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 55 STAT.] 77TH CONG. , 1ST SESS.-CH. 262-JUNE 30, 1941 SEC. 7. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be used directly or indirectly after May 1, 1941, except for temporary employment in case of emergency, for the payment of any civilian for services rendered by him on the Canal Zone while occupying a skilled, technical, clerical, administrative, executive, or supervisory position unless such person is a citizen of the United States of America or of the Republic of Panama: Provided, however, (1) That, notwith- standing the provision in the Act approved August 11, 1939 (53 Stat. 1409), limiting employment in the above-mentioned positions to citizens of the United States from and after the date of the approval of said Act, citizens of Panama may be employed in such positions; (2) that at no time shall the number of Panamanian citizens employed in the above-mentioned positions exceed the number of citizens of the United States so employed, if United States citizens are available in continental United States or on the Canal Zone; (3) that nothing in this Act shall prohibit the continued employment of any person who shall have rendered fifteen or more years of faithful and hon- crable service on the Canal Zone; (4) that in the selection of personnel for skilled, technical, administrative, clerical, supervisory, or execu- tive positions, the controlling factors in filling these positions shall be efficiency, experience, training and education; (5) that all citizens of Panama and the United States rendering skilled, technical, clerical, administrative, executive, or supervisory service on the Canal Zone under the terms of this Act (a) shall normally be employed not more than forty hours per week; (b) may receive as compensation equal rates of pay based upon rates paid for similar employment in conti- nental United States plus 25 per centum; (6) this entire section shall apply only to persons employed in skilled, technical, clerical, adminis- trative, executive, or supervisory positions on the Canal Zone directly or indirectly by any branch of the United States Government or by any corporation or company whose stock is owned wholly or in part by the United States Government: Provided further, That the Presi- dent may suspend compliance with this section in time of war or national emergency if he should deem such course to be in the public interest. SEC. 8. Whenever, during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, the Secretary of War should deem it to be advantageous to the national defense, and if in his opinion the existing facilities of the War Department are inadequate, he is hereby authorized to employ, by contract or otherwise, without reference to section 3709. Revised Statutes, and at such rates of compensation (not to exceed $50 per day for individuals) as he may determine, the services of architects, engineers, or firms or corporations thereof, and other technical and professional personnel as may be necessary. SEC. 9. The provisions of section 1 (a) and 1 (b) of the Act entitled "An Act to expedite the strengthening of the national defense", approved July 2, 1940, are hereby continued in effect and made applicable to moneys appropriated for the War Department for national defense purposes for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1942. SEC. 10. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be used to pay the salary or wages of any person who advocates, or who is a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or violence: Provided, That for the purposes hereof an affidavit shall be considered prima facie evidence that the person making the affidavit does not advocate, and is not a member of an organization that advocates, the over- throw of the Government of the United States by force or violence: Provided further, That any person who advocates, or who is a mem- 393 Personal services, C. Z. , citizenship re- quirement; exception. Provisos. Employment of Panamanian citizens. 48U.S.C. 1307note. Limitation on num- ber. Employment after 15 years' service. Selection of person- nel. Hours of employ- ment. Rates of pay. Section applicable only to designated persons. Authority of Presi- dent to suspend com- pliance. Employment of technical, etc., per- sonnel. 41U.S.C.. Construction, etc., of plants. 54 Stat. 712. 41 Ul.S. C ., prec. 1 note. Persons advocating overthrow of U. S. Oovernment. Provisos. Affidavit.

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