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PUBLIC LAW 86-122-JULY 31, 1959

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to any such transfer or disposition shall first be obtained: Provided further, That where deemed appropriate by the Secretary of the Interior provisions shall be made for a reversion of title to such land if it ceases to be used for the purpose for which it is transferred or disposed. "(c) The Surgeon General shall consult with, and encourage the participation of, the Indians concerned. States and political subdivisions thereof, in carrying out the provisions of this section." ^°° ^ ^^^" ^- Section 6 of such Act is amended by striking out the word "This" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "Sections 1 to 5, inclusive, of this". Approved July 31, 1959.

Public Law 86-122 ruly 31, 1959

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IJ.Q amend the Federal Emploj^ees Pay Act of 1945 to eliminate the authority to charge to certain current appropriations or allotments the gross amount of the salary earnings of Federal employees for certain pay periods occurring in part in previous fiscal years, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the " United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 604(b) periods." "' ^ of the Federal Employees P a y Act of 1945 (59 Stat. 303; 5 U.S.C. 944(b)) is amended by striking out the following sentence: "When a pay period for such officers and employees begins in one fiscal year and ends in another, the gross amount of the earnings for such pay period may be regarded as a charge against the appropriation or allotment current at the end of such pay period." SEC. 2. (a) Section 802(c) of the Classification Act of 1949, as 72 Stat. 151. amended (5 U.S.C. 1132(c)), is amended by inserting after the words "service as such an employee," the following: "and any Member of the Senate or House of Representatives who has completed two or more years of service as such a Member,". (b) Section 501(b) of the Postal Field Service Classification Act 72 Stat. 1761. gf 1955, as amended (39 U.S.C. 991 (b)), is amended by inserting after the words "service as such an employee," the following: "and any Member of the Senate or House of Representatives who has completed two or more years of service as such a Member,". Effective dates. S^c, 3. (a) The amendment made by section 2(a) of this Act shall become effective as of January 1, 1958. (b) The amendment made by section 2(b) of this Act shall become effective as of September 2, 1958. sJar * '•°^*=*^^® (c) Retroactive compensation or salary shall be paid, by reason of the amendments made by section 2 of this Act and the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this section, only to a former Member of the 5uicfVo7inote. Senate or House of Representatives who, on the date of enactment of this Act, is in a position subject to the Classification Act of 1949 or the 5 USC%*5i^note. Postal Field Service Compensation Act of 1955, as the case may be, and with respect to whom appropriate administrative action is taken, pursuant to the amendments made by section 2 of this Act and the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this section, to advance such Member to a higher step rate of the grade or salary level concerned, as the case may be; and, when such administrative action is taken, such retroactive compensation or salary shall be paid to such former Member for all periods from and after the date of appointment of such former Member to the position concerned. Approved July 31, 1959. Federal p 1o y e es

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