H.R. 7552, H.R. 7814, AND SIMILAR BILLS

BILLS TO ADJUST THE RATES OF BASIC COMPENSATION
OF CERTAIN OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES IN THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

AUGUST 13, 20, 22, 27, 29; SEPTEMBER 10, 12, 17, 24, 1963

Printed for the use of the
Committee on Post Office and Civil Service

23-242

U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

WASHINGTON: 1963

COMMITTEE ON POST OFFICE AND CIVIL SERVICE

CONTENTS

Statement of-

Addabbo, Hon. Joseph P., Representative in Congress from the State

of New York___.

Brady, John G., chairman, Committee on Legislation, National Asso-

ciation of Internal Revenue Employees, accompanied by George

Bursach, executive secretary-treasurer, and John L. Barnes, Sr.,

chairman, Committee on Civil Service-_.

Clague, Hon. Ewan, Commissioner, Bureau of Labor Statistics, ac-
companied by Toivo P. Kanninen, Chief, Division of Occupational
Pay, Bureau of Labor Statistics; Lily Mary David, Chief, Division
of Wage Economics, BLS; and Samuel E. Cohen, mathematical
statistician, Division of Wages and Industrial Relations, BLS---

Craig, Walter E., president, American Bar Association, and Bernard

G. Segal, chairman, Committee on Judicial Selection, Tenure,

and Compensation of the American Bar Association__.

Dent, Hon. John H., Representative in Congress from the State of
Pennsylvania___

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Farbstein, Hon. Leonard, Representative in Congress from the State

of New York....

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Fino, Hon. Paul A., Representative in Congress from the State of

New York___

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Fulton, Hon. James G., Representative in Congress from the State

of Pennsylvania---

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Gibson, Everett G., legislative representative, National Federation of
Post Office Motor Vehicle Employees---
Gilbert, Hon. Jacob H., Representative in Congress from the State
of New York__-_-

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Gladieux, Bernard L., chairman, National Civil Service League, ac-
companied by Rocco C. Siciliano, member of the board, and Jean J.
Couturier, executive director, National Civil Service League_-
Griner, John F., president, American Federation of Government Em-
ployees, accompanied by W. J. Voss, director of research, and
George E. Meagher, director of legislation----.
Hallbeck, E. C., president, United Federation of Postal Clerks, ac-
companied by Don E. Dunn, executive vice president; Francis S.
Filbey, administrative aid; Joseph F. Thomas, director of organ-
ization; and Paul A. Nagle, administrative vice president-----

Halpern, Hon. Seymour, Representative in Congress from the State

of New York-..

Healey, Hon. James C., Representative in Congress from the State

of New York___.

Jay, Vincent E., president, Federal Professional Association, accom-
panied by Robert Ramspeck, legislative representative_-.
Jones, Woodrow, president, National Association of Stabilization
Conservation Employees, New Boston, Tex., and Clyde R. Payne.
secretary-treasurer, National Association of Stabilization Conser-
vation Employees_-.

Jordan, Max, president, National Rural Letter Carriers Association,
accompanied by John W. Emeigh, secretary-
Keating, Jerome J., president, National Association of Letter Car-
riers, accompanied by Stanley Lewis, secretary-treasurer; C. N.
Coyle, assistant secretary-treasurer; and J. Don Kerlin, legisla-
tive consultant___

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Lasseter, Dillard, executive director, Organization of Professional
Employees, Department of Agriculture_.

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Lesinski, Hon. John, Representative in Congress from the State

of Michigan___.

MacKay, John W., president, National Postal Union, accompanied

by David Silvergleid, secretary-treasurer, and Walter O. Noreen,

executive vice president--.

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,

Messengers, Group Leaders‒‒‒‒

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McCart, John, operations director, AFL-CIO, Government Em-
ployees' Council___

Messer, Ross A., legislative representative, National Association of
Post Office & General Service Maintenance Employees_-
Miller, Hon. George P., Representative in Congress from the State
of California_.

Minow, Newton N., executive vice president and general counsel,
Encyclopedia Britannica, and formerly Chairman, Federal Com-
munications Commission____

Multer, Hon. Abraham J., Representative in Congress from the State

of New York____

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,
legislative representative_---

O'Neill, Hon. Thomas P., Jr., Representative in Congress from the
State of Massachusetts--.

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

Government Lawyers---

Puskar, Charles E., executive secretary-treasurer, National Associa-
tion of Postmasters of the United States, accompanied by Roy M.
North, legislative representative_-_-

Raffensperger, James W., national president, National Society of

Federal Engineers, Scientists & Allied Professionals, accompanied

by Edward G. Batty, executive secretary, and James J. Cliggett,

president-elect----

Regan, James J., president, Engineers' & Scientists' Association of
the U.S. Naval Training Device Center, Port Washington, N.Y____
Robbins, Paul H., executive director, National Society of Profes-
sional Engineers---.

Ryan, Hon. William F., a Representative in Congress from the State

of New York____

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-
panied by William B. Lehman, staff member, Office of Manage-
ment and Organization, and Spencer Platt, chief, Personnel Man-
agement Branch_.

Stephens, Russell M., president, American Federation of Technical
Engineers__.

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Toll, Hon. Herman, Representative in Congress from the State
of Pennsylvania_.

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Warfel, George L., president, National Association of Special De-
livery Messengers--.

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Letters referred to the chairman are inserted beginning on page 304.

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:

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