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 59 STAT.] 79TH CONG. , 1ST SESS.-CH. 212 -JUNE 30, 1945 basis, and full-time employees paid nominal compensation, such as $1 a year or $1 a month) and the man-months of part-time civilian employment (including part-time employment by intermittent employees who are paid on a "when actually employed" basis, and part-time employment by employees paid nominal compensation such as $1 a year or $1 a month) required within the United States for the proper and efficient performance of the authorized functions of their respective departments, establishments, and agencies. The Director shall, within sixty days after the date of enactment of this Act and from time to time, but at least quarterly, thereafter, deter- mine the numbers of full-time employees and man-months of part- time employment, which in his opinion are required for such purpose, and any personnel or employment in such department, establishment, or agency in excess thereof shall be released or terminated at such times as the Director shall order. Such determinations, and any numbers of employees or man-months of employment paid in viola- tion of the orders of the Director, shall be reported quarterly to the Congress. Each such report shall include a statement showing for each department, independent establishment, and agency the net increase or decrease in such employees and employment as compared with the corresponding data contained in the next preceding report, together with any suggestions the Director may have for legislation which would bring about economy and efficiency in the use of Gov- ernment personnel. As used in this subsection the term "United States" shall include the Territories and possessions. (c) Determinations by the Director of numbers of employees and man-months of employment required shall be by such appropriation units or organization units as he may deem appropriate. (d) The Director shall maintain a continuous study of all appro- priations and contract authorizations in relation to personnel employed and shall, under such policies as the President may pre- scribe, reserve from expenditure any savings in salaries, wages, or other categories of expense which he determines to be possible as a result of reduced personnel requirements. Such reserves may be released by the Director for expenditure only upon a satisfactory showing of necessity. (e) Casual employees, as defined by the Civil Service Commission. and employees hired without compensation may be excluded from the determinations and reports required by this section. (f) Until the cessation of hostilities in the present war as pro- claimed by the President, the provisions of this section shall not be applicable to (1) employees of the War and Navy Departments except those who are subject to the provisions of titles II and III of this Act; or (2) individuals employed or paid by or through the War Shipping Administration (A) who are outside the United States, (B) to whom the provisions of section 1 (a) of the Act of March 24, 1943 (Public Law Numbered 17, Seventy-eighth Congress), are applicable, (C) who are undergoing a course of training under the United States Maritime Service or who have completed such training and are await- ing assignment to ships, or (D) who are on stand-by wages awaiting assignment to ships. As used in this subsection the term "United States" means the several States and the District of Columbia. EXEMPTION FOR PURPOSES OF VETERANS LAWS AND REGUILATIONS SEC. 608. Amounts payable under the provisions of this Act, other than increases under sections 405, 501, 521, and 602, shall not be con- sidered in determining the amount of a person's annual income or annual rate of compensation for the purposes of paragraph II (a) of part III of Veterans Regulation Numbered 1 (a), as amended, or 66347--46-PT. I-20 Determinations by Director. Report to Congress. Employment stud- ies. Expenditure re- serve. (CIs111It elllployvots Nonappllcability of section to certain groups. 57 Stat. 45 . 50 U. S. C., Supp. IV, app. 1291 (a). 38U. S.. note foil ch. 12; Supp. IV, note foll ch. 12.

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