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463 463 §7474. Wage rates: establishment The Secretary of the Navy shall establish rates of wages for employees of each naval activity where the rates are not established by other provisions of law to conform, as nearly as is consistent with the public interest, with those of private establishments in the immediate vicinity. § 7475.

Force at naval activities not to be increased before elections No increase in the force at a naval activity may be made within 60 days before an election for President or members of Congress unless the Secretary of the Navy certifies that the needs of the service require the increase at that time. Whenever the Secretary makes a certificate under this section, he shall publish it immediately. § 7476. Administration of oaths by clerks and employees (a) Chief clerks and inspectors attached to any office of inspector of naval material, chief clerks attached to the field service of the Department of the Navy, to naval shipyards and stations, and to Marine Corps posts and stations, and such other clerks and employees attached to those activities as the Secretary of the Navy designates, may administer— (1) oaths required by law or regulation relating to claims against, or applications to, the United States of officers and of employees of the Department; and (2) oaths of office to officers and employees of the Department. (b) There may be no compensation for the administration of oaths under this section. §7477.

Transportation of dependents and household effects of civilian personnel stationed outside the United States: payment in lieu of transportation (a) When civilian employees of the Department of the Navy are located at duty stations outside the United States, the dependents and household effects of such personnel may be transported— (1) from the locations outside the United States to locations designated by such personnel or their dependents; and (2) from those designated locations to the duty stations to which the personnel are ordered. The Secretary of the Navy may determine the civilian employees whose dependents and household effects may be transported under this section. (b) Authority to transport household effects under this section Includes authority to pack and unpack those effects. (c) Transportation of dependents and household effects is authorized under this section either before or after orders are issued relieving the civilian concerned from the duty station outside the United States. The transportation may be by Government or commercial facilities. (d) In place of the transportation in kind authorized for dependents, the Secretary may authorize the payment, after the travel has been completed, of an amount equal to the commercial transportation costs, including taxes if paid, of all parts of the travel for which transportation in kind was not furnished.

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