An Act to amend the Veterans Preference Act of 1944 with respect to preference accorded in Federal employment to disabled veterans, and for other purposes
PL 83-271 (H.R.6185), enacted 08/14/1953

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PUBLIC LAW 271-AUG. 14, 1953 
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Public Law 270 
CHAPTER 484 
AN ACT 
August 14, 1953 
To amend the Act of June 30, 1948, so as to extend for one year the authority of 
[H. R. 5662] 
the Secretary of the Interior to issue patents for certain public lands in 
Monroe County, Michigan, held under color of title. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the Act entitled 
"An Act authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to issue patents 
for lands held under color of title", approved June 30, 1948 (Public 
Law 856, Eightieth Congress), is amended by striking out "within 
five years after passage of this Act" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"within six years after passage of this Act". 
SEC, 2. The amendment made by the first section of this Act to 
such Act of June 30,1948, shall take effect as of June 29, 1953. 
Approved August 14, 1953. 
Monroe County, 
Mich. 
Land patents. 
62 Stat. 1171. 
Effective date. 
Public Law 271 
CHAPTER 485 
AN ACT 
To amend the Veterans' Preference Act of 1944 with respect to preference ac-
corded in Federal employment to disabled veterans, and for other purposes. 
August 14, 1953 
[H. R. 6185] 
Veterans. 
Federal 
einjloy-
5 u s e 852. 
5 u s e 851. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled, That (a) section 
3 of the Veterans' Preference Act of 1944, as amended, is amended to men^t'^rTfere^e? 
read as follows: 
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"SEC. 3. In all examinations to determine the qualifications of appli-
cants for entrance into the service ten points shall be added to the 
earned ratings of those persons included under section 2 (1), (2), (3), 
and (5), and five points shall be added to the earned ratings of those 
persons included under section 2 (4) and (6), who have received a 
passing grade. 
In examinations for positions of guards, elevator 
operators, messengers, and custodians, and in examinations held prior 
to December 31,1954, for positions of apprentices, competition shall be 
restricted to persons entitled to preference under this Act as long as 
persons entitled to preference are available. In examinations for such 
other positions as may from time to time be determined by the Presi-
dent, competition shall be restricted, during the period beginning with 
the effective date of this Act and ending with the expiration of the 
authority to induct persons into the Armed Forces under the Universal 
Military Training and Service Act, as amended, to persons entitled to 
preference under this Act." 
(b) Section 7 of such Act, as amended, is amended to read as 
follows: 
"SEC. 7. The names of preference eligibles who have received a 
passing grade shall be entered on the appropriate registers or lists of 
eligibles in accordance with their respective augmented ratings, and 
the name of a preference eligible shall be entered ahead of all others 
having the same rating: Provided^ That except for positions in the 
professional and scientific services in grade 9 or higher of the General 
Schedule of the Classification Act of 1949, as amended, the names of 
all qualified preference eligibles who have a compensable service-
connected disability of 10 per centum or more, and who are entitled to 
ten points in addition to their earned ratings, shall be placed at the 
top of the appropriate civil-service register or employment list, in 
accordance with their respective augmented ratings." 
65 Stat. 75. 
SOUSCapp. 451. 
5 u s e 856. 
63 Stat. 954. 
5 u s e 1071 note.