Evening star., 1932-04-25
PROVISIONS OF MEASURE GIVEN HOUSE OUTLINED

Section 2o2-This suspends for on
year the administrative promotions.
section 203-This suspends the fill
ing OF vacancies for one year, pro
vided that the President may fill abso
lutely essential positions.
Section 204-This section compel
retirement on reaching the age limit.
Section 205-This subjects retire'
pay to the temporary reduction.
! section 206-This reduces travelinI
allowances to basis Of six years ago
Section 207-This eliminates extr'
! pay for overtime.
LIMITATIONS ON AMOUNT Oh
RETIRED PAY.
Section 208-(a) After the dat
OF the enactment of this act no per
son holding a civilian Office or posi-
tlon, appointive or elective, under th'
United States Government or th'
municipal government of the Distric
OF Columbia, or under any corporation
the majority of the stock of which /.
owned by the United States, shall b.
entitled, during the period of such in
cumbency, to retired pay from th'
United States for or on account O.
services as a commissioned officer II
any of the services mentioned in the
pay adjustment act of 1922 GU. S. C
Title 3O at a rate in excess of ar
amount which when combined with
the annual rate of compensation from
such civilian Office or position. makes
the total rate from both sources more
than $4,000, and when the retired pay
amounts to or exceeds the rate oi
$4,000 per annum such person shall
be entitled to the pay Of the civilian
Office or position or the retired pay
whichever he may elect: Provided
that the term retired pay shall be
construed to include credits for all
service that lawfully may enter into
the computation thereof.
"(b) This section shall not apply
to officers on the emergency officers
retired list created by the act of May
"a, 1928, and shall not apply to any
person retired for disability incurred in
line of duty.
PERSONNEL REDUCTIONS-MAR-
RIED PERSONS.
Section 209-In any reduction OF
personnel in any branch of service of
the United States Government or the
District of Columbia, married persons
diving with husband or wife) employed
in the class to be reduced shall be dis
ployed in such class are dismissed, II
such husband or wife Is also in the
service of the United States or the Dis
trict of Columbia. In the appointment
of persons to the classified civil serv-
ice preference shall be given to persons
other than married persons living with
husband or wife, such husband or wife
being in the service of the United
States or the District of Columbia"
Section 210-This section permits the
Postmaster General to shift employees
from one duty to another at his discre-
ton.
Title III-Miscellaneous Provisions.
Section 301-This section allows Is
per cent of an appropriation for one
to be shifted to another
during the next fiscal year with the ap-
proval of the budget director.
Section 302-This section perma-
nently shifts to the Philippine govern
nent the cost of the Philippine scouts
and authorizes the President to disband
ihem at his discretion.
Section 303-This reduces the amount
II vocational education aid to the
. tates on a graduated scale during a
! ine-year period. 1t also repeals the
wv extending such aid to Porto Rico
. I'D Hawaii, effective July /, 1888.
: Section 304-Limits the Government
/ nting expenditure to 100000.
section 305-Limits to $4,000 900 the
: eenditure on paper furnished by the
Cernment Printing Office.
ection 306-Limits stationary ex-
pditure for members of Congress.
.ction 307-Postpones construction
OF heating plant in the District Of
Conbia.
stion 308-Discontinues Army an
Ma transport service. The Secretaris
OF lr and Navy are directed to tram ]
Ter seagoing vessels in such SERVE
TO Shipping Board, both being r
rect also to dispose of all propertyh 6
the Gnsport service other than shs.. s
Seon 30s-The Secretary of lie
Nays directed to discontinue ne
! navaEansport service now carriedn
with use of the transports HENRI
son, laumont, Kittery, Sirius nd c
, Vega. q
Sectas 310-Delays sections 308nd a
309 ul the Secretaries of Warand a
} Navy We negotiated transport on t
tracts III private shipping interGs. a
Secti 311-Diretts Shipping Eard, t
which to take over the transorts, a
to dispc of them in accordancewith p
mercharmarine act. d
Sectio 3l2-uscontinues the ePan-
anna Rabad Steamship Line. n