation of such provisions and the operation of the provisions of section 14
(1)of this Act— 65 Stat. 626 shall be advanced two automatic grades or, if such employee has been advanced one automatic grade through the operation of such provisions, shall be advanced one automatic grade. For the purposes of this section, the assignment of any employee in grade 1 or 2 on the effective date of this Act to grade 1 as provided in section 14
(1)shall be considered as an advancement of two or one automatic grades, respectively.
(b)Any advancement under subsection
(a)of this section shall be effective as of the effective date of this Act and shall not be considered as a promotion for purposes of determining the date on which any employee is eligible for a promotion to the next higher grade. Sec. 5. [59 Stat. 437](/us/stat/59/437). [30 U. S. C. §§ 56, 838](/us/usc/t30/s56/838).
(a)Section 8
(a)of such Act of July 6, 1945, is amended to read as follows: " “(a) The salaries of postmasters and assistant postmasters at all classes of post offices and of officers and supervisory employees at post offices of the first class shall be annual salaries, to be fixed by the Postmaster General based upon gross postal receipts as shown in the quarterly returns of the respective post offices for the calendar year immediately preceding, at the following rates: *Provided*, That [39 U. S. C. § 280 note](/us/usc/t39/s280).subsection
(c)of section 1001 of the Revenue Act of 1932 (47 Stat. 285), as amended, is hereby repealed retroactive to January 1, 1944, and thereafter the gross postal receipts shall be counted for the purpose of determining the class of the post office or the compensation or allowances of postmasters or other employees, whose compensation or allowances are based on the annual receipts of such offices: *Provided further*, That in fixing the salaries of the postmaster and supervisory employees in the post office at Washington, District of Columbia, the Postmaster General may, in his discretion, add not to exceed 75 per centum to the gross receipts of that office: “POST OFFICES OF THE FIRST CLASS Gross receipts Per annum rates Postmaster Assistant postmaster General superintendent of mails; general superintendent of finance Assistant general superintendent of mails Assistant General superintendent of finance Superintendents $30,000,000 and up $13, 770 $8, 470 $7, 470 $6, 870 $6, 870 $6, 470 $40,000,000 to $72,406,999.99 13, 770 8, 470 7, 470 6, 870 6, 870 6, 470 $20,000,000 to $3 9,999,999,99 12, 770 7, 970 7, 270 6, 870 6, 870 6, 470 $10,000,000 to $19,999,999 99 11, 770 7, 070 6, 870 8, 070 6, 670 6, 270 $7,000,000 to $9,999,999,99 10, 770 6, 870 6, 570 8, 470 6, 470 6, 170 Gross receipts Per annum rates Senior assistant superin tendents Chief station examiner Assistant superintendents Auditor Assistant auditer Station examiners General foremen Foremen Clerks in charge $80,000,000 and up,,, $6, 270 $5, 470 $5, 670 $5, 170 $5, 470 $5, 170 $5, 370 $4, 896 $4, 570 $40,000,000 to 79,999,999.99 6, 270 5, 470 5, 670 6, 170 5, 470 5, 170 5, 331 4, 86 4, 370 $20,000,000 to $3 9,999,999.99 6, 202 5, 470 5, 670 5, 984 5, 470 5, 170 5, 331 4, 896 4, 570 $10,000,000 to $19,999,999.99 5, 870 5, 370 5, 658 4, 970 4, 870 4, 870 5, 114 4,896 4, 570 $7,000,000 to $9,999,999.99 5, 766 5, 370 5, 270 4, 870 4, 770 4, 970 5, 005 4, 896 4, 570 65 Stat. 627 “POST OFFICES OF THE FIRST CLASS-Continued Gross receipts Per annum rates Postmaster Assistant postmaster Superintendent of malls Superintendent of finance Superintendent of money orders Senior assistant superintendent of mails Assistant superintendents of malls $3,000,000 to $6,999,999.99. $9, 770 $8,270 $6, 070 $5, 770 $5, 470 $5, 670 $5, 270 $1,500,00 to $2,999,999.99. 8, 770 6, 070 5, 870 5, 470 5, 170 5, 470 5, 270 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999.99. 7, 770 6, 070 5, 870 5, 470 5, 170 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5, 270 $6000,000 to $999,999.99 7, 370 5, 970 5, 670 5, 270 5, 070 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5, 070 $500,000 to $599,999.99 7, 070 5, 670 5, 470 5, 170 4, 970 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5, 070 $400,000 to $499,999.99 6, 570 5, 770 5, 370 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5, 005 $300,000 to $399,999.99 6, 370 5, 670 5, 370 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5, 005 $250,000 to $299,999.99 6, 170 5, 570 5, 270 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5, 005 $200,000 to $249,999.99 6, 070 5, 470 5, 170 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ $150,000 to $199,999.99 5, 970 5, 370 5, 170 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ $120,000 to $149,999.99 5, 870 5, 270 5, 070 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ $90,000 to $119,999.99 5, 770 5, 170 5, 005 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ $75,000 to $89,999.99 5, 670 5, 070 4, 896 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ $60,000 to $74,999.99 5, 570 4, 070 4, 787 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ $50,000 to $59,999.99 5, 470 4, 070 4, 678 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ $40,000 to $49,999.99 5, 370 4, 896 4, 570 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Gross receipts Per annum rates Assistant superintendents of finance Assistant superintendents of money orders Auditor Station Examiners General foremen Foreman Clerks In charge $3,000,000 to $6,999,999.99.. $5, 270 $4, 970 $4, 870 $4, 970 $5, 005 $4, 787 $4, 570 $1,500,000 to $2,999,999.99.. 4, 870 4, 870 4, 870 4, 870 4, 896 4, 787 4, 570 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999.99.. 4, 870 4, 870 4, 870 4, 870 4, 896 4, 787 4, 670 $600,000 to $999,999.99 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4, 787 4, 570 $500,000 to $599,999.99 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4, 787 4, 570 $400,000 to $499,999.99 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4, 787 4, 670 $300,000 to $399,999.99 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4, 787 4, 670 $250,000 to $299,999.99 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4, 787 4, 570 $200,000 to $249,999.99 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4, 787 4, 570 $150,000 to $199,999.99 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4, 787 4, 570 $120, 000 to $149,999.99 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4, 787 4, 570 $90,000 to $119,999.99 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4, 787 4, 570 “POST OFFICES OF THE SECOND CLASS Gross receipts Per annum rates Postmaster Assistant postmaster $27,000 to $39,999.99 $5, 070 $4, 670 $18,000 to $26,999.99 4, 870 4, 570 $12,000 to $17, 999.99 4, 770 4, 461 $8,000 to $11,999.99 4, 770 4, 352 “*Provided*, That where the gross postal receipts of a post office of the second class for each of two consecutive calendar years are less than $8, 000, or where in any calendar year the gross postal receipts are less than $7, 000, it shall be relegated to the third class. 65 Stat. 628 “POST OFFICES OF THE THIRD CLASS Gross receipts Per annum rates, postmasters $7,000 to $7,999.99 $4, 298 $6,000 to $6,999.99 4, 162 $5,000 to $5,999.99 4, 058 $4,200 to $4,999.99 3, 917 $3,500 to $4,199.99 3, 781 $3,000 to $3,499.99 3, 645 $2,700 to $2,999.99 3, 509 $2,400 to $2,699.99 3, 400 $2,100 to $2,399.99 3, 254 $1,900 to $2,099.99 3, 128 $1,700 to $1,899.99 3, 019 $1,500 to $1,699.99 2, 883 “*Provided*, That where the gross postal receipts of a post office of the third class for each of two consecutive calendar years are less than $1, 500, or where in any calendar year the gross postal receipts are less than $1, 400, it shall be relegated to the fourth class. “POST OFFICE OF THE FOURTH CLASS Gross receipts Per annum rates, postmasters $1,300 to $1,499.99 $2, 611. 20 $1,100 to $1,299.99 2, 494. 80 $1,000 to $1,099.99 2, 315. 04 $900 to $999.99 2, 177. 28 $800 to $899.99 3, 045. 44 $700 to $799.99 1, 914. 88 $600 to $699.99 1, 782. 58 $500 to $599.99 1, 588. 48 $450 to $499.99 1, 441. 60 $400 to $449.99 1, 327. 36 $350 to $399.99 1, 218. 50 $300 to $349.99 1, 111. 32 $250 to $299.99 979. 90 $200 to $249.99 848. 64 $150 to $199.99 685. 44 $100 to $149.99 522. 24 Less than $100 326. 40" "
(b)[59 Stat. 437](/us/stat/59/437). [39 U. S. C. §§ 56, 858](/us/usc/t39/s56/858). Section 8 of such Act is amended by adding at the end thereof a new subsection as follows: " “(c) At central accounting offices where the gross postal receipts are less than $7, 000, 000 the superintendent of finance, or the employee in charge of central accounting records and adjustments of the accounts, shall be allowed $200 per annum in addition to the salary specified in subsection (a). At central accounting offices with receipts of less than $1, 000, 000, the employee performing the duties of an auditor shall be allowed a salary equal to that of a foreman.” " Sec. 6. [39 U. S. C. § 859](/us/usc/t39/s859). Section 9 of such Act is amended to read as follows: " “supervisors in the united states stamped envelope agency; superindentents and assistant superintendents of classified stations and branches “Sec. 9.
(a)The annual salaries of supervisors in the United States Stamped Envelope Agency shall be as follows: “Agent, $5, 770; assistant agent, $5, 270. “(b) The salary of superintendents and assistant superintendents of classified stations shall be based on the number of employees assigned thereto and the annual postal receipts. No allowance shall be made for sales of stamps to patrons residing outside of the territory of the stations. At classified stations each $25, 000 of postal receipts shall be considered equal to one additional employee: *Provided*, That in determining the number of employees at a classified station, credit 65 Stat. 629 shall be allowed for service performed by regular employees, substitute employees other than those serving in lieu of regular employees absent from duty for any cause, and temporary employees assigned to the station, and for each two thousand and twenty-four hours of Service performed by such employees credit shall be allowed for one employee. “(c) At classified stations, the annual salaries of superintendents and assistant superintendents shall be as follows: Number of employees Superintendent Assistant superintendents 2,001 and up $6, 470 $5, 070 1,001 to 2,000 6, 470 5, 070 501 to 1,000 6, 370 5, 870 401 to 500 6, 170 5, 670 301 to 400 6, 970 5, 570 201 to 300 5, 970 5, 470 151 to 200 5, 770 5, 270 101 to 150 5, 670 5, 170 76 to 100 5, 549 5, 005 51 to 75 5, 331 4, 787 26 to 50 5, 114 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 16 to 25 5, 005 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 6 to 15 4, 787 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 to 5 4, 678 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _” " Sec. 7.
(a)Section 10 of such Act is repealed.[59 Stat. 443](/us/stat/59/443). [39 U. S. C. § 860](/us/usc/t39/s860). [39 U. S. C. § 861](/us/usc/t39/s861).
(b)Section 11
(a)of such Act is amended to read as follows: " “(a) The Postmaster General shall determine the supervisory needs in each organizational unit in the field service of the Post Office Department and shall fix the number of supervisors to be employed in accordance with the salary schedules provided in sections 8 (a), 9,[39 U. S. C. §§ 56, 858, 859, 863–866, 868, 869](/us/usc/t39/s56/858/859/863–866/868/869). 13 (a), 14 (a), 15 (a), 15 (b). 16 (a), 18 (a), and 19
(b)of this Act: *Provided*, That not more than one assistant postmaster may be employed at any post office.” " Sec. 8. Section 13
(a)of such Act is amended to read as follows:[39 U. S. C. § 863](/us/usc/t39/s863). " “(a) The salaries of supervisory employees in the Motor VehicleMotor Vehicle Service. Supervisory employees. Service shall be annual salaries based upon the number of employees supervised as follows: *Provided*, That, m determining the number of employees supervised, credit shall be allowed for service performed by regular employees, substitute employees other than those serving in lieu of regular employees absent from duty for any cause, and temporary employees, and for each two thousand and twenty-four hours of service performed by such employees credit shall be allowed for one employee: “Number of employees Superintendent Senior assistant superintendent Assistant superintendent Assistant superintendent of auxiliary garages Chief of records Chief mechanic; chief of supplies Chief dispatcher; route supervisors Mechanics in charge Dispatchers 701 and up $6, 470 $5,070 $5, 170 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ $5, 170 $5, 170 $4, 970 $4, 870 $4, 470 401 to 700 6, 470 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5, 170 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5, 170 5, 170 4, 970 4, 870 4, 470 251 to 400 6, 170 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5, 170 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4, 870 4, 870 4 ,870 4, 770 4, 470 101 to 250 5, 970 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5, 170 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4, 870 4, 870 4, 870 4, 770 4, 470 51 to 100 5, 770 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5, 070 $5, 070 4, 670 4, 670 4, 670 4, 570 4, 470 31 to 50 5, 570 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4, 970 4, 970 4, 570 4, 570 4, 570 4, 470 4, 470 16 to 30 5, 170 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4, 970 4, 970 4, 470 4, 470 4, 470 4, 470 4, 470 11 to 15 5, 070 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4, 470 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4, 470 4, 470 6 to 10 4, 870 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4, 470 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4, 470 4, 470 1 to 5 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4, 470 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4, 470 4, 470” " 65 Stat. 630 Sec. 9. [59 Stat. 446](/us/stat/59/446). [39 U. S. C. § 304](/us/usc/t39/s304). Custodial Service. Supervisory employees. Section 14
(a)of such Act is amended to read as follows: " “(a) The salaries or supervisory employees in the Custodial Service shall be annual salaries as follows: “Cubic content of buildings General superintendent Assistant general supertax tendent Super Intending engineer Super Intendent of building Assistant super Intendent of building Chief engineer Assistant chief engineer Assistant tending engineer Engi neers Ins pection engineers Mechanical engineers 3 or more buildings with— 50,000,000 cubic feet and up $6, 970 $5, 970 $5, 970 $5, 970 15,000,000 to 49,999,999 Cubic feet 6, 970 5, 970 5, 970 1 or more buildings With— 40,000,000 cubic feet and up $6, 770 $5, 770 $6, 770 $5, 760 $4, 970 20,000,000 to 39,999,999 cubic feet 6, 770 5, 766 6, 746 5, 666 4, 970 15,000,000 to 19,999,999 cubic feet 6, 270 5, 270 6, 270 5, 170 4, 970 10,000,000 to 14,999,999 cubic feet $5, 270 5, 970 4, 970 5 ,970 4, 970 $5, 270 4, 787 5,000,000 to 9,999,999 cubic feet 5, 170 5, 670 5, 670 4, 970 4, 787 3,000,000 to 5,999,999 cubic feet 5, 970 5, 370 5, 370 4, 787 1,000,000 to 2,999,999 cubic feet 5, 370 5, 070 5, 070 4, 787 600,000 to 999,999 cubic feet 4, 870 Less than 500,000 cubic feet 4, 170 Number of employees supervised Superintendent of shops Assistant superIn tendent of shops General foreman of mechanics Foramen of mechanics General foramen of laborers Foremen of laborers Foremen of elevator operators Captain of guard Lieutenant of guard Chief telephone operator Assistant chief telephone operator 151 and up $5, 770 $6, 970 $4, 770 $4, 470 $4. 570 101 to 150 6, 770 5, 970 4, 670 4, 470 4, 670 61 to 100 6, 670 5, 876 4, 362 $4, 134 4, 570 4, 570 41 to 60 6, 370 5, 668 $5, 323 4, 134 4, 134 4, 362 4, 670 31 to 40 5, 223 $4, 787 4, 134 4, 134 4,352 4, 352 $4, 134 $4, 270 $3, 917 21 to 30 5, 223 4, 787 3, 917 4, 352 4, 134 4, 270 3, 917 11 to 20 5, 222 4, 787 3, 917 4, 134 4, 134 4, 270 3, 917 1 to 10 5, 222 4, 787 3, 099 3, 917 3, 917 4, 270 3, 917 Number of employees supervised Foremen Clerks in charge 151 and up 101 to 160 81 to 100 $4, 787 $4,570 41 to 60 4, 787 4,570 31 to 40 4, 787 4,670 21 to 30 4, 787 4,670 11 to 20 4, 787 4,670 1 to 10 4, 787 4,670" " Sec. 10. [39 U. S. C. § 865](/us/usc/t39/s865).
(a)Section 15
(a)of such Act is amended to read as follows: " “(a) Inspection Service. The annual salaries of inspectors in charge, assistant inspectors in charge, and supervisory employees at division headquarters of the Inspection Service shall be as follows: “Title Per annum rates Post office inspector in charge $8, 470 Assistant post office inspector in charge 7, 770 Superintendent 5, 770 Assistant superintendent 5, 270 Chiefs of section 5,170” " 65 Stat. 631
(b)That portion of section 15
(b)of such Act which precedes the[69 Stat. 460](/us/stat/69/460). [39 U. S. C. § 866](/us/usc/t39/s866). first proviso is amended to read as follows: " “(b) Post office inspectors shall be divided into ten grades with annual salaries as follows: Grade 1 $4, 970 Grade 6 $5, 870 Grade 2 5, 170 Grade 7 6, 370 Grade 3 5, 370 Grade 8 6, 770 Grade 4 5, 570 Grade 9 7, 270 Grade 5 5, 770 Grade 10 7, 770 and shall be promoted successively at the beginning of the quarter following one year’s satisfactory service in each grade until they reach grade 8.”. " Sec. 11. Section 16
(a)of such Act is amended to read as follows:[39 U. S. C. § 866](/us/usc/t39/s866). " “(a) The annual salaries of officers and supervisory employees inPostal transportation Service. the Postal Transportation Service shall be as follows: "Organizations General superintendent Assistant general superintendent Assistant general superintendents at large Superintendents at large Administrative assistants District superintendent Assistant district superintendents Divisions $3, 470 $7, 470 $7, 270 $6, 770 $5, 970 Districts $6, 770 $5, 970 Examiner Assistant examiner General foremen General foremen General foremen Foremen Clerks in charge Division offices $4, 896 $4, 787 $5, 270 $5, 114 $4, 896 $4, 787 $4, 570 District offices 4, 896 4, 787 5, 270 5, 114 4, 896 4, 787 4, 570 Railway post offices and highway post offices: Class B: Runs in which more than 60 feat of distributing space Is authorized over entire length of the run in either direction not less than 8 days per week 5, 270 5, 114 4, 787 Runs with 60 teat or less of distributing space 4, 890 4, 787 Class A 4, 570 Number of employees in organization Transfer offices 61 and up 3, 270 5, 114 4, 896 4, 787 4, 570 31 to 60 5, 114 4, 896 4, 787 4, 570 11 to 30 4, 896 4, 787 4, 570 1 to 10 4,787 4, 570 Air mail fields 101 and up 5, 270 5, 114 4, 896 4, 787 4, 570 31 to 100 5, 114 4, 896 4, 787 4, 570 1 to 30 4, 896 4, 787 4, 570 Terminals 251 and up 5.270 6,114 4, 896 4, 787 4, 570 101 to 250 5,114 4, 896 4, 787 4, 570 31 to 100 4, 896 4, 787 4, 570 1 to 30 4, 787 4,570” " Sec. 12. Section 18
(a)of such Act is amended to read as follows:[39 U. S. C. § 868](/us/usc/t39/s868). " “(a) The annual salaries of supervisory employees in the MailMail Equipment Shops. Equipment Shops shall be as follows: "Title Per annum rates Superintendent $7, 470 Senior assistant superintendent 5, 470 Assistant superintendent 5, 970 General foremen 5, 370 Engineers in charge 4, 870 Foremen of mechanics 4, 570 Foremen of repair 4, 370 Assistant foremen 4, 170” " 65 Stat. 632 Sec. 13. [59 Stat. 458](/us/stat/59/458). [39 U. S. C. § 809](/us/usc/t39/s809). Section 19
(b)of such Act is amended to read as follows: " “(b) Storekeepers shall be paid annual salaries of $4, 896 and Foremen shall be paid annual salaries of $4, 352.” " Sec. 14. In the adjustment of assignments to grades, salaries, and positions to conform with the provisions of such Act of July 6, 1945, as amended by this Act—
(a)Postmasters and employees for whom salaries are provided in such Act of July 6, 1945, as amended by this Act, shall be placed under the position title which covers their regularly assigned duties and which is in accord with the applicable organizational unit structure and shall be placed under the annual salary or hourly rate prescribed by such Act of July 6, 1945, as amended by this Act, for the position to which assigned.
(b)Employees (other than special mechanics, cost accounting clerks, purchasing clerks, and draftsmen) for whom automatic *Ante*, p. 623.grades and salaries are provided in section 11A of such Act of July 6, 1945, as added by this Act and who—
(1)on the effective date of this Act, are in grades 1, 2, and 3 shall be placed in grade 1; and
(2)on the effective date of this Act are in grades 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11 shall be placed in grades 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 respectively— and shall receive the annual salary or hourly rate of pay of the grade in which placed.
(c)Special mechanics who, on the effective date of this Act, are receiving basic annual salaries of $3, 670, $3, 770, $3, 870, or $3, 970, shall be placed in grades 1, 2, 3, or 4, respectively.
(d)Cost accounting clerks, purchasing clerks, and draftsmen who, on the effective date of this Act, are receiving basic annual salaries of $4, 070 shall be placed in grade 1, those receiving basic annual salaries of $4, 270 shall be placed in grade 3, and those receiving basic annual salaries of $4, 470 shall be placed in grade 5.
(e)Post office inspectors shall be placed in the same numbered grade as they are in on the date of enactment of this Act. Sec. 15.
(a)Employees who, under such Act of July 6, 1945, as in effect prior to the effective date of this Act, are entitled to automatic grade promotions on the effective date of this Act, shall be given credit for their earned automatic grade promotion before applying the *Ante*, p. 625.provisions of sections 4 and 14 of this Act. Employees who, under such Act of July 6, 1945, as in effect prior to the effective date of this Act, would have been entitled to automatic grade promotions within one year from the effective date of this Act, shall be given credit for the time served since their last promotion prior to the effective date of this Act in determining eligibility for automatic grade promotions under the provisions of such Act of July 6, 1945, as amended by this Act. This subsection shall not apply to any employee who, under section 14
(b)(1), is advanced from grade 1 or grade 2 under such Act of July 6, 1945, as in effect prior to the effective date of this Act, to grade 1 under such Act of July 6, 1945, as amended by this Act.
(b)Any increase in rate of basic compensation by reason of the enactment of this Act shall not be considered as an “equivalent increase” in compensation within the meaning of section 701 of the [63 Stat. 967](/us/stat/63/967). [5 U. S. C. § 1121](/us/usc/t5/s1121).Classification Act of 1949, in case of postal service employees who transfer or are transferred to a position coming within the purview of the Classification Act of 1949. Sec. 16. In the readjustment of salaries to conform with the provisions of this Act,
(1)no postmaster (except postmasters in offices of the fourth class), assistant postmaster, supervisor, or employee shall, by reason of the enactment of this Act, receive an increase in basic 65 Stat. 633 annual salary of less than $400 per annum or in excess of $800,
(2)no postmaster in an office of the fourth class shall receive an increase of more than 20 per centum of his present salary, except as otherwise Provided in this Act, and
(3)employees paid on an hourly basis snail receive an increase of 20 cents per hour over their present compensation. Sec. 17. The Act entitled “An Act to provide additional compensationRepeals. for postmasters and employees of the postal service”, approved May 21, 1946 (Public Law 386, Seventy-ninth Congress), and section[50 Stat. 203](/us/stat/50/203). [39 U. S. C. §§ 877, 878](/us/usc/t39/s877/878). 101 of title I of the Act entitled “An Act to provide for permanent postal rates and to provide pay increases for Government employees”, approved July 3, 1948 (Public Law 900, Eightieth Congress), are[62 Stat. 1260](/us/stat/62/1260). [39 U. S. C. § 878a](/us/usc/t39/s878a). repealed. Sec. 18. The third sentence of subsection
(a)of the first section of the Act entitled “An Act to provide uniform longevity promotional grades for the postal field service”, approved May 3, 1950 (Public Law 500, Eighty-first Congress), is amended by inserting after “5 per[64 Stat. 101](/us/stat/64/101). [39 U. S. C. § 888](/us/usc/t39/s888). centum per annum” the following: “or $100 per annum, whichever is the lesser,”. Sec. 19. The first proviso in the paragraph headed “Third class” in section 1 of the Act of February 28, 1925 (43 Stat. 1054), is repealed. Sec. 20. The first section of the Act entitled “An Act to credit certain service performed by employees of the postal service who are transferred from one position to another within the service for purposes of determining eligibility for promotion”, approved June 19, 1948 (Public Law 674, Eightieth Congress), is amended by striking out “, not exceeding[62 Stat. 484](/us/stat/62/484). [39 U. S. C. § 879](/us/usc/t39/s879). one year of such service,”. Sec. 21. Subsection
(e)of section 17 of the Act entitled “An Act to reclassify the salaries of postmasters, officers, and employees of the Postal Service, to establish uniform procedures for computing compensation; and for other purposes”, approved July 6, 1945, as amended (Public Law 134, Seventy-ninth Congress), is amended to read as[69 Stat. 456](/us/stat/69/456). [39 U. S. C. § 867](/us/usc/t39/s867). follows: " “(e) In addition to the salaries provided in this section, each carrier in the rural delivery service shall be paid for equipment maintenance a sum equal to 9 cents per mile per day for each mile or major fraction of a mile scheduled. The Postmaster General may, in his discretion, allow and pay such additional equipment maintenance allowance (not in excess of $3 per day when combined with the equipment maintenance allowance provided by the preceding sentence) as he may determine to be fair and reasonable in the case of rural carriers entitled to additional compensation under subsection
(d)of this section for serving heavily patronized routes. Payments for equipment and maintenance as provided herein shall be at the same periods and in the same manner as payments for regular compensation to rural carriers.” " Sec. 22. In the exercise of the authority granted by section 81 ofCanal Zone employees. title 2 of the Canal Zone Code, as amended, the Governor of the Canal Zone is authorized to grant, as of the effective date of this Act, additional compensation to postal employees of the Canal Zone government, based on the additional compensation granted by this Act to similar employees in the field service of the Post Office Department of the United States. Sec. 23.
(a)This Act shall become effective as of July 1, 1951.Effective date.
(b)Retroactive compensation or salary shall be paid under this Act only in the case of an individual in the service of the United States (including service in the Armed Forces of the United States) or of the municipal government of the District of Columbia on the date of enactment of this Act, except that such retroactive compensation 65 Stat. 634 or salary shall be paid a retired postmaster, officer, or employee for services rendered during the period beginning July 1, 1951, and ending with the date of his retirement.
(c)In the case of any employee who entered the field service of the Post Office Department after July 1, 1951, and prior to, or on, the date of enactment of this Act, the term “effective date”, as used in this Act, means the day of entry of such employee into the field service. Approved October 24, 1951. Public Law 205: To authorize and direct the Administrator of General Services to transfer to the Department of the Army certain property in Saint Louis, Missouri. Public Law 205 Public Law 205 65 Stat. 634 1951-10-24 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2026-01-19 82 1 public Public Law 205 chapter 558 AN ACT To authorize and direct the Administrator of General Services to transfer to the Department of the Army certain property in Saint Louis, Missouri.October 24, 1951 [[S. 446](/us/bill/82/s/446)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the Administrator of General Services is authorized and directed to transfer, without reimbursement, to the Department of the Army those buildings formerly known as the War Assets Administration Sales buildings, located at 8900 South Broadway, Saint Louis, Missouri, together with the land and facilities in connection therewith, and now under the control and jurisdiction of the General Services Administration. Approved October 24, 1951. Public Law 206: Relating to the policing of the buildings and grounds of the Smithsonian Institution and its constituent bureaus. Public Law 206 Public Law 206 65 Stat. 634 1951-10-24 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2026-01-19 82 1 public Public Law 206 chapter 559 AN ACT Relating to the policing of the buildings and grounds of the Smithsonian Institution and its constituent bureaus.October 24, 1951 [[H. R. 1038](/us/bill/82/hr/1038)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Smithsonian Institution. Policing of buildings and grounds. That the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution and the Trustees of the National Gallery of Art, or their authorized representatives, may designate employees of their respective agencies as special policemen, without additional compensation for duty in connection with the policing of the respective buildings and grounds specified in section 9 of this Act. Sec. 2. Restrictions. Public travel in and occupancy of the specified grounds is hereby restricted to the sidewalks and other paved surfaces, except in the National Zoological Park. Sec. 3. It shall be unlawful for anyone other than an authorized employee or concessionaire to offer or expose any article for sale within the specified buildings or grounds; or to display any sign, placard, or other form of advertisement; or to solicit alms, subscriptions, or contributions therein. Sec. 4. It shall be unlawful for anyone other than an authorized employee to touch or handle objects of art or scientific or historical objects on exhibition, or for anyone to step or climb upon, remove, or in any way injure any object of art, exhibit, including exhibit animals, equipment, seat, wall, fountain, or other erection or architectural feature, or any tree, shrub, plant, or turf, within the specified buildings or grounds. Sec. 5. Regulations.
(a)In addition to the restrictions and requirements specified in sections 2 to 4, inclusive, of this Act, the Secretary of the Smith- 65 Stat. 635 sonian Institution and the Trustees of the National Gallery of Art may prescribe for their respective agencies such regulations as are deemed necessary for the adequate protection of the specified buildings and grounds and of persons and property therein, and for the maintenance of suitable order and decorum within the specified buildings and grounds, including the control of traffic and parking of vehicles m the National Zoological Park.
(b)All regulations promulgated under the authority of this sectionPublication in Federal Register. shall be printed in the Federal Register and shall not become effective until the expiration of ten days after the date of such publication. Sec. 6. Whoever violates any provision of sections 2 to 4, inclusive,Penalties for violations. of this Act, or any regulation prescribed under section 5 of this Act, shall be fined not more than $100 or imprisoned not more than sixty days, or both, prosecution for such offenses to be had in the municipal court for the District of Columbia, upon information by the United States attorney or any of his assistants: *Provided*, That in any case where, in the commission of such offense, property is damaged in an amount exceeding $100, the amount of the fine for the offense may be not more than $5, 000, the period of imprisonment for the offense may be not more than five years and prosecution shall be had in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia by indictment, or if the defendant, after he has been advised of the nature of the charge and of his rights, waives in open court prosecution by indictment, by information by the United States attorney or any of his assistants. Sec. 7. The special police provided for in section 1 of this Act shallPower of special police. have the power, within the specified buildings and grounds, to enforce and make arrests for violations of any provision of sections 2 to 4, inclusive, of this Act, of any regulation prescribed under section 5 of this Act, or of any law of the United States or of any State or any regulation promulgated pursuant thereto. Sec. 8. In order to permit authorized services, training programs,Suspension of prohibitions for ceremonies, etc. and ceremonies within the specified buildings and grounds, the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution or the Trustees of the National Gallery of Art or their designated representatives may suspend for their respective agencies so much of the prohibitions contained in sections 2 to 4, inclusive, of this Act as may be necessary for the occasion or circumstance, but only if responsible officers shall have been appointed, and arrangements determined which are adequate, in the judgment of the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution or the Trustees of the National Gallery of Art or their designees, for the maintenance of suitable order and decorum in the proceedings, and for the protection of the specified buildings and grounds and of persons and property therein. Sec. 9. For the purpose of this Act “buildings and grounds” shall“Buildings and grounds.” mean—
(a)The Smithsonian Institution and its grounds, which shall be held to be
(1)the Smithsonian Building and service roads, including parking and unloading areas;
(2)the Arts and Industries Building and service roads, including parking and unloading areas;
(3)the Natural History Building and service roads, including parking and unloading areas;
(4)the Freer Gallery of Art Building;
(5)the aircraft Building;
(6)the South Shed and surrounding service roads, including parking and unloading areas;
(7)the Astrophysical Observatory buildings and enclosed area; and
(8)the National Zoological Park inside the boundary fence of the National Zoological Park and the public space between said fence and the curb lines of the adjacent streets. 65 Stat. 636
(b)The National Gallery of Art and its grounds, which shall be held to extend to the line of the face of the south curb of Constitution Avenue Northwest, between Seventh Street Northwest, and Fourth Street Northwest, to the line of the face of the west curb of Fourth Street Northwest, between Constitution Avenue Northwest, and Madison Drive Northwest; to the line of the face of the north curb of Madison Drive Northwest, between Fourth Street Northwest, and Seventh Street Northwest; and to the line of the face of the east curb of Seventh Street Northwest, between Madison Drive Northwest, and Constitution Avenue Northwest. Approved October 24, 1951. Public Law 207: To increase the salaries of the Metropolitan Police, the United States Park Police, the White House Police, members of the Fire Department of the District of Columbia, and employees of the Board of Education of the District of Columbia. Public Law 207 Public Law 207 65 Stat. 636 1951-10-25 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2026-01-19 82 1 public Public Law 207 chapter 560 AN ACT To increase the salaries of the Metropolitan Police, the United States Park Police, the White House Police, members of the Fire Department of the District of Columbia, and employees of the Board of Education of the District of Columbia.October 25, 1951 [[H. R. 6329](/us/bill/82/hr/6329)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Compensation increases for certain D. C. employees. Policemen and firemen. That
(a)the annual compensation (including basic salary and additional compensation in lieu of overtime pay and night pay differential) of each officer and member of the Metropolitan Police, the United States Park Police, the White House Police, and the Fire Department of the District of Columbia, as increased by the Act entitled “An Act to provide for an adjustment of salaries of the Metropolitan Police, the United States Park Police, the White House Police, and the members of the Fire Department of the District of Columbia, to conform with the increased [69 Stat. 470](/us/stat/69/470). [D. C. Code §§ 4–803 to 4–805](/us/dcc/4–803/4–805).cost of living in the District of Columbia”, approved July 14, 1945, as amended and by the Act entitled “An Act to increase the compensation of certain employees of the municipal government of the District of [63 Stat. 376](/us/stat/63/376).Columbia, and for other purposes”, approved June 30, 1949, shall be further increased by 10 per centum, (plus 8 per centum of such 10 per centum as additional compensation in lieu of overtime pay and night pay differential) except that in no case shall such compensation be increased by less than $300 per annum or by more than $800 per annum. The proviso contained in the first sentence of the first section of said Act of J tine 30, 1949, is hereby repealed; but no officer or members covered by this section shall, by reason of the enactment of this section, be paid with respect to any pay period, basic salary, or basic salary plus additional compensation at a rate in excess of $11, 130 per annum.
(b)Board of Education, employees.
(1)Each employee of the Board of Education of the District of Columbia whose salary is fixed and regulated by the District of Columbia Teachers’ Salary Act of 1947, except the Superintendent of Schools, shall receive, in addition to the compensation already [61 Stat. 248](/us/stat/61/248); [63 Stat. 376](/us/stat/63/376).Provided by such Act and by the Act of June 30, 1949, compensation at the rate of 10 per centum of the aggregate compensation provided by such Acts, except that in no case shall the additional compensation provided for in this paragraph be increased by less than $300 per annum or by more than $800 per annum.
(2)The basic and maximum salaries for all salary classes in Title I [61 Stat. 248](/us/stat/61/248).of the District of Columbia Teachers’ Salary Act of 1947, except class 29, are hereby increased by 10 per centum, except that in no case shall any such basic or maximum salary be increased by less than $300 per annum or by more than $800 per annum. 65 Stat. 637
(c)In the exercise of the authority granted by section 81 of title 2Governor of Canal Zone. Authority. of the Canal Zone Code, as amended, the Governor of the Canal Zone is authorized and directed to grant additional compensation to policemen, firemen, and school teachers employed by the Canal Zone government, whenever additional compensation is granted to employees of the District of Columbia employed in similar or comparable positions. The additional compensation for such Canal Zone employees shall be effective as of the date any additional compensation is granted to similar or comparable employees of the District of Columbia. Sec. 2. Authority is hereby granted to the Commissioners and toWage-fixing authorities. other wage-fixing authorities of the municipal government of the District of Columbia, the Secretary of the Interior and the President of the United States, in their discretion, to grant additional compensation at rates not to exceed those prevailing without regard to the provisions of section 3679 of the Revised Statutes, as amended (31 U. S. C. 665), additional compensation at rates not to exceed those prevailing in the District of Columbia for similar or comparable employment to each employee in or under the municipal government of the District of Columbia, National Capital Parks and the Executive Mansion Grounds, whose compensation is fixed and adjusted from time to time by a wage board, or whose compensation is fixed without reference to the Classification Act of 1949, as amended, or whose[63 Stat. 954](/us/stat/63/954). [5 U. S. C. § 1071 note](/us/usc/t5/s1071). compensation is limited or fixed specifically by the provisions of the District of Columbia Appropriation Act, 1952.*Ante*, p. 155. Sec. 3.
(a)Public Law 159, Eighty-second Congress, is hereby*Ante*, p. 368. amended by striking out section 3 thereof.
(b)This section shall be effective October 8, 1951.Effective date. Sec. 4.
(a)This Act shall become effective as of the first day of the first pay period which began after June 30, 1951.
(b)No retroactive compensation or salary shall be payable byRetroactive compensation. reason of the enactment of this Act in the case of any individual not in the service of the United States (including service in the Armed Forces of the United States) or of the municipal government of the District of Columbia on the date of enactment of this Act, except that such retroactive compensation or salary shall be paid a retired officer or employee for services rendered during the period beginning with the first day of the first pay period which began after June 30, 1951, and ending with the date of his retirement. Approved October 25, 1951. Public Law 208: To provide for conveyance of certain land to the city of New Orleans. Public Law 208 Public Law 208 65 Stat. 637 1951-10-25 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2026-01-19 82 1 public Public Law 208 chapter 561 AN ACT To provide for conveyance of certain land to the city of New Orleans.October 25, 1951 [[S. 1912](/us/bill/82/s/1912)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,New Orleans. Conveyance. That the Secretary of the Air Force is authorized and directed to convey to the city of New Orleans, without consideration, all of the right, title, and interest of the United States in and to all land acquired by the United States, with funds made available by the city of New Orleans, for the purposes of expansion of and removal of flight hazards at Moisant international Airport, consisting of three hundred seventy-six and three one-hundredths acres, more or less. Approved October 25, 1951. Public Law 209: To amend or repeal certain laws relating to Government records, and for other purposes. Public Law 209 Public Law 209 65 Stat. 638 1951-10-25 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2026-01-19 82 1 public
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