Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 52.djvu/854

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52 STAT.] 75TH CONG. , 3D SESS.-CH. 554 -JUNE 21, 1938 SEC. 11 . No alien illegally within the limits of the United States, and no alien who has not, prior to the date of enactment of this joint resolution, filed a declaration of intention to become an American citizen which is valid and has not expired, shall knowingly be given employment or continued in employment on any project prosecuted under the appropriations in this title: Provided, That preference in employment on such projects shall be given in the following order: (1) Veterans of the World War and the Spanish-American War and veterans of any campaign or expedition in which the United States has been engaged (as determined on the basis of the laws adminis- tered by the Veterans' Administration) who are in need and are American citizens; (2) other American citizens, Indians and other per- sons owing allegiance to the United States who are in need; and (3) those aliens in need whose declarations of intention to become Ameri- can citizens were filed prior to the date of enactment of this joint resolution and are valid and have not expired. SEC. 12. No person employed on work projects under the appropria- tions in this title and in need who refuses a bona fide offer of private employment under reasonable working conditions which pays as much or more in compensation for the same length of service as such person receives or could receive under such appropriations and who is capable of performing such work, shall be retained in employment for the period such private employment would be available: Pro- vided, That any person who takes such private employment shall at the expiration thereof be entitled to immediate resumption of his previous employment status if he is still in need and if he has lost the private employment through no fault of his own. SEC. 13. Appointments to Federal positions of an administrative or advisory capacity under the appropriations in this title in any State shall be made from among the bona fide citizens of that State so far as not inconsistent with efficient administration. So far as not inconsistent with efficient administration no part of the appropriations in this title shall be available to pay the com- pensation of any officer or employee of the United States who holds an administrative, executive, or supervisory position under this joint resolution, if the position is in any office located outside the District of Columbia or is on any project prosecuted in any place outside the District of Columbia, unless such person is an actual and bona fide citizen of the State, Territory, region, or district in which the office or project is situated, but this provision shall not apply to the tempo- rary and emergency assignment of any person to a position where the period of service in such position does not exceed sixty days. SEC. 14 . No part of any appropriation in this title shall be used to pay the salary or expenses of any person in a supervisory or admin- istrative position who is a candidate for any State, district, county, or municipal office (such office requiring full time of such person and to which office a salary or per diem attaches), in any primary, general or special election, or who is serving as a campaign manager or assistant thereto for any such candidate. SEC. 15. Hereafter, so far as not inconsistent with efficient adminis- tration, all appointments of persons to the Federal Service for employment within the District of Columbia, under the provisions of this joint resolution, whether such appointments be within the classified civil service or otherwise, shall Jbe apportioned among the several States and the District of Columbia upon the basis of popu- lation as ascertained at the last preceding census. In making separations from the Federal Service, or furloughs without pay to last as long as three months, of persons employed within the District of Columbia, under the provisions of this joint 813 Illegally entered, etc. , aliens, restriction on employment on projects. Proviso. Preferences in em- ployment. Refusal of private employment offer. Proviso. Eligibility on expi- ration of private em- ployment. Federal administra- tive, etc., positions in States, appointments. Requirements. Candidate for State office or campaign manager, pay restric- tion. Apportionment of appointments. Separations; reten- tion of appointees according to State population.