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PUBLIC LAW 87-793-OCT. 11, 1962

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RULES FOR SPECIAL COMPENSATION

SEC. 716. Chapter 41 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by adding immediately following section 3105 a new section 3106 as follows: 74 Stat. 645-647. " I n ordcp that the basic compensation schedules in sections 3542, 3543, and 3544 of this title may be used equitably and with maximum effect to attract and motivate employees, the Postmaster General may prescribe regulations pursuant to which he may, within the limit of available appropriations, grant to any officer or employee Ante, p. 854. before the expiration of the periods prescribed by section 3552, stepincreases in recognition of extra competence: Provided, That no officer or employee shall be eligible under this section for more than one such additional step-increase within any period of fifty-two weeks, and such increase shall not be considered to be an equivalent increase."
 * ^ 3106. Special compensation rules

39 USC 3101, 3103-3105, 31113116.

PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS 74 Stat. 609; 75 Stat. 795;

5 USC 43 note.

SEC. 717. (a) Section 3301 of title 39, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: "§ 3301. Personnel requirements "The Postmaster General shall determine the personnel requirements of the postal field service, and fix the number of supervisors and other employees in that service, except that there may not be at any one time more than one assistant postmaster employed at any post office or a total of 70 employees assigned to salary levels 18, 19, and 20 in the postal field service." (b) Section 1310(a) of the Act of November 1, 1951 (65 Stat. 757), as amended, which fixes a ceiling on permanent employees in the Federal Government, is amended by inserting after the word "Frovided,''^ the following: "That increases in the number of permanent personnel in the Postal Field Service not exceeding 10 per centum above the total number of its permanent employees on September 1, 1950, shall not be chargeable to this limitation: And provided further,^\ CONEORMING

39 USC 3101.

39 USC 3501.

AMENDMENT

SEC. 718. (a) The table of contents of chapter 41 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by adding after the heading entitled "EMPLOYEES GENERALLY", the following: "3106. Special compensation rules". (b) The table of contents of chapter 45 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by deleting "3558. Longevity step-increases". REPEALS

SEC. 719. Sections 101 through 105 of the Act of July 1, 1960 (74 74 Stat. 296-298. Stat. 296, Public Law 86-568), and section 3558 of title 39, United 74 Stat. 650. States Code, are repealed. EFFECTIVE

DATES

SEC. 720. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this title, the provisions of this title shall become effective on the first day of the first pay period which begins on or after the date of enactment of this Act, except that section 712 (conversion rules for second postal field service salary increases) shall become effective on the first day of the first pay period which begins on or after January 1, 1964.

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