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 SIXTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. IV. Ch. 265. 1923. 149]. (_c) decrease in the rate of compensation for employees who at the time are above the mmimum rate for the class to which their positions are allocated, and (d) dismissal. The head of each department shall rate in accordance with such m,,°‘{,’,,'§',,§d”*‘“€"°b° siystems the eiiiciency of each employee under his control or direction. ` ' he current rating; for each grade or class thereof shall be open I"“P°°“°°·°°°· to inspection by the representatives of the board and by the employees of the department under conditions to be determined by the board after consultation with the department heads. Reductions in compensation and dismissals for ineiiicienc shall w*§°‘§‘},°“:;°»pr*;f°v;,¤*;·, be made by heads of departments in all cases whenever the eiliciency imrd- {;tin(gs warrant, as provided herein, subject to the approval of the ar _,,,-,_ ..•·.¤.•-•·..¤`·s•·g., The board may require that one copy of such current ratings shall mg?} §{,°§,’{@f‘*’ be transmitted to and kept on file with the board. Sec. 10. That, subject to such rules and regulations as the Presi- u,=`,,‘i‘“,§‘,'°f,’,_,,,,,°° P°"‘ dent may from time to time pgscribe, and regardless of the depart- §:¤•¢¤¤m¤orm ment or independent establis ent in which the position is located, ' an employee may be transferred from a position in one grade to a vacant position within the same grade at the same rate of compensation, or promoted to a vacant position in a higher grade at a higher _ rate of compensation, in accordance with civil service rules, any provision of existing statutes to the contrary notwithstanding: Pm- wk to mmm vided, That nothing herein shall be construed to authorize or permit goverment ¤¤n>¤•¤- the transfer of an employee of the United States to a iposition under the municipal government of the District of Colum ia, or an employee of the mimicigal government of the District of Columbia to a ` position under the nited States. M Sec. 11. That nothing contained in this Act shall he construed to m2¢°iiP$»i”¤.:(E°°;,°§tZ make permanent any temporary appointments under existing law, ¤•¤¤¤*- Src. 12. That it shall be the duty of the board to make a study mggivofiw wwwof the rates of compensation lprovided in this Act for the mmm. I"' °°°" various services and grades wit a view to any readjustment deemed by said board to be just and reasonable. Said board shall, m_R¤P·¤ *0 Cvnerws. after such study and at such subsequent ti1nes as it may deem necessary, report its conclusions to Congress with any recommendations it may deem advisable. cam Src. 13. That the compensation schedules be as follows: ,,1,, "°"““°“ '°"°°‘ rnornssronmn AND scmzvrrmo smzvrca. .¤§{,Pj°;_$*r‘;*,*,g_¤¤¤ wi- The professional and scientihc service shall include all classes of ;,,g;${,'§;‘,_{‘ "°"“°"’ positions the duties of which are to perform routine, advisory, ad-. ministrative, or research work which is based upon the estab ished principles of a profession or science, and which requires professional, scientific, or technical training equivalent to that represented by graduation from a college or university of recognized standing. Grade one, in this service, which may be referred to as the jnmior §h'?:;*{¤cM“_ professional grade, shall include all classes of positions the duties of which are to erform, under immediate supervision, simple and elementary worl): requiring professional, scientific, or technical trainin as herein specified, but little or no experience. `£'l`he annual rates of compensation for giositions in theszxgrade shall ·*°”““’ P°Y- be $1,860, $1,920, $2,000, $2,100, $2,200, 2,300, and $2,, 2 Grade two, in this service, which may be referred to as the as- ggfggmudd sistant professional grade, shall include all classes of positions the duties of which are to perform, under immediate or general supervision, individually or with a_ small number of subordinates, work requiring professional, scientific, or technical traming as herein