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 SEVE NTY-F IRST C ONGRESS. SEss. III. CH. 278. 1931. 1243 of persons under any grade in any bureau, office, or other appro- Iv . S .C.,p.65 . priation unit shall not at any time exceed the average of the com- pensation rate s specified for the grade by such Act, as amended, and in grades in w hich only one position is all ocated the salary of such if only one position position shall not exceed the average of the compensation rates for in a grade. the grade except that in unusually meritorious cases of one position Adv ances i n unusu- in a grade advance s may be made to rates hi gher than the average ally meritorious cases. of the compensation rates of the grade but not more often than once in any fiscal year, and then only to the next higher rate : Pro- vided further That this restriction shall not apply (1) to grades 1, 2, 3, and 4 of the clerical-mechanical service, or (2) to require the reduction in salary of any person whose compensation was fixed, as of July 1, 1924, in accordance with the rules of section 6 of such Act, (3) to require the reduction in salary of an y person who is transferred from one position to another position in the same or dif- ferent grade, in the same or different bureau, office, or other appro- priation unit, or (4) to prevent the payment of a salary under any grade at a rate higher than the maximum rate of the grade when such higher rate is permitted by the Classification Act of 1923 as amended, a nd is specifically authorized by other law : Pro vi ded fu r- th er, That the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to contract for stenographic reporting services, and the appropriations made in this Act shall be available for such purposes : Provided further, That the Secret ary of Agriculture is authori zed to expend from appropri- ations available for the purchase of lands not to exceed $1 for each option to purchase any particular tract or tracts of land : Pr o vi d ed further, That not to exceed $55,000 of the appropriations available for salaries and expenses of officers and employees of the Department of Ag riculture per manently stat ioned in for eign countrie s may be used for payment of allowances for living quarters, including heat, fuel, and light, a s authorized by the Act a pproved June 26, 1930 (46 Stat ., p. 818) : Pr ovided furthe r, That no part of the fund s appropriated by this Act shall be used for the payment of any offi- cer or employee of the Department of Agriculture who, as such offi- cer o r employee, o r on behalf o f the depart ment or any d ivision, commission, or bureau thereof, issues, or causes to be issued, any pre- diction, oral or written, or forecast with respect to future prices of cotton or the trend of same. When specifically approved by the Secretary of Agriculture, trans- fers may be made between the appropriations in this Act under the respective jurisdiction of any bureau, office, institution, or service, in order to meet increases in compensation resulting from the real- location by the Personnel Classification Board of positions under any such organization unit. Any such transfers shall be reported to Congress in the annual Budget. For sala ries and compensa tion of necessar y employe es in th e mechanical shops and power plant of the Department of Agricul- ture, $125,000, of which $9,780 shall be immediately available. Restriction not ap- plicable to clerical-me- chanical services. No reducti on in f ixed salaries. Vol. 42, p. 1490. U.S. C.,p.66; Supp. I~- ,P .25. Transfers to another po sition without reduc- tion. higher salary rates permitted. Contracts for steno- graphic reporting. Purchase of options for land. Allowance for living quarters, etc ., stationed abroad. Ante, p. 818 . No payment to officer or employee issuing predictions, etc., of future prices of cotton . Tra nsfers allowed be- tween appropriations to meet reallocations . Mechanical, etc ., em- ployees. DIISCFLLANEOUS EXPENSES, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE For stationery, blank books, twine, um dry goods, soa Department y> > 7 paper, g f yg 1>> gent expenses. brushes, brooms, mats, oils, paints, glass, lumber, hardware, ice, fuel, water and gas pipes, heating apparatus, furniture, carpets, and matti ngs ; f or l ight s, f reig ht, expr ess char ges, adv erti sing and pr ess clippings, telegraphing, telephoning, postage, washing towels, and necessary repairs and improvements to buildings and heating appa- ratus ; for the maintenance, repair, and operation of not to exceed four and purchase and exchange of two motor -propelled pa ssenger- carrying vehicles and one motor cycle for official purposes only ; for co ntin .
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