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72d CONGRESS . SESS. I. CH. 314. JUNE 30, 1932 .

399 Congress, or the Government Printing Office, shall not at any time exceed the average of the compensation rates specified for the grade by such Act, as a mended : Provided, That this restriction shall not No applicable to apply (1) to grades 1, 2, 3, and 4 of the clerical-mechanical service, cle ric al- mec ban lca l (2) to require the reduction in salary of any person whose compen- serv ice p. 1490; U. sation was fixed as of July 1, 1924, in accordance with the rules of S•p section 6 of such Act, (3) to require the reduction in salary of any person who is transferred from one position to another position in Transfers to another position without re- the same or different grade in the same or a different bureau, office, duction. or other appropriation unit, (4) to prevent the payment of a salar y Higher salary rates under any grade at a rate higher than the maximum rate of the allowed. grade wh en such higher r ate is p ermitted by the C lassific ation Ac t of 1923, as amended, and is specifically authorized by other law, or , If only one position (5) to reduce the compensation of any person in a grade in which ma grade. only one position is allocated . SEC . 4. The detail of the present incumbent as attending physician Capitol physician . at the Capitol shall be continued until otherwise provided by law . PART II TrrLE I-FuIa ouGH OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES FURLOUGH PROVISIONS Part II . Furlough of Federal emp loy ees . SECTION 101 . During t he fisca l year e nding Jun e 30, 19 33- (a) The days of work of a per diem officer or employee receiving em pr them officer s and compensation at a rate which is equivalent to more than $1,000 per -7om'p. 15 1. annum shall not exceed five in any one week, and the compensation for five days shall be ten-elevenths of that payable for a week's work of five and one-half days : Provided, That nothing herein contained Present rates not af- shall be construed as modifying the method of fixing the daily rate fected . of compensation of per diem officers or employees as now authorized by law : Provided further, That where the nature of the duties of a lieu . etc . . In per diem officer or employee render it advisable, the provisions of subsection (b) may be applied in lieu of the provisions of this sub- section . b) Each officer or employee receiving compensation on an annual Officers and employ . (

...on annual basis . basis at the rate of more than $1,000 per annum shall be furloughed ends loughhftwenty n y. without compensation for one calendar month, or for such periods four work days . as shal l in the aggrega te be eq uivalent to one c alendar month, f or which latt er pur pose twent y-four work ing d ays (c ounti ng Sa tur- Sat urd ays . day as one-half day) shall be considered as the equivalent of one calendar month : Provided, That where the nature of the duties of P "' ° rrdi m basis in any such officer or employee render it advisable, the provisions of lieu. subsection (a) may be applied in lieu of the provisions of this sub- sect ion : Provided further, That no officer or employee shall, with- Limita`ion . out hi s consen t, be fu rloughed under t his subs ection f or more than five days in any one calendar month : Provided further, That the rate Peasnon reduct ion in com- of com pensatio n of any employe e furlou ghed und er the p rovision s of this Act shall not be reduced by reason of the action of any wage board durin g the fiscal yea r 1933 . (c) If the application of the provisions of subsections ,(a ) and (b) $,

re ductio n to to any officer or employee would reduce his rate of compensation to less than $1,000 per annum, such provisions shall be applied to him Pelt, p. 1515. only to the extent necessary to reduce his rate of compensation to $1,000 per annum .

No exemption from SEc . 102. No officer or employee shall be exempted from the pro- provisions . visions of subsections (a) and (b) of section 101, except in those Exception upon ap- cases whe re the public s ervice requires that the position be continu- proval of President . ously filled and a suitable substitute can not be provided, and then