An Act to amend title 5, United States Code, to extend certain benefits to former employees of county committees established pursuant to section 8(b) of the Soil Conservation and Domes.tic Allotment Act, and for other purposes
PL 90-367 (S.1028), enacted 06/29/1968

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PUBLIC LAW 90-367-JUNE 29, 1968 
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SEC. 104. Appropriations made and authority granted pursuant to 
this joint resolution shall cover all obligations or expenditures incurred 
for any project or activity during the period for which funds or 
authority for such project or activity are available under this joint 
resolution. 
SEC. 105. Expenditures made pursuant to this joint resolution shall 
be charged to the applicable appropriation, fund, or authorization 
whenever a bill in which such applicable appropriation, fund, or 
authorization is contained is enacted into law. 
SEC. 106. No appropriation or fund made available or authority 
granted pursuant to this joint resolution shall be used to initiate or 
resume any project or activity which was not being conducted during 
the fiscal year 1968. 
Approved June 29, 1968. 
Public Law 90-367 
AN ACT 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to extend certain benefits to former em-
ployees of county committees established pursuant to section 8(b) of the Soil 
Conservation and Domes.tic Allotment Act, and for other purposes. 
June 29, 1968 
[S.1028] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America In Congress assembled. That section 5334 
of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof 
the following new subsection: 
"'(f) An employee of a county committee established pursuant to 
section 8(b) of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act 
(16 U.S.C. 590h(b)) may upon appointment to a position under the 
Department of Agriculture, subject to this subchapter, have his initial 
rate of basic pay fixed at the minimum rate of the appropriate grade, 
or at any step of such ^rade that does not exceed the highest previous 
rate of basic pay received by him during service with such county 
committee." 
SEC. 2. (a) Subchapter I of chapter 63 of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new 
section: 
"§ 6312. Accrual and accumulation for former ASCS county office 
employees 
"Service rendered as an employee of a county committee established 
pursuant to section 8(b) of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allot-
ment Act (16 U.S.C. 590h(b)), or of a committee or an association of 
producers described in section 10(b) of the Agricultural Adjustment 
Act of May 12, 1933 (48 Stat. 37), shall be included in determining 
years of service for the purpose of section 6303(a) of this title in the 
case of any officer or employee in or under the Department of Agri-
culture. The provisions of section 6308 of this title for transfer of 
annual and sick leave between leave systems shall apply to the leave 
system established for such employees." 
(b) The analysis of chapter 63 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by adding the following new item immediately after item 
6311: 
"6312. Accrual and accumulation for former ASCS county oflSce employees." 
Former ASCS 
employees. 
Extension of 
benefits. 
80 Stat. 468. 
52 Stat. 31,; 
81 Stat. 633. 
Leave. 
80 Stat. 517. 
5 u s e 6301-
6311. 
49 Stat. 767; 
61 Stat. 709. 
7 u s e 610. 
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[82 STAT. 
Order of reten-
tion. 
80 Stat. 428. 
49 Stat. 767; 
61 Stat. 709. 
7 u s e 610. 
Superintendent 
of Garages, com-
pensation. 
5 u s e 5304 
note. 
SEC. 3. The second sentence of section 3502(a) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking out the period at the end of subparagraph (B) 
and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon and the word "and"; and 
(2) by adding after subparagraph (B) the following new sub-
paragraph : 
"(C) who is an employee in or under the Department of 
Agriculture is entitled to credit for service rendered as an 
employee of a county committee established pursuant to sec-
tion 8(b) of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment 
Act (16 U.S.C. 590h(b)), or of a committee or an associa-
tion of producers described in section 10(b) of the Agricul-
tural Adjustment Act of May 12,1933 (48 Stat. 37)." 
SEC. 4. Effective as of the beginning of the first applicable pay 
period which began on or after October 1,1967, the per annum (gross) 
rate of compensation of the position of Superintendent of Garages 
(House Office Buildings) under the Architect of the Capitol is $12,540. 
Such position is subject to the provisions, pertaining to the Office of 
the Architect of the Capitol, in section 212 of the Federal Salary Act 
of 1967 (81 Stat. 634; Public La,w 90-206), relating to the implementa-
tion of salary comparability policy. 
Approved June 29, 1968. 
Public Law 90-368 
June 29, 1968 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
[S.J. Res. 180] 
(jiQ provide franked mail privileges for surviving spouses of Members of 
Congress. 
Members of 
eongress. 
Surviving 
spouses, franking 
privileges. 
74 Stat. 660; 
79 Stat. 1163; 
81 Stat. 622. 
39 u s e 4151-
4170. 
Resolved hy the Senate and Houm of Representatives 
of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled^ That chapter 57 of title 39, 
United States (^ode, is amended— 
(1) by adding at the end thereof the following new section: 
"§4171. Franked mail for surviving spouses of Members of 
Congress. 
"Upon the death of a Member of Congress during his term of 
office, the surviving spouse of such Member may send, for a period 
not to exceed one hundred and eighty days after his death, as franked 
mail, correspondence relating to the death of the Member."; 
(2) by inserting after "4161-4167'' in the definition "Frank" 
in section 4151 the phrase "and 4171"; 
(3) by inserting before "shall be paid" in section 4167 (a) the 
phrase "and postage on correspondence sent by the surviving 
spouse of a Member under section 4171 of this title,"; and 
(4) by inserting at the end of the analysis thereof, immediately 
preceding section 4151 of such title, the following new item: 
"4171. Franked mail for surviving spouses of Members of Congress." 
Approved June 29, 1968.