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SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS . SEss . II. CHs . 850, 851 . 1930.

1005 SEC . 2. The heads of the several executive departments and inde- Adj ust me nt of co- pen de nt estab lishm ents are autho rized and dire cted to ad just the ice. ion in f ield serv- compensation of certain civilian positions in the field services, the Vol.43,p . 704 . compensation of which was adjusted by the Act of December 6, 1924 (43 Stat . 604), to correspond, so far as may be practicable, to Vol 45, p. 776. the rates established by the Act of May 28, 1928 (U . S. C., Supp. 3, u. s. ., supp . IV, title 5, sec . 673), and by this Act for positions in the departmental p. PTOris°. services in the District of Columbia : Provided, That the terms of Exceptions and Na- this Act shall apply to employees carried under Group 4-B, includ- val E stab lishm ent . in- drafting groups, in the Schedule of Wages for Civil Employees under the Naval Est ablis hment , no twith stand ing t he f act t hat t he comp ensa tion of such em ploy ees was not adj uste d by the Act of Vol. 43, p. 704. December 6, 1924 (43 Stat. 604), or the Act of May 28, 1928 (U. S. C., p. 25. S. c., Supp. IV, Supp. 3, title 5, sec. 673) . SEC. 3. Except as amended by this Act the provisions of the Act V.l. 45, p . 785. IV, of May 28, 1928 (U. S. C., supp. 3, title 5, sec. 673), shall remain in p .25. full force and effect . SEC . 4 . The Personnel Classification Board shall have authorit

Personnel Classifica- y tion Boar d . to ascertain currently the facts as to the duties and responsibilities Authority of, to of any such position and to review and, subject to the President's change allocat ions, etc . approva l, to change the a llocat ion th ereof w heneve r, in its op inion, the facts -warrant : P rovi ded, That such review and change shall be co0°sul cat ion wi th made only after consultation with the heads of the departments con- he ad of department. cerned and after affording all incumbents of positions affected an opportunity to be heard, of which hearing a permanent written Hearing, etc . record shall be made and kept, including all testimony taken

Prov ided fur ther , That in all cases where the board shall change Nopayreducti on,etc . the allocation of a position to a lower grade the rate of pay fixed for such position prior to such change may be continued so long as the position is held by the incumbent then occupying it . SEC. 5. Ther e is h ereby author ized t o be a ppropri ated a nnuall y for 111111"Z11 - salaries and expenses of the Personnel Classification Board such sums as may be necessary to enable them to carry into effect the provisions of the Classi ficati on Act of 19 23 and amendm ents t hereto

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Uo ls4 Cp p1488. . . That nothing contained herein shall be interpreted to preclude the Proriso. Detail of officers, etc ., temporary detail to the board of officers or employees of the several with special knowledge departments possessed of special knowledge, ability, or experience etc., to board . required in the classification of positions as now authorized by law . SEC . 6 . Ther e is here by create d a posit ion of di rector of classifi ca- "(A, iDirector of classifica- tion, who shall be appoi nted by t he bo ard, which her eafte r sha ll ppointment . consist only of the Director of the Bureau of the Budget, a member Colmposit98on of of the Civil Service Commission, and the Chief of the United States board . Bureau of Eff icienc y, the Direc tor of the Bu reau o f the Budget to be Chairman. the chairman of the board, and who, under the general direction of Duties. the board, shall exercise and perform all powers and duties which the board is authorized to exercise and perform . Approved, July 3, 1930 . July 3, 1930. CHAP. 8 5 1 .-An Act Authorizing commissioners or me mbers of internationa l [ S . 28 28 .] tribunals to administer oaths, to subpoena witnesses and records, and to punish [Pu blic, No . 524.] for contempt . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representativ es of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That whenever International tribu- nals. any claim in which the United States or any of its nationals is inter- Authority of, to ad- ested is pending before an international tribunal or commission minis ter o aths , in pro- to , ceedings before . established pursuant to an agreement between the United States and any foreign government or governments, each member of such tri- bunal or commission, or the clerk or a secretary thereof, shall have authori ty to admini ster o aths i n all proceed ings b efore the tr ibunal