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74T H CONGRESS. SESS. II . CHS . 452-454. MAY 26, 1936 . [CHAPTER 452 .] AN ACT May26,1936. [H. R.8784.1 [Public, No.618.1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That hereafter, whenever upon the statement of the account of any disbursing officer of the United States in the General Accounting Office credit shall have 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 payee may be withheld until full reim- bursement 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 Prist in

entitled Existing laws not

itled to receive compensation : Provided, That nothing contained a ffected. 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 . Executive branch of the Government Withholdin g of com- pensation where pare - ments have b een m ade il leg allr e, aut hori zed . To authorize withholding compensation due Government personnel . [CHAPTER 453 .1 May 26, 1936 .

AN ACT [H. R. 10267.]

To provide for adjusting the compensation of division superintendents, assistant [Public, No. 619.1 division superintendents, assistant superintendents at large, assistant super- intendent in charge of car construction, chief clerks, assistant chief clerks, 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- cat ion Act of 1 923, as amen ded . Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives of the Railware M ail Serv- United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the Post- ice . Adju st men t of com - master General is authorized and directed to adjust the compensa- pens ation . Vol. 43, p. 1061.

tion of division superintendents, assistant division superintendents, u. S. c., p . 1751, assis tant s uperint endent s at l arge, assista nt sup erinte ndent in cha rge of ca r cons tructio n, chi ef cle rks, a ssistan t chie f cler ks, and clerks in charge of sections in offices of division superintendents, Railway Mail Servi ce, to corre spond, so far as ma y be p ractic able, t o the rates 85. Appropriations TJ . S,C . ns made established by the Classification Act of 1923, as amended, for posi- available . tions in the departmental service in the District of Columbia . Any appropriation now or hereafter available for the payment of the compensation of employees in the Railway Mail Service shall be availabl e for payment o f compensation in accordance with the rates adjusted in accordance wit h the provision s of this Act . Approved, May 26, 1936 . [CHAPT ER 454 .] Mar e 26,1936 .

AN ACT [H. R. 10934.]

To authorize the transfer of the customhouse at Salem, Massachusetts, from the jurisdiction of the Treasury Department to the Department of the Interior . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the Secre- tary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to 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 perso nal, as may now be under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Treasury . [Public, No.620.] Sale m, Mass . Transfer of custom- house to Department of Interior, authorized .