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PUBLIC LAW 763-SEPT. 1, 1954 CHAPTER 1208

Public Law 763 AN ACT

September 1, 1954

To provide certain employment benefits for employees of the Federal Government, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives United' States of America in Congress assembled,

[H. R. 2263]

of the fofo'^v^er^nm^int employees.

TITLE I — AMENDMENTS TO C L A S S I F I C A T I O N ACT O F 1949 NUMBER OF POSITIONS I N GRADES 16, 17, AND 18 OF THE GENERAL SCHEDULE

SEC. 101. (a) Section 505 of the Classification Act of 1949, as amended, is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 505. (a) No position shall be placed in grade 16 or 17 of the General Schedule except by action of, or after prior approval by, the Commission. "(b) No position shall be placed in or removed from grade 18 of the General Schedule except by the President upon recommendation of the Commission. "(c) At any one time there shall not be more than four hundred positions in grade 16 of the General Schedule, not more than one hundred and fifteen positions in grade 17 of the General Schedule, and not more than thirty-five positions in grade 18 of the General Schedule. " (d) Positions that may be established under the proviso of section 203 (b)(1) of the Act of August 2, 1946 (60 Stat. 836), may be in addition to those authorized by the foregoing provisions of this section." (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall not affect positions allocated to grades 16, 17, and 18 of the General Schedule of the Classification Act of 1949, as amended, pursuant to provisions of law (other than the Classification Act of 1949, as amended) and reorganization plans in effect prior to the effective date of this section.

63 Stat. 959. 5 USC 1105. Grades 16-18.

Number of posi-

tionst

2 USC 166.

5 USC 1112.

LONGEVITY STEP-INCREASES

SEC. 102. (a)(1) Subsection (a) of section 703 of the Classification Act of 1949, as amended, is amended by striking out the words "change of grade or rate of basic compensation except such change as may be prescribed by any provision of law of general application" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "increase in grade or rate of basic compensation except such increase as may be prescribed by any provision of law of general application". (2) Subsection (b)(1) of section 703 of the Classification Act of 1949, as amended, is amended to read as follows: "(b)(1) No officer or employee shall be entitled to a longevity stepincrease while holding a position in any grade above grade 15 of the General Schedule." (b) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall become effective at the beginning of the first pay period following the date of enactment of this Act. SEC. 103. (a) Section 704 of the Classification Act of 1949, as amended, is amended to read as f ollows: "SEC. 704. In the case of officers and employees in grades 11 to 15, inclusive, of the General Schedule who are receiving compensation at or above the maximum scheduled rates for their respective grades on the date immediately preceding the effective date of this amendatory section, not to exceed three years of service performed immedi-

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5 USC 1123(a).

Grades above 15.

Effective date.

5 USC 1124. Grades 11-15.

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