1374 74th congress. SESS. II. CHS. 452-454. MAY 26, 1936. 



[CHAPTER 452.] 



AN ACT 

 May 26, 1936. 



[H. R. 8784.] To authorize withholding compensation due Government personnel. 



[Public, No. 618.] 



Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives of the 

 th^oov'ramenr'* °^ United States of America in Congress assemhJed, That hereafter, 

 Withholding of com- 'whenever upon the statement of the account of any disbursing officer 

 SenTs'ha°veteln mad^ of the United States in the General Accounting Office credit shall 

 illegally, authorized, havc been disallowed for any payment to any person in the executive 

 branch of the Government, otherwise entitled to compensation from 

 the United States or from any agency or instrumentality thereof, 

 such compensation of the j^ayee may be withheld until full reim- 

 bui'sement has been accomplished under such regulations as may be 

 prescribed by the head of the department, branch, or independent 

 establishment (including corporations) under which such payee is 

 Proviso. entitled to receive compensation: Provided, That nothing contained 



affected"^ "'^^ °° in this Act shall be construed to repeal or in any way modify exist- 

 ing laws relating to the collection of the indebtedness of accountable 

 or disbursing officers. 

 Approved, May 26, 1936. 



[CHAPTER 453.] 



May 26, 1036. ^^ACT 



[n. R. 1021)..] Xo provide for adjusting tlie compensation of division superintendents, assistant 

 [Public, No. 619.] division superintendents, assistant superintendents at large, assistant super- 



intendent in charge of ear construction, cliief clerics, assistant chief clerics, 

 and clerks in charge of sections in offices of division superintendents in the 

 Railway Mail Service, to correspond to the rates established by the Classifi- 

 cation Act of 1923, as amended. 



Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives of the 

 Railway Mail Serv- United States of America in Cong?rss assembted. That the Post- 

 Adjustment of com- master General is authorized and directed to adjust the compensa- 

 pensation.^ 1061. tion of division superintendents, assistant division sujierintendents, 

 u. s. c, p. 1751. assistant superintendents at large, assistant superintendent in charge' 

 of car construction, chief clerks, assistant chief clerks, and clerks 

 in charge of sections in offices of division superintendents, Railway 

 IMail Service, to correspond, so far as may be i^racticable, to the rates 

 Apprnpriation'lmadc established by the Classification Act of 1923, as amended, for posi- 

 avaiiabie. tions in the depai-tmental service in the District of Columbia. Any 



appropriation now or hereafter available for the payment of the 

 compensation of emplovees in the Railway Mail Service shall be 

 available for payment of compensation in accordance with the rates 

 adjusted in accordance with the provisions of this Act. 

 Approved, May 26, 1936. 



[CHAPTER 454.] 

 May 26. 1936. AN ACT 



[H. R. 10934.] To authorize the tran.sfer of the customhouse at Salem, Massachusetts, from the 



[Public, No. 620.) jurisdiction of the Treasury Department to the Department of the Interior. 



Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives of the 

 TraSfer'?r?'custom- United Statcs of America in Congress assembled, That the Secre- 

 house to Department tary of the Treasuiy be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed 

 ntenor, aut orize . j^ transfer to the control and jurisdiction of the Secretary of the 

 Interior the customhouse at Salem, Massachusetts, and such ad- 

 joining property, both real and personal, as may now be under the 

 jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Treasury. 



