53 STAT.] 76TH CONG., 1ST SESS. -CH. 208-JUNE 16, 1939 intendent of Documents: Providedfurther, That the appropriations for construction of Annex Buildings, Government Printing Office, Washington, District of Columbia, shall be available for rental and repair of temporary quarters, and the heating and ventilation (includ- ing operating personnel) thereof, commencing July 1, 1937, and continuing until the completion of such project. In order to keep the expenditures for printing and binding for the fiscal year 1940 within or under the appropriations for such fiscal year, the heads of the various executive departments and independent establishments are authorized to discontinue the printing of annual or special reports under their respective jurisdictions: Provided, That where the printing of such reports is discontinued the original copy thereof shall be kept on file in the offices of the heads of the respective departments or independent establishments for public inspection. Purchases may be made from the foregoing appropriation under the "Government Printing Office", as provided for in the Printing Act approved January 12, 1895, and without reference to section 4 of the Act approved June 17, 1910 (41 U. S . 0 . 7), concerning purchases for executive departments. SEC. 2. No part of the funds herein appropriated shall be used for the maintenance or care of private vehicles. SEC. 3. In expending appropriations or portions of appropriations contained in this Act, for the payment for personal services in the District of Columbia in accordance with the Classification Act of 1923, as amended, the average of the salaries of the total number of persons under any grade in the Botanic Garden, the Library of Con- gress, 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 amended, and in grades in which only one position is allocated the salary of such position shall not exceed the average of the com- pensation rates for the grade, except that in unusually meritorious cases of one position in a grade, advances may be made to rates higher than the average of the compensation rates of the grade, but not more often than once in any fiscal year, and then only to the next higher rate: Provided, That this restriction shall not apply (1) to grades 1, 2, 3, and 4 of the clerical-mechanical service; (2) to require the reduc- tion in salary of any person whose compensation was fixed as of July 1, 1924, in accordance with the rules of 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 the same or different grade in the same or a different bureau, office, or other appropriation unit; (4) to prevent the payment of a salary under any grade at a rate higher than the maximum rate of the grade when such higher rate is permitted by the Classification Act of 1923, as amended, and is specifically authorized by other law; or (5) to reduce the compensa- tion of any person in a grade in which only one position is allocated. SEC. 4. Whenever any office or position not specifically established by the Legislative Pay Act of 1929 is specifically appropriated for herein or whenever the rate of compensation or designation of any position specifically appropriated for herein is different from that specifically established for such position by such Act, the rate of com- pensation and the designation of the position, or either, specifically appropriated for herein, shall be the permanent law with respect thereto; and the authority for any position specifically established by such Act which is not specifically appropriated for herein shall cease to exist. SEC. 5 . This Act may be cited as the "Legislative Branch Appropria- tion Act, 1940". Approved, June 16, 1939. 839 Temporary quar- ters. Annual or special reports of depart- ments, printing dis- continued. Proviso. Originals to be kept on file. Purchases independ- ent of Procurement Division, Treasury Department. 28 Stat. 601; 36 Stat. 531. 41 U.S .C. §7. Private vehicle re- striction. Average salaries in designated offices not to be exceeded. 5 U.S. C. §§661-674; Supp. IV, §§ 673, 673c. Protiso. Not applicable to clerin l-mlechanical service. t r . U . ('. §666. Transfer without re- duction. Higher salary rates permitted. If only one position in a grade. Legislative Pay Act of 1929. 46 Stat. 32. 2U.S.C.I60a; Supp. IV, §60a. Determination of pay rate and designa- tion of office. Short title.
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