300 57 Stat. 162. 55 Stat. 614 . 5 U. S. C., Supp. IV, § 667(f). Infra. Ante, p. 299. Report to Congress. 55 Stat. 614 . 5 U. S. C., Supp. IV, § 667 (g). Administrative reg- ulations. Supra. 42 Stat. 1491. 5U..C.. 673; Supp. IV, § 673. Infra. Charwomen. Clerical-mechani- cal service. PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 212 -JUNE 30, 1945 [59 STAT. and for other purposes', approved June 23, 1943 (U. S. C ., 1940 edition, Supp. IV, title 50 App., sees. 1471 to 1475, inc.)." REWARDS FOR SUPERIOR ACCOMPLISHMENT; AUTHORIZATION AND LIMITATIONS SEC. 403. Subsection (f) of section 7 of the Classification Act of 1923, as amended, is amended to read as follows: "(f) Within the limit of available appropriations, as a reward for superior accomplishment, under standards to be promulgated by the Civil Service Commission, and subject to prior approval by the Civil Service Commission, or delegation of authority as provided in sub- section (g), the head of any department or agency is authorized to make additional within-grade compensation advancements, but any such additional advancements shall not exceed one step and no em- ployee shall be eligible for more than one additional advancement hereunder within each of the time periods specified in subsection (b). All actions under this subsection and the reasons therefor shall be reported to the Civil Service Commission. The Commission shall present an annual consolidated report to the Congress covering the numbers and types of actions taken under this subsection." REWARDs FOR SUPERIOR ACCoMPLISHMENT; RESPONSIBILITY OF CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION SEC. 404. Subsection (g) of section 7 of the Classification Act of 1923, as amended, is amended to read as follows: "(g) The Civil Service Commission is hereby authorized to issue such regulations as may be necessary for the administration of this section. In such regulations the Commission is hereby empowered, in its discretion, to delegate to the head of any department or agency or his designated representative, the authority to approve additional within-grade compensation advancements provided for in subsection (f), without prior approval in individual cases by the Commission. The Commission is also authorized to withdraw or suspend such authority from time to time, whenever post-audit of such actions by the Commission indicates that standards promulgated by the Com- mission have not been observed." INCREASE IN BASIO RATES OF COMPENSATION SEC. 405. (a) Each of the existing rates of basic compensation set forth in section 13 of the Classification Act of 1923, as amended, except those affected by subsection (b) of this section, is hereby increased by 20 per centum of that part thereof which is not in excess of $1,200 per annum, plus 10 per centum of that part thereof which is in excess of $1,200 per annum but not in excess of $4,600 per annum, plus 5 per centum of that part thereof which is in excess of $4,600 per annum. Such augmented rates shall be considered to be the regu- lar basic rates of compensation provided by such section. (b) (1) The proviso to the fifth paragraph under the heading "Crafts, Protective, and Custodial Service" in section 13 of the Classi- fication Act of 1923, as amended, is hereby amended to read as fol- lows: "Provided,That charwomen working part time be paid at the rate of 78 cents an hour, and head charwomen at the rate of 83 cents an hour". (2) Such section is amended so as to provide the following rates of compensation for positions in the clerical-mechanical service: Grade 1,78 to 85 cents an hour. Grade 2, 91 to 98 cents an hour. Grade 3, $1.05 to $1.11 an hour. Grade 4, $1.18 to $1.31 an hour.
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