Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 78.djvu/449

 78 STAT. ]

PUBLIC LAW 88-426-AUG. 14. 1964

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SEC. 111. (a) Section 3544 of title 39, United States Code, is amended, to read as follows: "§ 3544. Fourth Class Office Schedule " (a) There is established a basic compensation schedule which shall l>e known as the Fourth Class Office Schedule and for which the symbol shall be ' F O S ', for postmasters in post offices of the fourth class which is based on the revenue units of the post office for the preceding fiscal year. Basic compensation shall be paid to postmasters in post offices of the fourth class in accordance with this schedule.

76 Stat. 853.

uF O U R T H - C L A S S OFFICE S C H E D U L E Per annum rates and steps

"Revenue units 1 30 but less than 36 24 but less than 30 18 but less than 24 12 but less than 18 6 but less than 12

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$3, 769 $3,894 $4,019 $4,144 $4,269 $4,394 $4,519 $4,644 $4, 769 $4,894 $5,019 $5,144 3,485 3.600 3,715 3,830 3,945 4,060 4,175 4,290 4,405 4,520 4,635 4,750 2,877 2,974 3,071 3.168 3,265 3,3623,459 3,556 3,653.3,750 3.847 3,944 2,258 2,3312,404 2,477 2.550 2,6232,690 2,769 2,842 2.915 2,988 3,061 1,628 1,680 1,7321,784 1,836 1,888 1,940 1,9922,044 2,096 2,148 2,200 1,3131,355 1,397 1,439 1,4811,5231,565 1.607 1,649 1,6911,733 1, 775".

" (b) The basic salary of postmasters in fourth-class post offices shall be readjusted for changes in revenue units at the start of the first pay period after January 1 of each year. When a post office is restored to a revenue unit category held by it prior to relegation to a lower revenue unit category, the postmaster's basic salary may be adjusted to the highest salary step held by him when the post office was in the higher revenue unit category. In all other cases, m adjusting a postmaster's basic salary under this section, the basic salary shall be fixed at the lowest step which is higher than the basic salary received by the postmaster at the end of the preceding fiscal year. If there is no such step the basic salary shall be fixed at the highest step for the adjusted revenue units of the office. Each increase in basic salary because of change in revenue units shall be deemed the ec[uivalent of a step increase under section 3552 of this title and the waiting period, for purposes of advancement to the next step, shall begin on the date of adjustment. " (c) The basic salaries of postmasters at newly established offices of the fourth class shall be fixed at the lowest salary rate. Whenever unusual conditions prevail at any post office of the fourth class the Postmaster General may advance such office to the appropriate category based on his estimate of the number of revenue units which the office will have during the succeeding twelve months. Any fourthclass office advanced to the appropriate catejgory pursuant to this subsection shall not be reduced in category until the start of the first pay period after January 1 of the calendar year following the calendar year in which it was so advanced, at which time it shall be assigned to the category indicated by the revenue units for the preceding fiscal year. " (d) Persons who perform the duties of postmaster at post offices of the fourth class where there is a vacancy or during the absence of the postmaster on sick or annual leave, or leave without pay, shall be paid the same basic salary to which they would have been entitled if regularly appointed as postmaster. "(e) The Postmaster General may allow to postmasters in fourthclass post offices additional compensation for separating services and for unusual conditions during a portion of the year, in lieu of an allowance for clerical services for this purpose. 31-667 0-65—29

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