MacKay, John W., president, National Postal Union, accompanied Macy, John W., Jr., Chairman, U.S. Civil Service Commission, ac- companied by Glenn O. Stahl, Bureau of Programs and Standards, U.S. Civil Service Commission_. McAvoy, Harold, president, Post Office Mail Handlers, Watchmen, McCart, John, operations director, AFL-CIO, Government Em- Messer, Ross A., legislative representative, National Association of Minow, Newton N., executive vice president and general counsel, Multer, Hon. Abraham J., Representative in Congress from the State Murphy, John J., president, National Customs Service Association__ Murphy, Hon. Richard J., Assistant Postmaster General, Bureau of Personnel, Post Office Department, accompanied by Louis J. Doyle, General Counsel; Herbert Block, Director, Compensation Division, Bureau of Personnel; John D. Swygert, Director, Installations Management Division, Bureau of Operations; Mrs. Anne Flory, Assistant Director, Compensation Division, Bureau of Personnel; and Adam G. Wenchel, Office of the General Counsel___ O'Dwyer, Fred J., president, National Association of Postal Super- visors, accompanied by Don Ledbetter, secretary, and Dan Jaspan, O'Neill, Hon. Thomas P., Jr., Representative in Congress from the Owen, Vaux, president, National Federation of Federal Employees__ Philos, Conrad D., national first vice president, and president-elect, Federal Bar Association, accompanied by M. Reynolds Sands, chairman of the Pay and Classification Committee, Council on Puskar, Charles E., executive secretary-treasurer, National Associa- Regan, James J., president, Engineers' & Scientists' Association of Ryan, Hon. William F., a Representative in Congress from the State Smith, Ashby, president, National Alliance of Federal Postal Em- ployees, accompanied by Charles R. Braxton, administrative as- sistant, National Alliance of Federal Postal Employees--- Staats, Elmer B., Deputy Director, Bureau of the Budget, accom- Page 157 176 150 170 281 304 297 190 268 307 200 300 52 Warfel, George L., president, National Association of Special De- 169 FEDERAL EMPLOYEES SALARY ACT OF 1963 TUESDAY, AUGUST 13, 1963 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, COMMITTEE ON POST OFFICE AND CIVIL SERVICE, Washington, D.C. The committee met at 10 a.m., in room 215, Cannon House Office Building, Hon. Tom Murray (chairman) presiding. The CHAIRMAN. The committee will come to order. The committee is meeting this morning, in accordance with the majority vote of the members in executive session on August 1, 1963, to begin hearings on pending bills which would authorize general salary increases for postal, classified, and certain other Federal employees. A list of the bills before the committee is on each member's desk. These bills fall into two categories. The first, which is typified by H.R. 7552, would carry out the official recommendation of the administration as submitted to the Speaker by the Chairman of the U.S. Civil Service Commission and referred by the Speaker to this committee. H.R. 7814, by Mr. Morrison, is typical of the other bills and contains provisions somewhat at variance with those recommended by the administration. (The bills referred to follow :) [H.R. 7552, 88th Cong., 1st sess.] A BILL To adjust the rates of basic compensation of certain officers and employees in the Federal Government, and for other purposes Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the "Federal Salary Adjustment Act of 1963." PART A-CLASSIFICATION ACT EMPLOYEES COMPENSATION SCHEDULE SEC. 101. (a) Subsection (a) of section 602 of the Federal Salary Reform Act of 1962 (76 Stat. 843) is amended to read as follows: "(a) Section 603 (b) of the Classification Act of 1949, as amended (74 Stat. 298; 5 U.S.C. 1113(b)), is amended to read as follows: 1 "(b) The compensation schedule for the General Schedule shall be as follows: (b) The first sentence of subsection (c) of such section 602 is amended SEC. 102. Section 801 of the Classification Act of 1949, as amended (5 U.S.C. PART B-POSTAL FIELD SERVICE EMPLOYEES SEC. 111. Section 1 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by striking SEC. 112. Section 702 of title 39, United States Code, is amended to read "Sec. 702. Classes of Post Offices "(a) At the beginning of each fiscal year the Postmaster General shall "(b) The Postmaster General shall exclude from the revenue credited to a post office for the purposes of this section money received at that office for "(1) Setting meters for patrons beyond the area served by the office unless authorized by the Department; "(2) Stamps, stamped envelopes, and postal cards sold in large or unusual quantities to be used in mailing matter at other offices; and 1 "(3) Stamps, stamped envelopes, and postal cards sold for mailing matter diverted from other offices and mailing of matter so diverted without stamps affixed. "(c) Whenever unusual conditions prevail at a post office of the fourth class, the Postmaster General may advance such office to the appropriate class based on his estimate of the number of revenue units which the office will have during the succeeding twelve months. Any office so advanced need not be relegated to a lower class before the end of the second complete fical year after the advancement. At that time, the office shall be assigned to the appropriate class in accordance with subsections (a) and (b) of this section.". 1 SEC. 113. Section 704 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by deleting the words "of the first, second, or third class" appearing therein, and inserting in lieu thereof "other than one for which the postmaster furnishes quarters, equipment, and fixtures on an allowance basis”. SEC. 114. Subsection (b)(1) of section 2102 of title 39, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: "(1) for post offices at which the postmaster does not furnish quarters on an allowance basis;". SEC. 115. (a) Section 3501 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by— (1) Deleting from the first sentence of subsection (a) the following: "standard positions of postmasters in a fourth-class office and rural carrier" and inserting in lieu thereof "standard position of rural carrier". (2) Inserting a new subsection (c) following subsection (b) as follows: "(c) At the beginning of the first pay period in each calendar year the Postmaster General shall determine and adjust the rankings of all positions for which the number of annual revenue units of a post office or its class is a relevant factor of the ranking, using the revenue units of the preceding fiscal year and the class in which the office will be placed at the beginning of the next fical year. The Postmaster General may also adjust rankings of such positions at other times of the year based upon substantial changes in service conditions.". (b) The following amendments are made to chapter 45 of title 39, United States Code: (1) In subsection (c) of section 3513 (A) Change the catch line to read "POST OFFICE CLERK (KP-4)”; and (B) Add the following new sentence to the end of paragraph (1): "This office has less than 190 revenue units annually.". (2) In subsection (e) of section 3516— (A) Change the catch line to read “POSTMASTER (KP-18)"; (B) Delete "third class" in the first sentence of paragraph (1); and (C) Delete "annual receipts of approximately $1,700" in the second sentence of paragraph (1) and insert in lieu thereof "approximately 40 revenue units annually". (3) In subsection (b) of section 3517— (A) Change the catch line to read "POSTMASTER (KP-20)"; (B) Delete "third class" in the first sentence of paragraph (1) ; and (C) Delete "annual receipts of approximately $4,700" in the second sentence of paragraph (1) and insert in lieu thereof "approximately 110 revenue units annually". (4) In subsection (b) of section 3518 (A) Change the catch line to read "POSTMASTER (KP-22)" ; (B) Delete "third class" in the first sentence of paragraph (1) ; and (C) Delete "annual receipts of approximately $6,000" in the second sentence of paragraph (1) and insert in lieu thereof "approximately 140 revenue units annually". (5) In subsection (b) of section 3519-- (A) Change the catch line to read "ASSISTANT POSTMASTER (KP-24)"; and (B) Delete "annual receipts of approximately $63,000" in the second sentence of paragraph (1) and insert in lieu thereof "approximately 1,490 revenue units annually". (6) In subsection (c) of section 3519 (A) Change the catch line to read "POSTMASTER (KP-25)" ; (B) Delete "second class" in the first sentence of paragraph (1); and (C) Delete "annual receipts of approximately $16,000" in the second sentence of paragraph (1) and insert in lieu thereof "approximately 380 revenue units annually". (7) In subsection (b) of section 3520— (A) Change the catch line to read "POSTMASTER (KP-27)"; (B) Delete "first class" in the sentence of paragraph (1); and (C) Delete "annual receipts of approximately $63,000" in the second sentence of paragraph (1) and insert in lieu thereof "approximately 1,490 revenue units anually". (8) In subsection (b) of section 3521— (A) Change the catch line to read "POSTMASTER (KP-29)"; (B) Delete "first class" appearing in the first sentence of paragraph (1); and (C) Delete "annual receipts of $129,000" in the second sentence of paragraph (1) and insert in lieu thereof "approximately 3,060 revenue units annually". (9) In subsection (b) of section 3522– (A) Change the catch line to read “POSTMASTER (KP-31)" ; (B) Delete "first class" in the first sentence of paragraph (1); and (C) Delete "annual receipts of $314,000" in the second sentence of paragraph (1) and insert in lieu thereof "approximately 7,450 revenue units annually". (10) In subsection (b) of section 3523 (A) Change the catch line to read "POSTMASTER (KP-33)"; (B) Delete "first class" appearing in the first sentence of paragraph (1); and (C) Delete the second sentence of paragraph (1) and insert in lieu thereof: "This office has approximately 110 employees, approximately 14,350 revenue units annually, 13 government-owned vehicle units, one classified station and 42 carrier routes within its jurisdiction.". (11) In subsection (b) of section 3524 (A) Change the catch line to read "ASSISTANT POSTMASTER (KP-35)"; and (B) Delete "annual receipts of $2,700,000" in the second sentence of paragraph (1) and insert in lieu thereof "approximately 64,000 revenue units annually". (12) In subsection (c) of section 3524— (A) Change the catch line to read "POSTMASTER (KP-36)"; (B) Delete "first class" in the first sentence of paragraph (1); and (C) Delete "annual receipts of $1,000,000" in the second sentence of paragraph (1) and insert in lieu thereof "approximately 23,700 revenue units annually”. (13) In subsection (a) of section 3525— (A) Change the catch line to read "ASSISTANT POSTMASTER (KP-37)"; and (B) Delete "annual receipts of $8,460,000" in the second sentence of paragraph (1) and insert in lieu thereof "approximately 200,000 revenue units annually". (14) In subsection (b) of section 3525 (A) Change the catch line to read "POSTMASTER (KP-38)"; (B) Delete "first class" in the first sentence of paragraph (1); and (C) Delete "annual receipts of $2,700,000" in the second sentence of paragraph (1) and insert in lieu thereof "approximately 64,000 revenue units annually". |