FRINGE BENEFITS FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES 4 Ar. 1% HEARINGS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON POST OFFICE AND CIVIL SERVICE UNITED STATES SENATE EIGHTY-THIRD CONGRESS TO AMEND THE CLASSIFICATION ACT OF 1949, AS AMENDED, Printed for the use of the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service COMMITTEE ON POST OFFICE AND CIVIL SERVICE FRANK CARLSON, Kansas, Chairman JAMES H. DUFF, Pennsylvania OLIN D. JOHNSTON, South Carolina ALTON LENNON, North Carolina FRANK A. PASCHAL, Chief Clerk and Staff Director II 54 Beiter, Alfred F., president, National Customs Service Association. 108-124 Campbell, James A., president, American Federation of Government Castiglioni, Paul M., legislative representative, National Federation Dutton, W. L., executive officer, Organization of Professional Em- George, Leo E., president, National Federation of Post Office Clerks Gibney, Thomas C., national president, United States Immigration- 40 59 Handman, Ephraim, president, local 10, National Federation Post Office Clerks (statement submitted). Harvey, Congressman Ralph (submitted statement). Holderness, Rear Adm. George A., Jr., USN, Chief, Office of Industrial Isaac, George A., chairman, legislative committee, local union 1310, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (submitted state- Kern, William P., chairman, legislative committee, National Associa- Klein, Samuel E., president, United National Association of Post Lyons, Eugene J., Assistant Postmaster General McAvoy, Harold, president, National Association of Post Office and Messer, Ross A., legislative representative, National Association Post Munro, Howard E., legislative representative, Central Labor Union Murphy, John J., president, United States Customs Inspectors As- Prince, Gregory, general solicitor, Association of American Railroads_ Reiber, Paul, assistant general counsel, Air Transport Association__. Riley, George D., member, legislative committee, AFL. Rosenthal, Isadore, legislative director, National Association Federal Stephens, Russell M., president, American Federation of Technical Steward, Luther C., president, National Federation of Federal Em- 32 106 III Tracy, D. W., international president, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, AFL (statement presented by Mr. Orrin Bur- rows, legislative representative)- Warfel, George L., president, National Association Special Delivery Walters, Thomas G., operations director, Government Employees Watts, John A., Director, Civilian Personnel Department of Air Weathersby, N. P., president, district No. 44, International Associa- Willey, Robert H., Acting Director of Civilian Personnel, Department Young, Philip, Chairman, Civil Service Commission, accompanied by 94 43-82 FRINGE BENEFITS FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1954 UNITED STATES SENATE, COMMITTEE ON POST OFFICE AND CIVIL SERVICE, Washington, D. C. The committee met, pursuant to call, at 10 a. m., in room 135, Senate Office Building, Senator Frank Carlson, chairman, presiding. Present: Senators Carlson, Jenner, Cooper, Upton, Johnston, Neely, Pastore, Monroney, Daniel, and Lennon. The CHAIRMAN. The committee will please come to order. We open hearings this morning on S. 2665, to amend the Classification Act of 1945, as amended, and the Federal Employees Pay Act of 1945, as amended, and for other purposes. (The bill referred to follows:) [S. 2665, 83d Cong., 2d sess.] A BILL To amend the Classification Act of 1949, as amended, and the Federal Employees Pay Act of 1945, as amended, and for other purposes Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, TITLE I-AMENDMENTS TO THE CLASSIFICATION ACT OF 1949, AS AMENDED SEC. 101. This title may be cited as the "Classification Act Amendments of 1954." SEC. 102. The Classification Act of 1949, as amended, is further amended as follows: (a) Paragraph (7) of section 202 is amended to read as follows: "(7) employees in recognized trades or crafts, or other skilled mechanical crafts, or in unskilled, semiskilled, or skilled manual-labor occupations, and other employees including foremen and supervisors in positions having trade, craft, or laboring experience and knowledge as the paramount requirement, and employees in the Bureau of Engraving and Printing the duties of whom 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: Provided, That the compensation of such employees shall be fixed and adjusted from time to time as nearly as is consistent with the public interest in accordance with prevailing rates: Provided further, That in any area where in the opinion of the employing agency the number of such employees is so few as to make prevailing rate determinations impracticable, such employee or employees may with the approval of the Civil Service Commission be paid administratively at rates payable under the Classification Act of 1949, as amended, for positions of equivalent difficulty or responsibility ;". (b) Section 505 is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 505. (a) No position shall be placed in grade 16 or 17 of the General Schedule except by action of, or after prior approval by, the Commission. |