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 PUBLIC LAWS-CHS. 513-515-JUNE 19,1948 [CHAPTER 513] June 19,18 AN ACT [S. 1791] To transfer certain lands at Camp Phillips, Kansas, to the Department of the [Public Law 682] Army. Camp Phillips, Kans. Transfer of land. lune 19, 1948 is. 1795] [Public Law 683] Repeal. June 19, 1948 [I. 18 4l [Public Law 684] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That all land owned by the United States in section 7, township 15 south, range 3 west of the sixth principal base and meridian, containing approximately six hundred and forty acres, together with the buildings, improvements, and facilities located thereon, which comprised the hospital area at Camp Phillips, Kansas, and now under the control and jurisdiction of the Veterans' Administration, is hereby transferred, without reim- bursement of funds, to the jurisdiction of the Department of the Army. Approved June 19, 1948. [CHAPTER 514] AN ACT To repeal section 1 of the Act of April 20, 1874, prescribing regulations govern- ing inquiries to be made in connection with disbursements made by disbursing officers of the Army (18 Stat. 33; 10 U. S . C . 174). Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 1 of the Act of April 20, 1874 (18 Stat. 33; 10 U. S. C . 174), is hereby repealed. Approved June 19, 1948. [CHAPTER 515] AN ACT To amend the Act entitled "An Act to reclassify the salaries of postmasters, officers, and employees of the postal service; to establish uniform procedures for computing compensation; and for other purposes", approved July 6, 1945, so as to provide promotions for temporary employees of the custodial service. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the SPalaryo erpoyee. United States of America in Congress assembled, That subsection (1) of section 14 of the Act entitled "An Act to reclassify the salaries of postmasters, officers, and employees of the postal service; to establish uniform procedures for computing compensation; and for other pur- 39 Utat.845(. pOSes", approved July 6, 1945, as amended, is amended to read as follows: ecTcmporaremploye "(1) Temporary employees in the custodial service paid on an annual basis shall be paid at the rates of pay of grade 1 of the position in which employed and shall, at the beginning of the quarter following the completion of one year's satisfactory service in each pay status, be advanced successively to the rates of pay of the next higher grade of such position; and temporary employees in the custodial service paid on an hourly basis shall be paid at the rates of pay of grade 1 of the position in which employed and shall, at the beginning of the quarter following the completion of twelve months' satisfactory service in each pay status, be advanced successively to the rates of pay of the rmitation on sal- next higher grade of such position: Provided, That no temporary employee shall be paid at a rate higher than that provided herein for the highest automatic grade of the position in which he is employed: nipontioenttoreg- Providedfurther, That when a temporary employee is appointed to a regular position in the custodial service, the employee shall be assigned to a salary grade corresponding to his salary as a temporary employee Fractional year. at the time of such appointment. Any fractional part of a year's 490 [62 STAT.

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