SEC. 205. For the purposes of section 303 of the First Supplemental National Defense Appropriation Act, 1944, and any similar general provision for the fiscal year 1945, persons serving the Government at $1 per annum shall be considered as serving without compensation.

SEC. [201] 206. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be used to pay the salary or wages of any person who advocates, or who is a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or violence: Provided, That for the purposes hereof an affidavit shall be considered prima facie evidence that the person making the affidavit does not advocate, and is not a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or violence: Provided further, That any person who advocates, or who is a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or violence and accepts employment the salary or wages for which are paid from any appropriation contained in this Act shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both: Provided further, That the above penalty clause shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other provisions of existing law. [SEC. 202. The appropriations and authority with respect to appropriations contained herein for the fiscal year 1944 shall be available from and including July 1, 1943, for the purposes respectively provided in such appropriations and authority. All obligations incurred during the period between June 30, 1943, and the date of the enactment of this Act in anticipation of such appropriations and authority are hereby ratified and confirmed if in accordance with the terms thereof.]

SEC. 207. Whenever the Civil Service Commission shall find that within the Federal service in the District of Columbia basic daily or hourly pay rates, fixed by wage boards or similar administrative authority serving the same purpose, for mechanical crafts and trades and laborer positions are higher than rates for such positions authorized by the Classification Act of 1923, as amended, to such an extent as to cause undesirable competition for such services between units of the Government in the District of Columbia, said Commission is authorized to adjust from time to time and without regard to said Act the pay rates of such positions subject to the Classification Act to the extent necessary to prevent such competition. This authority shall cease siz months after the termination of the present hostilities, at which time the adjusted rates shall revert to those prescribed by the Classification Act.

78TH CONGRESS 2d Session

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (DOCUMENT

No. 486

ESTIMATE OF APPROPRIATION FOR COMMITTEE ON FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICE OF THE OFFICE FOR

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

COMMUNICATION

FROM

THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

TRANSMITTING

HE BUDGET FOR THE COMMITTEE ON FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICE OF THE OFFICE FOR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1945 CONTAINING APPROPRIATIONS AMOUNTING TO $585,000

ARCH 10, 1944.-Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to

be printed

THE WHITE HOUSE, Washington, March 9, 1944.

he SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. SIR: I have the honor to transmit herewith for the consideration of ongress the budget for the Committee on Fair Employment Practice. the Office for Emergency Management for the fiscal year 1945 conining estimates of appropriation amounting to $585,000 and proposed ovisions affecting said estimates.

The letter of the Director of the Bureau of the Budget in connection ith this budget is transmitted herewith.

Respectfully,

FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT.

The PRESIDENT,

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT,

The White House.

BUREAU OF THE BUDGET, Washington, D. C., March 7, 1944.

SIR: I have the honor to submit for your consideration the budget for the Committee on Fair Employment Practice of the Office for Emergency Management for the fiscal year 1945 containing estimates of appropriation amounting to $585,000. The details of these estimates and proposed provisions are transmitted herewith.

I recommend that the budget be transmitted to Congress.

Very respectfully,

HAROLD D. SMITH, Director of the Bureau of the Budget.

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

OFFICE FOR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

COMMITTEE ON FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICE

Salaries and Expenses, Committee on Fair Employment PracticeFor all expenses necessary to enable the Committee on Fair Employment Practice to carry out the functions vested in it by Executive Orders 8802 and 9346, including salary of a Chairman at not to exceed $10,000 per annum and six other members at not to exceed $25 per diem when actually engaged; travel expenses (not to exceed $63,800), expenses of witnesses in attendance at Committee hearings, when necessary; printing and binding (not to exceed $4,800); purchase of newspapers and periodicals (not to exceed $500); and the temporary employment of persons, by contract or otherwise, without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes and the civil service and classification laws (not to exceed $8,900); $585,000 (submitted).

Estimate 1945, $585,000

By objects

Obligations

Estimate, 1945 Estimate, 1944 Actual, 1943

PERSONAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENTAL

Man- Total Man- Total Man- Total

Grade 16. In excess of $9,000:

Clerical, administrative, and fiscal service: years salary years salary years salary

OFFICE FOR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT GENERAL PROVISIONS

[(e)] (a) The head of any constituent agency may delegate to any official in such agency or in the field offices of the Division of Central Administrative Services the authority to make appointments of personnel and he may also delegate to any official in the agency of which he is the head the authority to make other determinations necessary for the conduct of the administrative management within such agency.

[(f)] (b) Any employee of any of the constituent agencies is authorized, when designated for the purpose by the head of such agency, to administer to or take from any person an oath, affirmation, or affidavit, when such instrument is required in connection with the performance of the functions or activities of such agency.

[(g) (c) The head of any of the constituent agencies is authorized, in connection with the operations of such agency, to consider, ascertain, adjust, determine, and certify claims against the United States in accordance with the Act of December 28, 1922 (31 U. S. C. 215), and to designate certifying officers in accordance with the Act of December 29, 1941, or to delegate authority to the Director of the Division of Central Administrative Services to designate employees of such Division as certifying officers to certify vouchers payable against the funds of the constituent agency concerned.