An Act to authorize the addition of certain lands to the Pipestone National Monument in the State of Minnesota.
PL 84-593 (H.R.8225), enacted 06/18/1956

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of the Interior is hereby aiitliorized to add to the Pipestone National 
Monument such part of tlie Pipestone school reserve, not exceedin<^ 
two hundred and fifty acres, as lie deems necessary to protect arche-
ological remains, to acquire by purchase or condemnation not exceed-
ing ten acres of non-Federal land, as he deems necessary to improve 
the boundary and administration of the Pipestone National Monu-
ment Federal land, and to redefine the exterior boundaries of the 
Pipestone National Monument to include the lands so transferred and 
acquired pursuant to this Act. All lands added to the Pipestone 
National Monument pursuant to this Act shall be subject to the pro-
visions of sections 2 and 3 of the Act of August 25,1937 (50 Stat. 804). 
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Approved June 18, 1956. 
Public Law 594 
CHAPTER 402 
AN ACT 
June 18, 1956 
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To amend the Classification Act of 1949 to preserve in certain cases the rates 
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of basic compensation of officers and employees whose positions are placed 
in lower grades by virtue of reclassification actions under such Act, and for 
other purposes. 
Federal employ-
ees. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Refresentatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That title V of the 
Classification Act of 1949, as amended, is amended by adding at the Preservation of 
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end thereoi the lollowing new section: 
tion. 
"SEC. 507. (a) Each officer or employee subject to this Act— 
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" (1) who holds, on or after the date of enactment of this section, 
under a career-conditional or career appointment in the competi-
tive civil service, a position (A) which is in any grade of a basic 
compensation schedule of this Act (other than grade 16, 17, or 
18 of the General Schedule) and (B) which is placed, on or after 
such date of enactment, while such officer or employee holds such 
position, in a lower grade of such schedule under any reclassifica-
tion of such position pursuant to this Act; 
"(2) who has held such position for a continuous period of not 
less than two years ending immediately prior to the date of such 
reclassification; and 
"(3) whose performance of the work of such position at all 
times during such period is satisfactory or better than satis-
factory ; 
shall continue to receive basic compensation at the rate to which he 
was entitled immediately prior to such reclassification of his position 
(including any increases in such rate of basic compensation provided 
by law at any time while such officer or employee is in such position) 
until (i) he leaves such position or (ii) he is entitled to receive basic 
compensation at a higher rate by reason of the operation of this Act; 
but, whenever such position becomes vacant, the rate of basic com-
pensation of any individual subsequently appointed to such position 
shall be fixed in accordance with this Act. 
"(b) Each officer or employee subject to this Act— 
"(1) who, during the period beginning on July 1, 1954, and 
ending immediately prior to the date of enactment of this section 
continuously held a position (A) which was in any grade of a 
basic compensation schedule of this Act (other than grade 16, 17, 
or 18 of the General Schedule) and (B) which was placed, at any 
time during such period, in a lower grade of such schedule under 
one or more reclassifications of such position pursuant to this Act; 
"(2) who holds such position on the date of enactment of this 
section;