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 PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 601-JUNE 23. 1938 5 U.S .C .§§ 661-674; Supp. III, § 673, 673c. Temporary person- nel. Personnel, proper- ty, and appropria- tions. Personnel and prop- erty, transfers. 44 Stat. 568 . 49U.S.C.§§ 171-184 . 48 Stat. 933; 49 Stat. 614. 39U.S.C.§§463, 469-469s; Supp. III, oh. 13. Prloisos. Transfer without salary reduction; ex- ception. Acquisition of civil- service status. Status of those tak- ing examinations. Appropriations. Funds available. 44 Stat. 568 . 49U.S.C.§J171- 184. and, subject to the civil-service laws, appoint and prescribe the duties of such other officers and employees as he shall deem necessary in exercising and performing his powers and duties. The compensation of all officers and employees appointed by the Authority or by the Administrator under this subsection shall be fixed in accordance with the Classification Act of 1923, as amended. Temporary Personnel (b) The Authority, and the Administrator, may, from time to time, without regard to the provisions of the civil-service laws, engage for temporary service such duly qualified consulting engineers or agencies, or other qualified persons as are necessary in the exercise and perform- ance of the powers and duties of each, and fix the compensation of such engineers, agencies, or persons without regard to the Classification Act of 1923, as amended, and the expenses of such employment shall be paid out of the appropriation for the administration of this Act. PERSONNEL, PROPERTY, AND APPROPRIATIONS Personnel and Property SEC. 203. (a) Such officers and employees of the Bureau of Air Mail of the Interstate Commerce Commission and of the Bureau of Air Commerce of the Department of Commerce, and such property (including office equipment and official records), as the President shall determine to have been employed by the Secretary of Commerce in the exercise and performance of the powers and duties vested in and imposed upon him by the Air Commerce Act of 1926, as amended (44 Stat. 568; U. S. C., 1934 ed., title 49, sec. 171 et seq.), and by the Secretary of Commerce and the Interstate Commerce Commis- sion in the exercise and performance of the powers and duties vested in and imposed upon them by the Air Mail Act of 1934, approved June 12, 1934, as amended (48 Stat. 933; U. S. C., 1934 ed., Supp. II, title 39, sec. 469 et seq.), are transferred to the Authority upon such date or dates as the President shall specify by Executive order: Provided,That the transfer of such personnel shall be without reduc- tion in classification or compensation, except that this requirement shall not operate after the end of the fiscal year during which such transfer is made to prevent the adjustment of classification or compen- sation to conform to the duties to which such transferred personnel may be assigned: Provided further, That such of the personnel so transferred as do not already possess a classified civil-service status shall not acquire such status by reason of such transfer except (1) upon recommendation of the Authority within one year after such per- sonnel have been so transferred and certification within such period by the Authority to the Civil Service Commission that such personnel have served with merit for not less than six months prior to the transfer, and (2) upon passing such suitable noncompetitive exami- nations as the Civil Service Commission may prescribe: And provided further, That no officer or employee taking such examina- tion shall be discharged or reduced in grade or compensation pending the result thereof, except for cause in the manner provided by law. Appropriations (b) Such of the unexpended balances of appropriations available for use by the Secretary of Commerce in the exercise and performance of the powers and duties vested in and imposed upon him by the Air Commerce Act of 1926, as amended, and by the Secretary of Com- 982 [52 STAT.

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