SIXTY·FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ch. 86. 1919. 1267 whether the changes in any typewriter are of such structural character as to constitute a new machine not within the limitations of this section. Sec. 6. That in ex ending` a ro iiations made in this Act er- D°*¤“¤ '°*. ¤t”*°° sons in the classified dlarvice 111 lilile lgistrict of Columbia, shall noi;) be giiiniiiliil m1l=l:}?iti¤td.°t detailed for service outside of the District of Columbia except for or in connection with work pertaining directly to the service at the seat of government of the department or other Government establishment from which the detail is made: Provided, That nothing in this section §;°""'°;m,,,, 0, ,,,,,_ shall be deemed to apply to the investigation_of any matter or the ¤¤¤u§£s¢is>»¤¤¤s exppevparation, prosecution, or defense of any smt by the Department °°p ‘ 0 ustice. Sec. 7. That all civilian employees of the Govemments of the ,,,A,,‘§,‘},?f,§’¤“,§uff,§§ § United States and the District of Columbia who receive a total of pndbe; Disyigg JCJ compensation at the rate of $2,500 per annum or less, exceptas other- yen?}. ° ’5°° ° wise (provided in this section, shall receive, durrnglthe fiscal year ending une 30, 1920, additional compensation at the rate of $240 per www annum: Prmnkled, That such employees as receive a total of annual new between :2,wu compensation at a rate more than $2,500 and lem than $2,740 shall ‘“"‘ ”·"‘°· receive additional compensation at such a rate dper annum as may be necessary to make their salaries, plus their ad tional compensation, · mmm at the rate of $2,740 per annum, and no employee shall receive addi- °°' tional compensation under this section at a rate which is more than sixty er centum of the rate of the total annual compensation receivedp by such employee: Promded further, That the increased com- wL’;',,}’f,,"}’,‘,j‘,,,{,’}_‘§y§'°‘ ensation at the rate of $120 per annum for the fiscal year ending gune 30, 1919, shall not be computed as salary in construing this section: Prmy•kled{u1-ther, That where an employee in the service *Qg}g_{§* on Jrme 30, 1918, as received during the fiscal year 1919, or shall Eunfring service receive during the fiscal year 1920 an increase of salary at a rate in ”°°° “"°°°’ 1m' excess of $200 per annum, or where an employee whether previously in the servicga or riot, ha; entered fgie service since Jupe 30, 1918, whether suc cmp oyee as receive an increase in sa ary or not, . . such employees shall be granted the increased compensation provided wigrgnliggieeglmmd herein only when and upon the certification of the person in the legislative branch or the head of the department or establishment em loying such persons of the ability an qualifications personal to such employees as would justify such increased compensation: Provided further, That the increased comcpensation provided in this ,,§:,2',§'{’§"§,°’,;‘,§"},K'}’;‘{ section to employees whose pay_is adjuste from time to time through ¤<>=¤<*¤· Mcwage boards or similar authority shall be taken_into consideration by such page boards or similar authority in adgmsting the pay of such em oyees. The piiovisions of this section shall not apply to the following; §,§."§$‘§§"‘§,,,,,,,,,.,,,,,, Employees paid from the postal revenues and sums which may be ¤¤*¤¤m’¤d· advanced from the Treasury to meet deficiencies in the postal revenues; employees of the Panama Canal on the Canal Zone; employees of the Alaskan Engineering Commission in Alaska; employees paid from lump-sum appropriations in bureaus, divisions, commissions, or any other governmental agencies or employments created bp law W R_k ce since January 1, 1916, except that employees of the Bureau o War nmeiiu. is Risk Insurance shall receive increased compensation at one—half the P . rate allowed b this section for other employees: Provided, That em- A1ii$:°Qiiee ree employees of saidy bureau who are compensated at rates below $400 per P'°Y°°’· annum shall receive additional compensation only at the rate of 60 per centum of the annual rates of compensation received by such employees; employees whose duties require only a portion of their time, except charwomen, who shall be included; employees whose services are utilized for brief periods at intervals; persons employed by or through corporations, firms, or individuals acting for or on behalf of or as agents of the United States or any department or inde-
