The increase in the pound rates and the minimum charge do not apply to publi- cations of nonprofit religious, educational, scientific, philanthropic, philanthropic, agricultural,
labor, veterans', or fraternal organiza- tions or associations. The transient rate (for publications having 2d-class entry mailed by other than pub- lishers or as sample copies in excess of 10 percent allowance) is increased from the present rate of 2 cents for the 1st 2 ounces and 1 cent for each additional 2 ounces to 2 cents for the 1st 2 ounces and 11⁄2 cents for each additional 2 ounces.
The rate on books is increased from 8 cents on the 1st pound and 4 cents on each ad- ditional pound to 10 cents on the 1st pound and 5 cents on each additional The category of items entitled to the book rate is substantially increased by the proposal.
The present rate of 4 cents on the 1st pound and 1 cent on each additional pound for books sent by nonprofit public libraries, organizations, or associations is extended to all colleges, universities, and schools, the category of items entitled to this rate is broadened, and the present restriction of these rates to the third zone is elimin- ated.
These provisions are as follows:
(1) The individual piece rate on 3dclass mail (except books and catalogs) is increased from 2 cents for the 1st 2 ounces or fraction and 1 cent for each additional ounce or fraction to 3 cents for the 1st 2 ounces or fraction and 11⁄2 cents for each additional ounce or fraction. For books and catalogs, the individual piece rate of 2 cents for the 1st 2 ounces is increased to 3 cents and the rate of 12 cents on each 2 ounces or fraction thereof in excess of the 1st 2 ounces is replaced by a rate of 1 cent on each ounce in excess of the 1st 2 ounces.
(2) The rate on 3d-class matter mailed in bulk, except books and catalogs, is increased from 14 cents per pound and 11⁄2 cents minimum per piece to 16 cents per pound and 2 cents minimum per piece. Bulk mailings of books and catalogs are increased from the present rate of 10 cents per pound with a minimum rate of 11⁄2 cents per piece to 12 cents per pound with a minimum rate of 2 cents per piece. The 2-cent minimum in both categories will be increased to 21⁄2 cents on July 1, 1959.
(3) The fee for a permit to send 3dclass mail under the bulk mailing rate is increased from $10 a year to $20 a
(4) Odd-sized pieces of 3d-class mail will be subject to a minimum charge of 5 cents, representing an increase of 2 cents per piece.
(5) There will be no increases on mailings of nonprofit religious, educa- tional, scientific, philanthropic, agri- cultural, labor, veterans', or fraternal organizations or associations.
It is estimated these increases will bring in increased revenue in the amount of $128,000,000 per year.
This bill, as amended by the committee, provides a pay increase for employees in the field service of the Post Office Depart- ment of $546 per annum except rural carriers and 4th-class postmasters. Rural carriers and 4th-class postmasters would receive an increase in their annual com- pensation of 12 percent, but not to ex- ceed $546 per annum. The bill, as amended, provides that such pay in- creases will become effective at the be- ginning of the 1st pay period which begins after Sept. 1, 1957. This legislation will increase the annual compensation of approximately 967,853 employees in the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the Government. Specifically, the increases will apply to (1) employees subject to the Classification Act of 1949, as amended; (2) officers and employees in or under the judicial branch of the Government (including court re- porters for Federal district courts, and secretaries and law clerks of Federal cir- cuit and district judges); and (3) officers and employees in or under the legislative branch of the Government.
Salaries of these employees will be increased by 11 percent, effective on the 1st day of the 1st pay period which begins on or after Sept. 1, 1957, except that (1) no salary will be increased by more than $1,000 a year, (2) no salary will be in- creased to an amount in excess of $16,000 a year the existing maximum salary rate provided by the Classification Act of 1949, as amended (which was recently raised from $14,800 to $16,000 a year), and (3) no present salary of $16,000 or more will receive any increase. The average salary increase for classified employees will be $518.51 per annum.
Passed Senate Aug. 27, 1957
Passed Senate Aug. 27, 1957
This legislation will contribute to efficiency Public Law 85-207 in the operation of the Bureau of the Census of the Department of Commerce by simplifying and clarifying language of the present census law, correcting certain inconsistencies and omissions therein, and providing for the conduct of the various census activities on a more uniform, modern, and practicable basis than is possible under present law.
The purpose of this proposed legislation is to relieve the Civil Service Commission of the requirement for asking the Con- gress each year for authority to expend moneys from the Federal employees' life insurance fund for the purpose of defray- ing administrative costs incurred in assuming and maintaining the life-insur- ance policies of employee beneficial asso- ciations taken over by the Commission in accordance with the provisions of sec. 10 of the Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance Act of 1954 as amended. This will enable the Commission to assume the life-insurance policies of the some 90,000 members of 9 benefit associations who have been grossly and unjustifiably dis- criminated against through the actions of this Congress in refusing to recognize legal and moral commitments made by both the 83d and 84th Congresses. This action will in no way relieve the Com- mission of the responsibility for request- ing congressional authority for the ex- penditure of money from the Federal employees' life insurance fund necessary to the administration of other provisions of the act.
The purpose of this bill, as amended, is to reaffirm the intent of Congress when Public Law 733, 81st Cong., was enacted. The bill, as amended by the committee, protects the national security of the United States by providing that the head of any department or agency of the U. S. Government may suspend the employ- ment of any civilian officer or employee when such action is deemed necessary in the interest of the national security. Following such suspension and notifica- tion thereof, within 30 days any such officer or employee shall have an oppor- tunity to reply and show why he should be restored to duty. Following such in- vestigation and review as deemed neces-
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sary, the department or agency head may terminate the employment of such sus- pended employee whenever he determines that such termination is necessary or advisable in the interest of national security.
Sec. 1 of the bill, as amended, provides that any suspended employee with a perma- nent or indefinite appointment, before his termination, shall be entitled to the following: (1) A written statement of the charges against him, (2) a reasonable opportunity to answer such charges, (3) a hearing, at the employee's request, by a duly constituted agency authority, (4) a review of the case by the agency head, and (5) a written statement of the de- cision of the agency head.
As used in this legislation, "national secu- rity" means all governmental activities of the U. S. Government involving the national safety and security, including but not limited to activities concerned with the protection of the United States from internal subversion or foreign ag- gression. Sec. 3 of the bill, as amended, further provides that all employees of any department or agency of the Govern- ment are deemed to be employed in an activity of the Government involving national security.
The bill provides that any person who is reinstated or restored to duty following a wrongful suspension or removal shall be allowed compensation for the period of time such person was not on the pay- roll in an amount not to exceed the difference between the pay such person would have earned had he remained in in his position and the interim net earn- ings of such person. Sec. 4 of the bill, as amended, provides for an appeal to the Civil Service Commis- sion by any employee adversely affected under the legislation or under any Execu- tive order issued pursuant thereto. Commission in considering such appeal shall review the validity and truth of the charges made and the procedures followed by the department or agency. Following a review of the appeal, the Commission shall prepare a written opinion and de- cision. The decision of the Commission shall be final and the agency head shall comply with such written opinion and decision.
H. Con. Res. 175 is essentially a declaration of fundamental principles of conduct that should be observed by all persons in the public service. It spells out in clear and straight-forward language long-recognized concepts of the high obligations and re- sponsibilities, as well as the rights and privileges, attendant upon service for our Government. It reaffirms the traditional standard-that those holding public office are not owners of authority but agents of public purpose concerning which there can be no disagreement and to which all Federal employees unques- tionably should adhere. It is not a man- date. It creates no new crime or penalty. Nor does it impose any positive legal re- quirement for specific acts or omissions. The purpose of H. R. 7930, as reported by this committee, is to correct 2 separate, but related, conditions which have re- sulted in inequities in the compensation of certain postal field service employees under the Postal Field Service Compen- sation Act of 1955.
One of these inequities relates to the occur- rence of anniversary dates for automatic advancement by step increases of postal field service employees.
The other of these inequities relates to the crediting of certain prior service in the General Accounting Office for purposes of longevity step increases.
It is the purpose of this legislation to correct an inequity in the treatment received by certain employees in the postal field serv- ice on days when the President, through Executive order, memorandum, or other administrative action declares an admin- istrative holiday. It would grant to rural carriers, transportation and motor vehi- cle employees, other than substitutes, compensatory time off with pay within 1 year after the holiday on which such employees performed duty.
H. R. 4640 will authorize a refund of volun- tary contributions to any person who has made such voluntary contributions into the civil service retirement fund, pro- Ivided he elects to take the refund before he receives annuity payments. At the present time participants in the civil service retirement program may volun- tarily place into the retirement fund amounts up to 10 percent of their basic salaries. These voluntary contributions are used to purchase additional annuities to supplement their regular annuities. However, they may not withdraw the voluntary contributions while they are still employed.
Passed House Aug. 28, 1957
Passed House Aug. 5, 1957
Passed House Aug. 19, 1957
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