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 63 STAT.] 81ST CONG. , 1ST SESS.-CH. 782-OCT. 28, 1949 make such adjustment in any such efficiency rating as it may find to be proper. SEC. 903. The Commission shall make a study of efficiency rating systems in the Federal service and submit a report to Congress on or before February 1, 1950, setting forth its findings as to the operation and administration of such systems and such recommendations (including specific recommendations for legislation) as it may deem advisable. 971 Study of systems. Report to Congress. TITLE X-MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENT PLAN AND AWARDS SEC. 1001. (a) In accordance with regulations issued and adminis- Review ' tered by the Director of the Bureau of the Budget, each department shall make systematic reviews of the operations of each of its activities, functions, or organization units, on a continuing basis. (b) The purposes of such reviews shall include, among other things, Poposes. (1) determining the degree of efficiency and economy in the operation of the department's activities, functions, or organization units, (2) identifying the units that are outstanding in those respects, and (3) identifying the supervisors and employees whose personal efforts have caused their units to be outstanding in efficiency and economy of operations. SEC. 1002. (a) In each department there shall be established an Eficiency Efficiency Awards Committee, the membership of which shall be ommittee. designated by the head of the department. (b) It shall be the duty of the Efficiency Awards Committee (1) Duties. to identify those supervisors and employees within the department whose superior accomplishments have contributed to outstanding effi- ciency and economy in administration, and (2) to award to such supervisors and employees, subject to the approval of the head of the department and to the limitations of subsection (c), cash awards or increases in rates of basic compensation which, in the judgment of the Committee, are commensurate with their demonstrated superior accom- plishments: Provided,however, That the total amount of such awards Total am or increases to any group of supervisors and employees shall not exceed awds. 25 per centum of the estimated saving to the Government due to their superior accomplishments. (c) Any such cash award or any such increase in rate of basic corn- Limitation pensation shall not exceed an amount equal to three times the step- increase of the applicable grade. Any such increase in rate of basic compensation shall be at one, two, or three times the step-increase of the applicable grade and shall be in lieu of any additional compensa- tion as a reward for superior accomplishment under section 702. Ae, p. N9 (d) An award under this title shall be given due weight in quali- fying and selecting employees for promotion to positions in higher grades. SEC. 1003. The Bureau of the Budget shall maintain control of the Report to ( program set forth in this title and shall annually report the results of such program to Congress, with such recommendations as it may deem advisable. TITLE XI-GENERAL PROVISIONS SEC. 1101. The Commission is hereby authorized to issue such regu- lations as may be necessary for the administration of this Act. SEC. 1102. The Commission shall prepare and submit to the Presi- dent an annual report with respect to the rates of compensation under, and the administration of, this Act. The President shall submit an annual report to Congress which shall contain, among other matters, of opera- Awards lount of i. )ongres Regulations. Reports.

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