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 REORGANIZATION PLANS available) of the Bureau of Employment Security, together with so much as the Director of the Bureau of the Budget shall determine of other personnel, property, records, and unexpended balances of appro- priations, allocations, and funds (available or to be made available) of the Federal Security Agency which relate to functions transferred by the provisions of this reorganization plan. REORGANIZATION PLAN NO. 3 OF 1949 Transmitted June Prepared by the President and transmitted to the Senate and the House of 20,1ive ugst. 0 Representatives in Congress assembled, June 20, 1949, pursuant to the pro- 1949. visions of the Reorganization Act of 1949, approved June 20, 1949. Ante, p. 203. POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT Section 1. Functions of the Postmaster General. -(a) There are hereby transferred to the Postmaster General the functions of all subordinate officers and agencies of the Post Office Department, including the functions of each Assistant Postmaster General, the Purchasing Agent for the Post Office Department, the Comptroller, and the Bureau of Accounts. (b) The Postmaster General is hereby authorized to delegate to any officer, employee, or agency of the Post Office Department desig- nated by him such of his functions as he deems appropriate. Sec. 2. Deputy Postmaster General. -There shall be in the Post Office Department a Deputy Postmaster General who shall be ap- pointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall perform such duties as the Postmaster General may designate, and shall receive compensation at the rate of $10,330 per annum or such other compensation as may be provided by law for the Under Secretaries of Executive departments after the date of transmittal of this reorganization plan to the Congress. Sec. 3. Assistant Postmasters General.- There shall be in the Post Office Department four Assistant Postmasters General who shall be appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall perform such duties as the Postmaster General may designate, and shall receive compensation at the rate of $10,330 per annum or such other compensation as may be provided by law for the Assistant Secretaries of Executive departments after the date of transmittal of this reorganization plan to the Congress. Sec. 4. Advisory Board. -There is hereby established an Advisory Board for the Post Office Department of which the Postmaster General shall be chairman and the Deputy Postmaster Generalthe vice chairman. The Board shall have seven additional members, representative of the public, who shall be appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The members so appointed shall each receive compensation of $50 per diem when engaged in duties as members of the Board (including travel time to and from their homes or regular places of business) and reasonable subsistence and travel expense as determined by the Postmaster General. The Board shall meet quarterly at the seat of the govern- ment in the District of Columbia, or at such other time and place as the Postmaster General shall determine, for the purpose of consider- ing methods and policies for the improvement of the postal service and shall advise and make recommendations to the Postmaster Gen- eral with respect to such methods and policies. Sec. 5. Agencies abolished. -(a) There are hereby abolished the Bureau of Accounts in the Post Office Department (including the 1066 r63 STAT.

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