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PUBLIC LAW 542~JULY 14, 1952

annual automatic increase in compensation under the Act of July 6, 1945 (Public Law 134, Seventy-ninth Congress, as amended and sup- 59 stau 435. plemented, or to a longevity increase in compensation under the Act 851-876. of May 3, 1950 (Public Law 500, Eighty-first Congress), shall be 64 Stat. C 101. 39 U S 8 8 8 granted such increase in his rate of basic compensation, and his rate note. of basic compensation as an employee in a position under the Classifi63 cation Act of 1949, as amended, shall, as of such date, be adjusted as 5 u Stat. 954. s e 1071 note. follows: (A) In the case of an employee whose rate of basic compensation prior to such transfer was in excess of the maximum scheduled rate of the grade in which his position has been classified under the Classification Act of 1949, as amended, the increase in compensation granted by this section shall be added to such rate of basic compensation, (B) I n the case of an employee whose rate of basic compensation prior to such transfer was less than the maximum scheduled rate of the grade in which his position has been classified under the Classification Act of 1949, as amended, the increase in compensation granted by this section shall be considered as part of the rate of basic compensation of such employee for the purpose of determining the rate of basic compensation to be established for such employee in accordance with the grade in which his position has been so classified. SEC. 2. The rate of basic compensation of any employee transferred from the field service of the Post Office Department to the General Services Administration pursuant to Reorganization Plan Numbered 18 shall not be reduced by reason of the subsequent reassignment or transfer of such employee to another position in the same or equivalent rate of pay or grade of the Classification Act of 1949, as amended. The rate of basic compensation of any such employee which has been reduced for such reason prior to the date of enactment of this Act shall be restored, as of the date of such reduction in rate, to the rate which such employee was receiving immediately prior to such reduction, plus any increase in rate of basic compensation to which such employee may be entitled under the first section of this Act. SEC. 3. No retroactive compensation shall be payable by reason of the Retroactive pay. enactment of this Act in the case of any individual not occupying a position under the Classification Act of 1949, as amended, on the date of enactment of this Act, except that such retroactive compensation shall be paid, if otherwise due under this Act, (1) to an individual on furlough without pay, for services rendered during the period beginning July 1, 1950, and ending with the day immediately preceding the date on which such furlough commenced, (2) to a retired employee for services rendered during the period beginning July 1, 1950, and ending with the date of his retirement, and (3) in accordance with Public Law 636, Eighty-first Congress, for services rendered 64 Stat. 395. during the period beginning July 1, 1950, and ending with the date 5 USC 6 lf-6 Ik. of death. Approved July 14, 1952. Public Law 542

CHAPTER 745

AN ACT To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act with respect to certain contracts and agreements which establish minimum or stipulated resale prices and which are extended by State law to persons who are not parties to such contracts and agreements, and for certain other purposes.

July 14, 1952 [H. R. 5767]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That it is the purpose la^gf * ^ fair-trade