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 PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 105-MAY 3, 1945 [CHAPTER 105] AN ACT AN ACT May 3, 1945 [H. R. 689] To enable the Department of State, pursuant to its responsibilities under the [Public Law 48] Constitution and statutes of the United States, more effectively to carry out its prescribed and traditional responsibilities in the foreign field; to strengthen the Foreign Service permitting fullest utilization of available personnel and facilities of other departments and agencies and coordination of activities abroad of the United States under a Foreign Service for the United States unified under the guidance of the Department of State. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Foreign Service. SECTION 1. It is the purpose of the Congress to enable the Depart- urposeofongre. ment of State, pursuant to its responsibilities under the Constitution and statutes of the United States, more effectively to carry out its prescribed and traditional responsibilities in the foreign field; to strengthen the Foreign Service permitting fullest utilization of avail- able personnel and facilities of other departments and agencies and coordination of activities abroad of the United States under a Foreign Service for the United States unified under the guidance of the Department of State. 46Stt. 1207 SEC. 2. That section 1 of the Act entitled "An Act for the grading 22u. s. c. J23a. and classification of clerks in the Foreign Service of the United States of America, and providing compensation therefor", as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows: Classification of ad- "SECTION 1. The administrative, fiscal, and clerical personnel of sonnee. the Foreign Service of the United States of America shall be graded and classified as follows, and shall receive, within the limitation of such appropriations as the Congress may make, the basic compensa- tion specified, and shall, within the salary range indicated, be entitled to administrative promotions in compensation which shall be made in accordance with the laws prescribing promotion of civil-service personnel as respects the administrative groups and under such rules and regulations as the Secretary of State may prescribe for senior and junior clerks: Administrative of- "Administrative officers: Class I, $4,600 to $5,600; class II, $3,800 to $4,600; class III, $3,500 to $4,100. Aliistrative "Administrative assistants: Class I, $3,200 to $3,800; class II, stants. $2,900 to $3,500; class III, $2,600 to $3,200. Cle rks. "Clerks: Class I, senior clerks, $2,300 to $2,900; class II, junior clerks, all clerks whose compensation as fixed by the Secretary of State is less than $2,300 per annum." 6 StaS.7Ic i23c. s SEC. 3. That section 3 of the Act of February 23, 1931, as amended, is amended to read as follows: inguarters, etfc l "SEC. 3 . The Secretary of State is hereby authorized to grant at all posts, allowances for living quarters, heat, light, fuel, gas, and meeoet losieancts o electricity, and at posts where in his judgment it is required by the lving. public interests for the purpose of meeting the unusual or excessive costs of living ascertained by him to exist, to grant post allowances to clerks assigned there and also to other employees of the Foreign Service of the United States who are American citizens, within such appropriations as Congress may make for said purpose: Provided, Accounting. That all such allowances shall be accounted for to the Secretary of State in such manner and under such rules and regulations as the President may prescribe, and the authorization and approval of such expenditures by the Secretary of State as complying with such rules and regulations shall be binding upon all officers of the Government: Report to Congress. Provided, however, That all such allowances and the reasons therefor shall be reported to the Congress with the annual budget." . S.ta. 3. SEC. 4. That paragraph (a) of section 10 of the Act of February 23,1931, as amended, is hereby amended to read: [59 STAT.

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