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 SIXTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sass. I. C11. 27. 1926. 122 (2) One Assistant to the Commissioner who shall receive a salary *}",*,°*,*¤tg¤ *:3 at the rate of $8 000 per annum. The oliice of Assistant to the Com- ommusw. missioner provided by .existin law is abolished to take effect at such ¤{'j'{'°" °m°° ‘°°" time as the Assistant to the Cgmmissioner iirst appointed under this section takes o5.oe.. i . `, Y · ‘ · . (3) One Special Deputy Commissioner who shallireceive a salary CE,},’,§$,'§,},,£°"“"’ at the rateof$7,500 per ummm. . ’ ' , ~ t ‘ Sno. 1202. Under such regulations as the Commissioner, with the ,.$l§,'E,.,1°°,§’,,°§,,,§*‘“,'§‘,3 approval of the Secretary, ma prescribe all internal-revenue agents *¤*P•°*¤¤- and inspectors maybe granted? leave of absence with pay on account of sickness, not to exceed 30 days inany calendar year. Jenn- oououmssroiun oomurrrzzn os nrruxan-nnvsunn m{g}g;,§,g>(gig;i;;¤9r:x§ · TAXATION · •¤¤¤- Sno. 1203. (a) There is hereb established a joint oo ional E“°"“”’°°· °‘ M committee to be known as the Johit Committee on Internal Revenue mmm Taxation ( (hereinafter in this section referred to as the "Joint_ Com- mitteeu), and to be  of ten members as follows: (1) ave membersw 0 are members of   on Finance F§,",§{,, §§,‘},*m,mf*‘° of the Senate, three from the majority and two from the minority party, to be chosen by such Committee; and . . ~ _ _ (I2)! Five members who are members of the Committee on Ways wliyl°¤¤¤iri°i`S¤¤ii%i7•°i}°i°? an . eans of the House of Representatives, three; from the majority ¤¤¤·¤· and two from the minority party, tobc chosen. bysuch Committee. (b) No person shall continue to serve as a member. of the Joint ,£f'"°° '°""°“°“’· Committee after he has ceased to be a member of ther Committee by which he was chosen, except that the members chosen gy the Com- mittee on Ways and Means who have been re-elected to e House of Representatives mail continue to serve as members of the Joint:Com— mm cm mittee notwithstan 'ng the expiration of the Congvesea A. vacancy nm ` in the Joint Committee shall not affect the power of the members to execute the functions of the Joint Committee, and  1 be filled in the same manner as the original selection, excgpt that (1) in case of a vacancy during an adjournment or recess ‘ for a period of more than two wcekathe membersof thc·Joint ~ - mittee who are members of the mmittee entitled to fill such vacancy may designate a member of such ·Commi*5*»•¤¤to. serve until his successor is chosen by such Committee, and (2) in the case of a vacancy after the ex iration of a Congress which wonld. be filled by the Committee on Vllldys and Means the members of such Committee who are continuing to serve as members of. the Joint Committee may designate a person who, immediately prior to such expiration, was a member of such Committee and w o is re-elected to the House of Representatives, to serve untilhis successor is chosen by such Com- mittee. og It shall be the duty of the Joint Committee- ». . ,I¤'*·¤ *¤¤¤¤¤ ·¤· 1 To investigate the operation and. efects of the Federal system 0f1D‘t¢l'D$.l•P8VODlBl»&I$;~‘. ~ . ·T gl!) To investigatethe administration of such taxes b the Bureau of ternal Revenueor any executive dopar\nient,‘estaglishment, or agency chgxclwiththeir administrationiqi  . ‘   .— ~ (3) il`o. eauich other invcstigintions in respect of such system of taxes aa the Joint Committee   necessary; (4) To investigatei measures an methods. for the simplification ofsuch taxesqzrticularly the income tax; - i ., » a (5) To pun` h, from time to time, for {public examinationancl m§tgg{g·*;°,¤sg·;,§,$,g;$$ analysis, proposed measures and methods or the simplification of mum