59 STAT.] 79TH CONG. , 1ST SESS.-CH. 433-OCT. 23 , 1945 SEC. 4. Section 9 (a) of the said Act is hereby amended by chang- ing the period to a comma and adding: "and in the maintenance of such accounts, appropriate obligations shall be established for annual and sick leave of absence as earned. The Administrator shall, after the close of each fiscal year, obtain an independent commercial-type audit of such accounts. The forms, systems, and procedures pre- scribed by the Comptroller General for the Administrator's appro- priation and fund accounting shall be in accordance with the require- ments of the Federal Water Power Act with respect to accounts of electric operations of public utilities and the regulations of the Federal Power Commission pursuant thereto." SEC. 5. Section 2 (a) of the said Act is hereby amended by striking the language inserted by section 1 of the Act of March 6, 1940 (54 Stat. 47); and section 10 of the said Act is hereby amended to read as follows: "(a) The Secretary of the Interior shall appoint, without regard to the civil-service laws, an Assistant Administrator, chief engineer, and general counsel and shall fix the compensation of each in accord- ance with the Classification Act of 1923, as amended. The Assistant Administrator shall perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Administrator, in the event of the absence or sickness of the Adminis- trator until such absence or sickness shall cease and in the event of a vacancy in the office of Administrator until a successor is appointed. "(b) The Administrator, the Secretary of War, and the Federal Power Commission, respectively, are authorized to appoint, subject to the civil-service laws, such officers and employees as may be neces- sary to carry out the purposes of this Act, the appointment of whom is not otherwise provided for, and to fix their compensation in accordance with the Classification Act of 1923, as amended. The Administrator may employ laborers, mechanics, and workmen in connection with construction work or the operation and maintenance of electrical facilities (hereinafter called 'laborers, mechanics, and workmen'), subject to the civil-service laws, and fix their compensa- tion without regard to the Classification Act of 1923, as amended, and any other laws, rules, or regulations relating to the payment of employees of the United States except the Act of May 29, 19.30 (46 Stat. 468), as amended, to the extent that it otherwise is applicable. The Administrator is further authorized to employ physicians under agreement and without regard to civil-service laws or regulations, to make physical examinations of employees or prospective employees who are or may become laborers, mechanics, and workmen. The Administrator, the Secretary of War, and the Federal Power Com- mission, respectively, are also authorized to appoint, without regard to the civil-service laws, such experts as may be necessary for carry- ing out the functions entrusted to them under this Act and to fix the compensation of each of such experts without regard to the Classification Act of 1923, as amended, but at not to exceed $7,500 per annum. "(c) The Administrator may accept and utilize such voluntary and uncompensated services and with the consent of the agency con- cerned may utilize such officers, employees, or equipment of any agency of the Federal, State, or local governments which he finds helpful in carrying out the purposes of this Act; in connection with the utilization of such services, reasonable payments may be allowed for necessary travel and other expenses." SEC. 6 . Section 12 of the said Act is hereby amended to read as follows: "(a) The Administrator is hereby authorized to determine, settle, compromise, and pay claims and demands against the United States 547 Accounts. 60 Stat. 736. 16 U.S . C. §832h. 41 Stat. 1063 . 16U. . c. ii.T1- 823; Supp. IV , i 818. 50 Stat. 732. 16 U.S . C . 832a(a). 50 Stat. 736. 16U. S. . §8321. Assistant Adminis- trator, etO. 42 Stat. 1488. 5U. .C.C. 61; Supp. IV , 661 ed eq. Ante, p. 298 d seq. Other oficrs and employees. Supm. 5U..C.I| 1; Supp. IV,1 91 tnq. PoA, pp. 677, 2M1. Physcians. Vountary services. 60 8tat. 73 16 U.8. . I.§a . Clala not earsd- hzcar
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