63 STAT.]
81ST CONG. , 1ST SESS.-CH. 782-OCT. 28 , 1949
(4) Employees in grade 1 of the crafts, protective, and cus-
todial service immediately prior to the effective date of this title,
at the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth rate shall have the
first, third, fourth, sixth? and seventh rate, respectively, of grade
1 of the Crafts, Protective, and Custodial Schedule.
(5) Employees in grades 2 and 3 of the crafts, protective, and
custodial service immediately prior to the effective date of this
title, shall have the same relative pay rate of the first six rates of
grades 2 and 3, respectively, of the Crafts, Protective, and
Custodial Schedule.
(6) Employees in grade 4 of the professional and scientific
service and grade 11 of the clerical, administrative, and fiscal
service immediately prior to the effective date of this title, at the
first, second, third, fourth, and fifth rate shall have the first,
second, third, fourth, and sixth rate, respectively, of grade 11 of
the General Schedule.
(7) Employees in grade 5 of the professional and scientific
service and grade 12 of the clerical, administrative, and fiscal
service immediately prior to the effective date of this title, at the
first, second, third, fourth, and fifth rate shall have the first,
second, third, fourth, and fifth rate, respectively, of grade 12 of
the General Schedule.
(8) Employees in grade 6 of the professional and scientific
service and grade 13 of the clerical, administrative, and fiscal
service immediately prior to the effective date of this title, at the
first, second, third, fourth and fifth rate shall have the first,
second, third, fourth, and fifth rate, respectively, of grade 13 of
the General Schedule.
(9) Employees in grade 7 of the professional and scientific
service and grade 14 of the clerical, administrative, and fiscal
service immediately prior to the effective date of this title, at the
first, second, third, fourth, and fifth rate shall have the first, sec-
ond, third, fifth, and sixth rate, respectively, of grade 14 of the
General Schedule.
(10) Employees in grade 8 of the professional and scientific
service and grade 15 of the clerical, administrative, and fiscal serv-
ice immediately prior to the effective date of this title, at the first
and second rate of the grade shall have the third rate of grade 15
of the General Schedule.
(11) Employees receiving a rate of basic compensation, au-
thorized by law, immediately prior to the effective date of this
title, in excess of the appropriate new rate of the grade as deter-
mined under paragraphs (1) to (10), inclusive, may continue to
receive such rate so long as they remain in the same position and
grade, but when any such position becomes vacant, the rate of basic
compensation of any subsequent appointee shall be fixed in accord-
ance with this Act.
SEC. 605. Any increase in rate of basic compensation by reason of
the enactment of this title shall not be regarded as an "equivalent in-
crease" in compensation within the meaning of section 701.
TITLE VII-STEP-INCREASES
SEC. 701. (a) Each officer or employee compensated on a per annum
basis, and occupying a permanent position within the scope of the
compensation schedules fixed by this Act, who has not attained the
maximum scheduled rate of compensation for the grade in which his
position is placed, shall be advanced in compensation successively to
the next higher rate within the grade at the beginning of the next
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Equivalent Increse.
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