55 STAT.] 77TH CONG., IST SESS.-CH. 268- -JULY 1, 1941 of the Act approved June 17, 1910 (41 U. S . C . 7), concerning pur- chases 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 reduction 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 trans- ferred from one position to another position in the same or different grade in the same or a different bureau, office, or other appropria- tion 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 com- pensation 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 compensation and the designation of the position, or either, speci- fically appropriated for herein, shall be the permanent law with respect thereto; and the authority for any position specifically estab- lished by such Act which is not specifically appropriated for herein shall cease to exist. SEC. 5 . No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be used to pay the salary or wages of any person who advocates, or who is a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or violence: Pro- vided, That for the purposes hereof an affidavit shall be considered prima facie evidence that the person making the affidavit does not advocate, and is not a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or vio- lence: Providedfurther, That any person who advocates, or who is a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or violence and accepts employment the salary or wages for which are paid from any appro- priation contained in this Act shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both: Provided further, That the above penalty clause shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other provisions of existing law. SEC. 6. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act or authorized hereby to be expended and no part of any appropriation or fund otherwise available to any Federal agency for which appro- 278941° -4 2 -PT. --- 30 465 36 Stat. 531 . Private vehicles. Salary restriction. 42 Stat. 1488 . 5U.S.C. §§661-674. Post, p . 613. Proviso. Restriction not ap- plicable in designated cases. 42 Stat. 1490. 5U.S.C.§ 666. Rate of compensa- tion and designation of positions. 46 Stat. 32. 2U.S.C. 60a. Persons advocating overthrow of U. 8. Government. Prorisos. Affidavit. Penalty. Citizenship require- ments.
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