53 STAT.] 76TH CONG. ,
IsT SESS.-CHS. 77 , 84-APR . 20, 24, 1939
[CHAPTER 77]
JOINT RESOLUTION
To authorize the painting of the signing of the Constitution for placement in the
H.A Res. 22]1
Capitol Building.
[Pub. Res., No. 11]
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled, That a commission con-
capitol Building.
sisting of the Vice President of the United States, the Speaker of ofPanstitutioogniag
the House of Representatives, and the Architect of the Capitol be, thorizedforplacement
and is hereby, created and authorized and directed to employ an Post, p. 981.
artist to paint upon canvas (approximately twenty feet by thirty
feet in size), at a price not exceeding $30,000, a painting of the scene Pricelimitation.
at the signing of the Constitution. The said painting shall be subject
to the approval of the Joint Committee on the Library, and, when
so approved, shall be mounted in a space in the Capitol Building to
be selected by the commission. The commission shall consult the
Commission of Fine Arts and any suggestion for such suitable paint-
ing by any artist shall be considered by the Commission.
Approved, April 20, 1939.
[CHAPTER 84]
AN ACT ANACT
April24, 1939
To amend the Act entitled "An Act for the grading and classification of clerks in
[H. R. 36551
the Foreign Service of the United States of America, and providing compensa-
[Public, No. 40]
tien therefor", approved February 23, 1931.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Act Gradigngeandcla
entitled "An Act for the grading and classification of clerks in the sinistonofclerks.
Foreign Service of the United States of America, and providing 22ss. c.
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1-231;
compensation therefor", approved February 23, 1931, be, and the Sup. IV , §4.
same is hereby, amended as follows:
Section 3 of said Act is amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 3 . That the Secretary of State is hereby authorized, at posts sation authoriedPto
where in his judgment it is required by the public interests for the meet excessive costs of
purpose of meeting the unusual or excessive costs of living ascer- livingt certain posts.
tained by him to exist, to grant compensation to clerks assigned there
in addition to the basic rates herein specified, and also to other
employees in the Foreign Service of the United States who are
American citizens in addition to the basic rates of their salaries as
fixed by the Secretary of State, within such appropriations as
Congress may make for such purpose: Provided, however, That all
roiso.
such additional compensation with the reasons therefor shall be
Report to Congress.
reported to Congress with the annual Budget."
SEC. 2. Section 10 of said Act is amended to read as follows:
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"SEC. 10. (a) That the officers in the Foreign Service shall here-
Classification, sal-
after be graded and classified as follows, with the salaries of each riesetc. fofficers"
class herein affixed thereto, except as increases in salaries are
authorized in section 33 of this Act, but not exceeding in number
for each class a proportion of the total number of officers in the
service represented in the following percentage limitations:
"Ambassadors and Ministers as now or hereafter provided; Ambasadors and
Foreign Service officers as follows: Class 1, 6 per centum, $9,000 to Foreign Service of-
$10,000; class 2, 7 per centum, $8,000 to $8,900; class 3, 8 per centum, fce
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$7,000 to $7,900; class 4, 9 per centum, $6,000 to $6,900; class 5, 10
per centum, $5,000 to $5,900; class 6, 14 per centum, $4,500 to $4,900;
class 7, $4,000 to $4,400; class 8, $3,500 to $3,900; unclassified, $2,500
to $3,400: Provided, That as many Foreign Service officers above
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class 6 as may be required for the purpose of inspection may be ofinspection.
detailed by the Secretary of State for that purpose.
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