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 74TH CONGRESS. SESS. I. CHS. 115, 131. MAY 15, 17, 1935. [CHAPTER 115 .] AN ACT To give proper recognition to the distinguished services of Colonel William L. Keller. Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That in recognition of the outstanding service and contribution made to the science of medicine and surgery by Colonel William L. Keller, Medical Corps, United States Army, and to provide that his mature professional judgment and long experience may continue to remain available to the public service, the President is hereby authorized to designate the said Colonel William L. Keller, upon his retirement from the active list, as Consultant in Surgery at the United States Army Medical Center (Walter Reed Hospital), Washington, District of Columbia : Provided, That such designation shall be subject to the said Colonel William L. Keller's acceptance and terminable at his pleasure ; and it is further provided that he shall be entitled to the full active-duty pay and allowances of the grade held by him at the time of his ret irement. Approved, May 15, 1935. [CHAPTER 131 .] AN ACT Making appropriations for the Department of Agriculture and for the Farm Credit Administration for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1936, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the fol lowing sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not other- wise appropriated, for the Department of Agriculture and for the Farm Credit Administration for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1936, namely ; TITLE I-DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY SALARIES For the Secretary of Agriculture, Under Secretary of Agriculture, Assistant Secretary, and for other personal services in the District of Columbia, and elsewhere, $584,712 : Provided, That in expending appropriations or portions of appropriations contained in this Act for the payment for personal servi ces in the Dis trict of Columb ia in accordance with the Classification Act of 1923, as amended, with the exception of the Assistant Secretary, the average of the salaries of the total number of persons under any grade in any bureau, office, or other appropriation unit shall not at any time exceed the average of the compensation rates specified for the grade by such Act as amen ded and in grad es in which onl y one position is allocated t he salary of such position shall not exceed the average of the compensa- tion rates for the grade, except that in unusually meritorious cases of one position in a grade advances may be made to rates higher than the average of the compensation rates of the grade but not more often than once in any fiscal year and then only to the next hi her rate : Provided 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 May 15, 1935 . [S. 2024.] [Public, No.61.] 247 Colonel William L. Keller. May be designated Consultant in Surgery at Walter Reed Hospi- tal. Proviso. Optional acceptance. Pay and al lowances. May 17, 1935. [H. R. 6718.1 [Public, No .62 .] Department of Agri- cu ltur e, Far m Credit Administration appro- priation s, fiscal year, 1936 . Tit le I-Department of Agriculture. Secretary's office. Secretary, Under Sec- retary, Assistant, and other personal services. Provisos. Salaries limited to average rates under Classification Act. Vol. 42, p. 1488; Vol. "6,p- 776 ; Vol.46,p. U.S.C.,p.85. When only one posi- tion in grade . Restriction not appli- cable to clerical-me- chanical service . No reduction in fixed sala ries.