cise of independent judgment, or to supervise the work of a small number of employees performing duties of an inferior grade in the subprofessional service. The annual rates of compensation for positions in this grade shall be $1,800, $1,860, $1,920, $1,980, $2,040, $2,100, and $2,160. Grade 6 in this service, which may be referred to as the senior subprofessional grade, shall include all classes of positions the duties of which are to perform, under immediate or general supervision, subordinate but difficult and responsible work of a professional, scientific, or technical character, requiring a thor ough knowledge of a limited field of professional, scientific, or technical work, and the exercise of independent judgment, or to supervise the work of a small number of employees holding positions in grade 5 of this service. The annual rates of compensation for positions in this grade shall be $2,000, $2,100, $2,200, $2,300, $2,400, $2,500, and $2,600. Grade 7 in this service, which may be referred to as the principal subprofessional grade, shall include all classes of positions the duties of which are to perform, under general supervision, subordinate but responsible work of a professional, scientific, or technical character requiring a working knowledge of the principles of the profession, art, or science involved, and the exercise of independent judgment, or to supervise the work of a small number of employees holding positions in grade 6 of this service. The annual rates of compensation for positions in this grade shall be $2,300, $2,400, $2,500, $2,600, $2,700, $2,800, and $2,900. Grade 8 in this service, which may be referred to as the chief subprofessional grade, shall include all classes of positions the duties of which are to perform, under general supervision, subordinate but difficult and responsible work of a professional, Grade 4 in this service, which may be referred to as the main clerical grade, shall include all classes of positions the duties of which are to perform, under immediate or general supervision, responsible office work requiring training and experience, the exercise of independent judgment or knowledge of a specialized subject matter or both, and an acquaintance with office procedure and practice, or to supervise a small stenographic section or a small section performing clerical operations of corresponding difficulty. The annual rates of compensation for positions in this grade shall be $1,800, $1,860, $1,920, $1,980, $2,040, $2,100, and $2,160. Grade 5 in this service, which may be referred to as the senior clerical grade, shall include all classes of positions the duties of which are to perform, under general supervision, difficult and responsible office work requiring considerable training and experience, the exercise of independent judgment or knowledge of a specialized subject matter or both, and a thorough knowledge of office procedure and practice, or to supervise a large stenographic section or any large section performing simple clerical operations or to supervise a small section engaged in difficult but routine office work. The annual rates of compensation for positions in this grade shall be $2,000, $2,100, $2,200, $2,300, $2,400, $2,500, and $2,600. Grade 6 in this service, which may be referred to as the principal clerical grade, shall include all classes of positions, the duties of which are to perform, under general supervision, exceptionally difficult and responsible office work requiring ex tended training and experience, the exercise of independent judgment or knowledge of a specialized and complex subject matter, or both, and a thorough knowledge of office procedure and practice, or to serve as the recognized authority or adviser in matters requiring long experience and an exceptional knowl scientific, or technical character, requiring a thorough working edge of the most difficult and complicated procedure or of a knowledge of the principles of the profession, art, or science involved, and the exercise of independent judgment, or to supervise the work of a small number of employees holding positions in grade 7 of this service. The annual rates of compensation for positions in this grade shall be $2,600, $2,700, $2,800, $2,900, $3,000, $3,100, and $3,200. CLERICAL, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND FISCAL SERVICE very difficult and complex subject, or to supervise a large or important office organization engaged in difficult or varied work. The annual rates of compensation for positions in this grade shall be $2,300, $2,400, $2,500, $2,600, $2,700, $2,800, and $2,900. Grade 7 in this service, which may be referred to as the assistant administrative grade, shall include all classes of positions the duties of which are to perform, under general supervision, responsible office work along specialized and The clerical, administrative, and fiscal service shall include | technical lines requiring specialized training and experience all classes of positions the duties of which are to perform and the exercise of independent judgment, or as chief clerk clerical, administrative, or accounting work, or any other work to supervise the general business operations of a small, indecommonly associated with office, business, or fiscal adminis- | pendent establishment or a minor bureau or division of an Grade 15 in this service, which may be referred to as the senior executive grade, shall include all classes of positions, the duties of which are to act as the head of one of the largest | junior custodial grade, shall include all classes of positions the tration. Grade 1 in this service, which may be referred to as the underclerical grade, shall include all classes of positions the duties of which are to perform, under immediate supervision, the simplest routine office work. The annual rates of compensation for positions in this grade shall be $1,260, $1,320, $1,380, $1,440, $1,500, $1,560, and $1,620. Grade 2 in the service, which may be referred to as the junior clerical grade, shall include all classes of positions the duties of which are to perform under immediate supervision, assigned office work requiring training or experience but not the exercise of independent judgment. The annual rates of compensation for positions in this grade shall be $1,440, $1,500, $1,560, $1,620, $1,680, $1,740, and $1,800. Grade 3 in the service, which may be referred to as the assistant clerical grade, shall include all classes of positions the duties of which are to perform, under immediate or general supervision, assigned office work requiring training and experience and knowledge of a specialized subject matter or the exercise of independent judgment or to supervise a small section | performing simple clerical operations. The annual rates of compensation for positions in this grade shall be $1,620, $1,680, $1,740, $1,800, $1,860, $1,920, and $1,980. 11319°-30-3 executive department, or to supervise a large or important office organization engaged in difficult and specialized work. The annual rates of compensation for positions in this grade shall be $2,600, $2,700, $2,800, $2,900, $3,000, $3,100, and $3,200. Grade 8 in this service, which may be referred to as the associate administrative grade, shall include all classes and positions the duties of which are to perform, under general supervision, difficult and responsible office work along specialized and technical lines requiring specialized training and experience and the exercise of independent judgment, or to supervise a large or important office organization engaged in work involving specialized training on the part of the employees. The annual rates of compensation for positions in this grade shall be $2,900, $3,000, $3,100, $3,200, $3,300, $3,400, and $3,500. Grade 9 in this service, which may be referred to as the full administrative grade, shall include all classes of positions the duties of which are to perform, under general supervision, exceptionally difficult and responsible office work along specialized and technical lines, requiring considerable specialized training and experience and the exercise of independent judgment, or as chief clerk, to supervise the general business operations of a large independent establishment or a major bureau or division of an executive department, or to supervise a large or important office organization engaged in work involving technical training on the part of the employees. The annual rates of compensation for positions in this grade shall be $3,200, $3,300, $3,400, $3,500, $3,600, $3,700, and $3,800. Grade 10 in this service, which may be referred to as the senior administrative grade, shall include all classes of positions the duties of which are to perform, under general supervision, the most difficult and responsible office work along specialized and technical lines, requiring extended training, considerable experience, and the exercise of independent judgment, or to supervise a large or important office organization engaged in work involving considerable technical training and experience on the part of the employees. The annual rates of compensation for positions in this grade shall be $3,500, $3,600, $3,700, $3,800, $3,900, $4,000, and $4,100. Grade 11 in this service, which may be referred to as the principal administrative grade, shall include all classes of positions the duties of which are to perform the most difficult and responsible office work along specialized and technical lines requiring extended training and experience, and the exercise of independent judgment, or to supervise a large or important office organization engaged in work involving extended training and considerable experience on the part of the employees. The annual rates of compensation for positions in this grade shall be $3,800, $4,000, $4,200, $4,400, and $4,600. Grade 12 in this service, which may be referred to as the head administrative grade, shall include all classes of positions the duties of which are to perform the most difficult and responsible office work along specialized and technical lines requiring extended training and experience, the exercise of independent judgment, and the assumption of full responsibility for results, or to supervise a large and important office organization engaged in work involving extended training and experience on the part of the employees. The annual rates of compensation for positions in this grade shall be $4,600, $4,800, $5,000, $5,200, and $5,400, unless a higher rate is specifically authorized by law. Grade 13 in this service, which may be referred to as the chief administrative grade, shall include all classes of positions the duties of which are to act as assistant head of a major bureau, or to act as administrative head of a major subdivision of such a bureau, or to act as head of a small bureau, in case professional or scientific training is not required, or to supervise the design and installation of office systems, methods, and procedures, or to perform work of similar importance, difficulty, and responsibility. The annual rates of compensation for positions in this grade shall be $5,600, $5,800, $6,000, $6,200, and $6,400, unless a higher rate is specifically authorized by law. Grade 14 in this service, which may be referred to as the executive grade, shall include all classes of positions the duties of which are to act as assistant head of one of the largest and most important bureaus, or to act as head of a major bureau, in case professional or scientific training is not required, or to supervise the design of systems of accounts for use by private corporations subject to regulation by the United States, or to act as the technical consultant to a deparment head or a commission or board in connecion with technical or fiscal matters, or to perform work of similar importance, difficulty, and responsibility. The annual rates of compensation for positions in this grade shall be $6,500, $7,000, and $7,500, unless a higher rate is specifically authorized by law. and most important bureaus, in case professional or scientific training is not required, or to perform work of similar importance, difficulty, and responsibility. The annual rates of compensation for positions in this grade shall be $8,000, $8,500, and $9,000, unless a higher rate is specifically authorized by law. Grade 16 in this service, which may be referred to as the special executive grade, shall include all positions which are or may be specifically authorized or appropriated for at annual rates of compensation in excess of $9,000 CUSTODIAL SERVICE The custodial service shall include all classes of positions, the duties of which are to supervise or to perform manual work involved in the custody, maintenance, and protection of public buildings, premises, and equipment, the transportation of public officers, employees or property, and the transmission of official papers. Grade 1 in this service, which may be referred to as the junior messenger grade, shall include all classes of positions, the duties of which are to run errands, to check parcels, or to perform other light manual or mechanical tasks with little or no responsibility. The annual rate of compensation for positions in this grade shall be $600, $660, $720, $780, and $840. Grade 2 in this service, which may be referred to as the office-laborer grade, shall include all classes of positions the duties of which are to handle desks, mail sacks, and other heavy objects, and to perform similar work ordinarily required of unskilled laborers; to operate elevators; to clean office rooms; or to perform other work of similar character. The annual rate of compensation for positions in this grade shall be $1,080, $1,140, $1,200, $1,260, $1,320, and $1,380: Provided, That charwomen working part time be paid at the rate of 50 cents an hour and head charwomen at the rate of 55 cents an hour. Grade 3 in this service, which may be referred to as the minor custodial grade, shall include all classes of positions the duties of which are to perform, under immediate supervision, custodial, or manual office work with some degree of responsibility, such as guarding office or storage buildings; operating paper-cutting, canceling, envelope-opening, or envelope-sealing machines; firing and keeping up steam in boilers used for heating purposes in office buildings, cleaning boilers, and oiling machinery and related apparatus; operating passenger or freight automobiles; packing goods for shipment; supervising a large group of charwomen; running errands and doing light manual or mechanical tasks with some responsibility; carrying important documents from one office to another; or attending the door and private office of a department head or other public officer. The annual rates of compensation for positions in this grade shall be $1,200, $1,260, $1,320, $1,380, $1,440, and $1,500. Grade 4 in this service, which may be referred to as the under-custodial grade, shall include all classes of positions the duties of which are to perform, under general supervision, custodial work of a responsible character, such as supervising a small force of unskilled laborers, directly supervising a small detachment of watchmen or building guards, firing and keeping up steam in heating apparatus and operating the boilers and other equipment used for heating purposes, or performing general semimechanical new or repair work requiring some skill with hand tools. The annual rates of compensation for positions in this grade shall be $1,320, $1,380, $1,440, $1,500, $1,560, $1,620, and $1,680. Grade 5 in this service, which may be referred to as the duties of which are to have general supervision over a small force of watchmen or building guards, or to have direction of a considerable detachment of such employees, to supervise the operation and maintenance of a small heating plant and its auxiliary equipment, or to perform other work of similar character. The annual rates of compensation for positions in this grade shall be $1,500, $1,560, $1,620, $1,680, $1,740, $1,800, and $1,860. Grade 6 in this service, which may be referred to as the assistant custodial grade, shall include all classes of positions the duties of which are to assist in the supervision of large forces of watchmen and building guards, or to have general supervision over smaller forces, to supervise a large force of unskilled laborers, to repair office appliances, or to perform other work of similar character. The annual rates of compensation for positions in this grade shall be $1,680, $1,740, $1,800, $1,860, $1,920, $1,980, and $2,040. Grade 7 in this service, which may be referred to as the main custodial grade, shall include all classes of positions the duties of which are to supervise the work of skilled mechanics; to supervise the operation and maintenance of a large heating, lighting, and power plant and all auxiliary mechanical and electrical devices and equipment; to have general supervision over large forces of watchmen and building guards; or to perform other work of similar character. The annual rates of compensation for positions in this grade shall be $1,860, $1,920, $1,980, $2,040, $2,100, $2,200, and $2,300. Grade 8 in this service, which may be referred to as the senior custodial grade, shall include all classes of positions the duties of which are to direct supervisory and office assistants, mechanics, watchmen, elevator conductors, laborers, janitors, messengers, and other employees engaged in the custody, maintenance, and protection of a small building, or to assist in the direction of such employees when engaged in similar duties in a large building, or to perform other custodial work of equal difficulty and responsibility. The annual rates of compensation for positions in this grade shall be $2,000, $2,100, $2,200, $2,300, $2,400, $2,500, and $2,600. Grade 9 in this service, which may be referred to as the principal custodial grade, shall include all classes of positions the duties of which are to direct supervisory and office assistants, mechanics, watchmen, elevator conductors, laborers, janitors, messengers, and other employees engaged in the custody, maintenance, and protection of a large building, or to assist in the direction of such employees when engaged in similar duties in a group of buildings; or to perform other custodial work of equal difficulty and responsibility. The annual rates of compensation for positions in this grade shall be $2,300, $2,400, $2,500, $2,600, $2,700, $2,800, and $2,900. Grade 10 in this service, which may be referred to as the chief custodial grade, shall include all classes of positions the duties of which are to direct supervisory and office assistants, mechanics, watchmen, elevator conductors, laborers, janitors, messengers, and other employees engaged in the custody, maintenance, and protection of a group of buildings, or to perform other custodial work of equal difficulty and responsibility. The annual rates of compensation for positions in this grade shall be $2,600, $2,700, $2,800, $2,900, $3,000, $3,100, and $3,200. CLERICAL-MECHANICAL SERVICE The clerical-mechanical service shall include all classes of positions which are not in a recognized trade or craft and which are located in the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, the mail equipment shop, the duties of which are to perform or to direct manual or machine operations requiring special skill or experience, or to perform or direct the counting, examining, sorting, or other verification of the product of manual or machine operations. Grade 1 shall include all classes of positions in this service the duties of which are to perform the simpler operations or processes requiring special skill and experience. The rates of compensation for classes of positions in this grade shall be 55 to 60 cents an hour. Grade 2 shall include all classes of positions in this service the duties of which are to operate simple machines or to perform operations or processes requiring a higher degree of skill than those in grade 1. The rates of compensation for classes of positions in this grade shall be 65 to 70 cents an hour. Grade 3 shall include all classes of positions in this service the duties of which are to operate machines or to perform operations or processes requiring the highest degree of skill, or supervise a small number of subordinates. The rates of compensation for classes of positions in this grade shall be 75 to 80 cents an hour. Grade 4 shall include all classes of positions in this service the duties of which are to perform supervisory work over a large unit of subordinates. The rates of compensation for classes of positions in this grade shall be 85 to 95 cents an hour. The heads of the several executive departments and independent establishments of the Government whose duty it is to carry into effect the provisions of this section are hereby directed to so administer the same that the positions and employees affected herein shall retain the classification schedules herein provided the same relative position or positions within their respective grades as they held on July 1, 1928: Provided, That nothing herein shall prevent the promotion or allocation for an employee to a higher grade: Provided further, That nothing contained in this section shall operate to decrease the pay of any present employee, nor deprive any employee of any advancement authorized by law and for which funds are available. Whenever in any case the basic qualifications of any already existing grade or subdivision of a service are by this section made the basic qualifications of a higher grade or subdivision, the positions of all employees in said existing grade or subdivision are by this section advanced to said higher grade or subdivision of a service. (As amended May 28, 1928, c. 814, § 1, 45 Stat. 776; July 3, 1930, c. 850, § 1, 46 Stat. 1003.) Section 5 of Act May 28, 1928, с. 814, cited to the text, provides that this section "shall take effect July 1, 1928." Act of July 3, 1930, cited to the text, besides amending this section to read as above contained in § 1 a temporary provision as follows: "The heads of the several executive departments and independent establishments of the Government whose duty it is to carry into effect the provisions of this Act are hereby directed to so administer the same that employees whose positions are in the grades affected hereby, who were in said positions on June 30, 1928, and who, under the Act of May 28, 1928 (U. S. C., Supp. 3, title 5, sec. 673), did not receive an increase in salary the equivalent of two steps or salary rates in their respective grades shall be given such additional step or steps or salary rate or rates, within the grade, as may be necessary to equal such increase: Provided, That nothing herein shall prevent or operate to revoke the promotion or allocation for an employee to a higher salary rate or grade: Provided further, That nothing contained in this Act shall operate to decrease the pay of any present employee, nor deprive any employee of any advancement authorized by law and for which funds are available." Sections 2 and 3 of Act July 3, 1930, cited to the text (46 Stat. 1005) provided as follows: SEC. 2. The heads of the several executive departments and independent establishments are authorized and directed to adjust the compensation of certain civilian positions in the field services, the compensation of which was adjusted by the Act of December 6, 1924 (43 Stat. 604), to correspond, so far as may be practicable, to the rates established by the Act of May 28, 1928 (U. S. C., Supp. 3, title 5, sec. 673), and by this Act for positions in the departmental services in the District of Columbia: Provided, That the terms of this Act shall apply to employees carried under Group 4-B, including drafting groups, in the Schedule of Wages for Civil Employees under the Naval Establishment, notwithstanding the fact that the compensation of such employees was not adjusted by the Act of December 6, 1924 (43 Stat. 604), or the Act of May 28, 1928 (U. S. C., Supp. 3, title 5, sec. 673). SEC. 3. Except as amended by this Act the provisions of the Act of May 28, 1928 (U. S. C., supp. 3, title 5, sec. 673), shall remain in full force and effect. 673a. Provisions of section 673 inapplicable to employees of Government Printing Office. The provisions of section 673 of this title shall not apply to employees in the Government Printing Office whose rates of pay are set under authority of section 40 of Title 44. (May 28, 1928, с. 814, § 4, 45 Stat. 785.) Section 5 of said Act provides that this section "shall take effect July 1, 1928." 673b. Personnel Classification Board; ascertainment of facts as to duties and responsibilities of positions; review of allocations; change of allocation as affecting pay of incumbent. The Personnel Classification Board shall have authority to ascertain currently the facts as to the duties and responsibilities of any such position and to review and, subject to the President's approval, to change the allocation thereof whenever, in its opinion, the facts warrant: Provided, That such review and change shall be made only after consultation with the heads of the departments concerned and after affording all incumbents of positions affected an opportunity to be heard, of which hearing a permanent written record shall be made and kept, including all testimony taken: Provided further, That in all cases where the board shall change the allocation of a position to a lower grade the rate of pay fixed for such position prior to such change may be continued so long as the position is held by the incumbent then occupying it. (July 3, 1930, c. 850, § 4, 46 Stat. 1005.) ★674. Estimates of expenditures and appropriations in Budget to conform to classifications; rates of compensation, when effective. The War Department recommends the omission of this section as temporary legislation. 678. Same; adjustment by heads of executive departments and independent establishments. The heads of the several executive departments and independent establishments are authorized to adjust the compensation of certain civilian positions in the field services, the compensation of which was adjusted by the Act of December 6, 1924, to correspond, so far as may be practicable, to the rates established by section 673 of this title for positions in the departmental services in the District of Columbia. (May 28, 1928, c. 814, § 4, 45 Stat. 785.) For Act of December 6, 1924, referred to in the text see note to § 677 of this title. Chapter 14.-RETIREMENT OF CIVIL SERVICE EM- Uniform date for retirement of Federal personnel, see § 47a of this title. Section 691. Employees eligible for retirement.- [Repealed.] 691a. Eligibility for superannuation retirement. All employees to whom this section and sections 692a to 708a of this title apply who, before July 1, 1930, shall have attained or shall thereafter attain the age of seventy years and rendered at least fifteen years of service computed as prescribed in section 695a of this title shall be eligible for retirement on an annuity as provided in section 694a: Provided, That city, rural, and village letter carriers, post office clerks, sea-post clerks, employees of the Indian Service at large excepting clerks, laborers, and mechanics generally shall, under like conditions, be eligible for retirement at sixty-five years of age and that railway postal clerks, mechanics and laborers in navy yards including leading men and quartermen but excluding master me|chanics and foremen, and those employees engaged in pursuits whose occupation is hazardous or requires great physical effort, or which necessitates exposure to extreme heat or cold, and those employees whose terms of service shall include fifteen years or more of such service rendered in the Tropics, shall be ★ 675. Average of salaries not to exceed average rate for eligible at sixty-two years of age; the classification of employees grade during 1926. The War Department recommends the omission of this section as temporary legislation. ★676. Salaries for year 1926 of persons in field service. The War Department recommends the omission of this section as temporary legislation. This section was superseded by § 677. for the purpose of assignment to the various age groups shall be determined jointly by the Civil Service Commission and the head of the department, branch, or independent office of the Government concerned: Provided further, That any such employee who was employed as a mechanic for the major portion of his service, and not less than fifteen years, and was subsequent to August 20, 1920, involuntarily transferred to employ "43 Stat. 604" in line 11 of this section should read "43 Stat. ❘ ment as a laborer and thereafter involuntarily discharged from 704." the service of the United States, shall receive such annuity as he would have been entitled to, if on the day of his discharge from the service he had been retired under the provisions of this section and sections 692a to 708a of this title: Provided further, That any mechanic, having served thirty years, who was, through no fault of his own, transferred or reduced to a minor position, and who shall have attained, or who shall thereafter attain the age of sixty-two years, shall have his annuity computed upon his average annual basic salary, pay, or compensa 677. Salaries of persons in the field service; payment. -Those civilian positions in the field services under the several exесиtive departments and independent establishments, the compensation of which was fixed or limited by law but adjusted for the fiscal year 1925 under the authority and appropriations contained in the Act entitled "An Act making additional appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1925, to enable the heads of the several executive departments and independent establishments to adjust the rates of compensation of civilian ❘tion for the last ten years of his service as a mechanic: Pro employees in certain of the field services," approved December 6, 1924 (43 Stat. 704), may be paid under the applicable appropriations for the fiscal year 1929 and thereafter at rates not in excess of those permitted for them under the provisions of such Act of December 6, 1924. (Mar. 5, 1928, с. 126, § 2, 45 Stat. 193.) The Act cited to the text is the Treasury and Post Office Departments Appropriation Act. The Act of December 6, 1924 (c. 5, 43 Stat. 704), referred to above, appropriated certain sums for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1925, "to enable the heads of the several departments and independent establishments to adjust the compensation of civilian employees in certain field services to correspond, so far as may be practicable, to the rates established by the Classification Act of 1923 [chapter 13 of this title] for positions in the departmental services in the District of Columbia." vided further, That the term "mechanics," as used in this section and sections 692a to 708a of this title, shall include all employees in the Government Printing Office whose duties are to supervise, perform, or assist in apprentice, helper, or journeyman work of a recognized trade or craft, as determined by the Public Printer. All employees to whom this section and sections 692a to 708a of this title apply, who would be eligible for retirement from the service upon attaining the age of seventy years, sixty-five years, or sixty-two years, as the case may be, shall, after attaining the age of sixty-eight years, sixty-three years, and sixty years, respectively, and having rendered at least thirty years' service, computed as provided in section 695a of this title, be eligible for retirement on an annuity as provided in section 694a of this title. Retirement under the provisions of this paragraph shall be at the option of the employee; but if such option is not exercised prior to the date upon which the employee would otherwise be eligible for retirement from the service, the provisions of section 692a of this title with respect to automatic separation from the service shall apply. (July 3, 1926, с. 801, § 1, 44 Stat. 904, as amended May 29, 1930, с. 349, § 1, 46 Stat. 468.) Act July 3, 1926, с. 801, cited to the text, was entitled, "An Act to amend the Act entitled 'An Act for the retirement of employees in the classified civil service, and for other purposes,' approved May 22, 1920, and Acts in amendment thereof." The opening paragraph of the Act was as follows: "That the Act entitled 'An Act for the retirement of employees in the classified civil service, and for other purposes,' approved May 22, 1920, and Acts in amendment thereof [constituting chapter 14 of this title in the Code], be, and they are hereby, amended to read as follows :" Section 19 of Act July 3, 1926, provides as follows: "This Act [sections 691a to 708a of this title] shall become effective as of July 1, 1926, and all laws or parts of laws inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed as of said effective date." Act July 3, 1926, has the effect of repealing most of former chapter 14 of this title in the Code, constituting §§ 691 to 738. Section 19 of Act May 29, 1930, с. 349, 46 Stat. 479, cited to the text, provided as follows: "This Act [sections 691a to 708a of this title] shall take effect on the 1st day of July, 1930." 692. Same; extension of chapter to nonclassified employees; employees who may be excluded from operation of chapter.[Repealed.] See note to § 691a. 692a. Automatic separation. All employees to whom sections 691a to 708a of this title apply shall, on arriving at retirement age as defined in section 691a, and having rendered fifteen years of service, be automatically separated from the service, and all salary, pay, or compensation shall cease from that date, and it shall be the duty of the head of each department, branch, or independent office of the Government concerned to notify such employees under his direction of the date of such separation from the service at least sixty days in advance thereof: Provided, That if the head of the department, branch, or inde tion show that the applicant has been efficient and competent during the two years next preceding his application for continuance in the civil service, the head of the department, branch, or independent office of the Government concerned shall, as of course, certify to the United States Civil Service Commission that, by reason of the efficiency and willingness of such applicant to remain in the civil service of the United States, the continuance of such employee would be advantageous to the public service. No person separated from the service who is receiving an annuity under the provisions of section 691a of this title, shall be employed again in any position within the purview of sec❘tions 691a to 708a of this title. (July 3, 1926, с. 801, § 2, 44 Stat. 905, as amended Mar. 3, 1927, c. 346, § 1, 44 Stat. 1380; Feb. 20, 1929, c. 271, 45 Stat. 1248; May 29, 1930, с. 349, § 2, 46 Stat. 469.) See note to § 691a. 693. Same; employees of District of Columbia.- [Repealed.] See note to § 691a. 693a. Employees included. - Sections 691a to 708a of this title shall apply to the following employees and groups of employees: (a) All employees in the classified civil service of the United States, including all persons who have been heretofore or may hereafter be given a competitive status in the classified civil service, with or without competitive examination, by legislative enactment, or under civil service rules promulgated by the President, or by Executive orders covering into the competitive classified service groups of employees with their positions or authorizing the appointment of individuals to positions within such service. (b) Superintendents of United States national cemeteries, and such employees of the offices of solicitors of the several executive departments, of the Architect of the Capitol, of the Library of Congress, of the United States Botanic Garden, of the recorder of deeds and register of wills of the District of Columbia, of the United States Soldiers' Home, of the National pendent office of the Government in which he is employed cer- | Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, of the State Depart ment without the continental limits of the United States who are United States citizens and not within the Foreign Service as defined in section 2 of Title 22, and amendments thereof, and of the Indian Service at large whose tenure of employment is not intermittent nor of uncertain duration. (c) All employees of the Panama Canal on the Isthmus of Panama who are citizens of the United States and whose tenure of employment is not intermittent nor of uncertain duration. tifies to the Civil Service Commission that by reason of his efficiency and willingness to remain in the civil service of the United States the continuance of such employee therein would be advantageous to the public service, such employee may be retained for a term of not exceeding two years upon the approval and certification by the Civil Service Commission, and at the end of the two years he may, by similar approval and certification, be continued for an additional term not exceeding two years, and so on: Provided, however, That after August 20, 1930, no employee shall be continued in the civil service of the United States beyond the age of retirement for more than four years, except that where the head of the department or establishment certifies, and the Civil Service Commission agrees, that by reason of expert knowledge and special qualifications the continuance of the employee would be advantageous to the public service, further extensions of two years may be granted. Whenever an employee shall make application for such continuation in the civil service, and shall submit acceptable proof of his present physical fitness to perform his work, it shall be the duty of the head of the department, branch, or independent | commissioners or by other competent authority, including those (d) Unclassified employees of the United States in all cities and in all establishments or offices in which appointments are made under labor regulations approved by the President, or from subclerical or other registers for the classified service; and unclassified employees transferred from classified positions: Provided, That these groups shall include only those employees whose tenure of employment is not intermittent nor of uncertain duration. (e) All regular annual employees of the municipal government of the District of Columbia, appointed directly by the employees receiving per diem compensation paid out of general appropriations and including public-school employees, excepting office of the Government concerned to obtain from the imme- (f) All employees and groups of employees to whom the benefits of this chapter in the Code shall have been extended by Executive orders. of the work of such applicant, and shall also obtain from such immediate superior his opinion in writing with respect to the efficiency of the work performed by such applicant. From such information shall be eliminated increases in ratings, credits, (g) Postmasters of the first, second, and third class who have and other preferences for any cause whatsoever other than the been promoted, appointed, or transferred from the classified character of work actually performed. Should such informa-civil service. |