An Act to amend the Federal Employees Pay Act of 1945 to eliminate the authority to charge to certain current appropriations or allotments the gross amount of the salary earnings of Federal employees for certain pay periods occurring in part in previous fiscal years, and for other purposes
PL 86-122 (H.R.6134), enacted 07/31/1959

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PUBLIC LAW 86-122-JULY 31, 1959 
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to any such transfer or disposition shall first be obtained: Provided 
further^ That where deemed appropriate by the Secretary of the 
Interior provisions shall be made for a reversion of title to such land 
if it ceases to be used for the purpose for which it is transferred or 
disposed. 
"(c) The Surgeon General shall consult with, and encourage the 
participation of, the Indians concerned. States and political subdi-
visions thereof, in carrying out the provisions of this section." 
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^^^" ^- Section 6 of such Act is amended by striking out the word 
"This" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "Sections 1 to 5, inclu-
sive, of this". 
Approved July 31, 1959. 
Public Law 86-122 
ruly 31, 1959 
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[H. R. 6134] 
IJ.Q amend the Federal Emploj^ees Pay Act of 1945 to eliminate the authority to 
charge to certain current ai)propriations or allotments the gross amount of 
the salary earnings of Federal employees for certain pay periods occurring 
in part in previous fiscal years, and for other purposes. 
F e d e r a l 
p 1 o y e e s 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
" United States of America in Congress assemhled^ That section 604(b) 
periods." "' ^ 
of the Federal Employees Pay Act of 1945 (59 Stat. 303; 5 U.S.C. 
944(b)) is amended by striking out the following sentence: "When 
a pay period for such officers and employees begins in one fiscal year 
and ends in another, the gross amount of the earnings for such pay 
period may be regarded as a charge against the appropriation or allot-
ment current at the end of such pay period." 
SEC. 2. (a) Section 802(c) of the Classification Act of 1949, as 
72 Stat. 151. 
amended (5 U.S.C. 1132(c)), is amended by inserting after the words 
"service as such an employee," the following: "and any Member of 
the Senate or House of Representatives who has completed two or 
more years of service as such a Member,". 
(b) Section 501(b) of the Postal Field Service Classification Act 
72 Stat. 1761. 
gf 1955, as amended (39 U.S.C. 991 (b)), is amended by inserting after 
the words "service as such an employee," the following: "and any 
Member of the Senate or House of Representatives who has completed 
two or more years of service as such a Member,". 
Effective dates. 
S^c, 3. (a) The amendment made by section 2(a) of this Act shall 
become effective as of January 1,1958. 
(b) The amendment made by section 2(b) of this Act shall become 
effective as of September 2, 1958. 
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(c) Retroactive compensation or salary shall be paid, by reason of 
the amendments made by section 2 of this Act and the provisions of 
subsections (a) and (b) of this section, only to a former Member of the 
5uicfVo7inote. Senate or House of Representatives who, on the date of enactment of 
this Act, is in a position subject to the Classification Act of 1949 or the 
5usc%*5i^note. Postal Field Service Compensation Act of 1955, as the case may be, 
and with respect to whom appropriate administrative action is taken, 
pursuant to the amendments made by section 2 of this Act and the 
provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this section, to advance such 
Member to a higher step rate of the grade or salary level concerned, as 
the case may be; and, when such administrative action is taken, such 
retroactive compensation or salary shall be paid to such former Mem-
ber for all periods from and after the date of appointment of such 
former Member to the position concerned. 
Approved July 31, 1959.