PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 782-OCT. 28, 1949
Conditions.
Infra; pod, p . 971.
"Good.'
Post, p. 970.
Reward for superior
acuomplishment.
Ante, p. 967.
Delegation of au-
thority.
Reports.
Longevity step-in-
strse.
Restrictions.
pay period following the completion of (1) each fifty-two calendar
weeks of service if his position is in a grade in which the step-increases
are less than $200, or (2) each seventy-eight calendar weeks of service
if his position is in a grade in which the step-increases are $200 or
more, subject to the following conditions:
(A) That no equivalent increase in compensation from any
cause was received during such period, except increase made
pursuant to section 702 or 1002;
(B) That his current efficiency rating is "good" or better than
"good";
(C) That the service and conduct of such officer or employee are
certified as being otherwise satisfactory by the department; and
(D) That the benefit of successive step-increases shall be pre-
served, under regulations issued by the Commission, for officers
and employees whose continuous service is interrupted in the
public interest by service with the armed forces or by service in
essential non-Government civilian employment during a period
of war or national emergency.
(b) The term "good" as used in this title shall have the same
meaning as when used in the systems of efficiency rating established
pursuant to title IX of this Act.
SEC. 702. (a) Within the limit of available appropriations and in
accordance with standards promulgated by the Commission, each
department is authorized, subject to prior approval by the Commis-
sion (except as provided in subsection (b)), to make additional step-
increases as a reward for superior accomplishment, but no officer
or employee shall be eligible for more than one such additional step-
increase within each of the time periods specified in section 701 (a).
(b) The Commission is authorized to delegate to any department
the authority to make the additional step-increases provided for in
this section, without prior approval in individual cases by the Com-
mission. The Commission may withdraw or suspend such authority
whenever review of such actions by the Commission indicates that
standards promulgated by the Commission have not been observed,
and may restore such authority whenever it is satisfied that subsequent
actions will be taken in conformance with such standards.
(c) Each department shall report to the Commission all actions
taken under this section, together with the reasons therefor. The Com-
mission shall submit an annual report to Congress covering the num-
bers and types of actions taken under this section.
SEC. 703. (a) Subject to subsection (b), and as a reward for long
and faithful service, each department shall grant an additional step-
increase (to be known as a longevity step-increase) beyond the maxi-
mum scheduled rate of the grade in which his position is placed, to
each officer or employee for each three years of continuous service
completed by him at such maximum rate or at a rate in excess thereof
authorized by this section without change of grade or rate of basic
compensation except such change as may be prescribed by any pro-
vision of law of general application.
(b) (1) No officer or employee shall be entitled to a longevity step-
increase while holding a position in any grade above grade 10 of the
General Schedule.
(2) No officer or employee shall receive a longevity step-increase
unless his current efficiency rating is "good" or better than "good",
and his service and conduct are certified as being otherwise satisfactory
by the department.
(3) No officer or employee shall receive more than one longevity
step-increase for any three years of continuous service.
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