PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 45 -MAR. 31 , 1945 Treasury of the United States, and to remain available until expended, all moneys received by the Panama Canal during the fiscal year 1946 and prior fiscal years (exclusive of net profits for such prior fiscal years) from services rendered or materials and supplies furnished to the United States, the Panama Railroad Company, the Canal Zone gov- ernment, or to their employees, respectively, or to the Panama Govern- ment, from hotel and hospital supplies and services; from rentals, wharfage, and like service; from labor, materials, and supplies and other services furnished to vessels other than those passing through the Canal, and to others unable to obtain the same elsewhere; from the sale of scrap and other byproducts of manufacturing and shop operations; from the sale of obsolete and unserviceable materials, supplies, and equipment purchased or acquired for the operation, maintenance, protection, sanitation, and government of the Canal and Canal Zone; and any net profits accruing from such business to the Panama Canal shall annually be covered into the Treasury of the United States. wateork, etc. There is also appropriated for the fiscal year 1946 for the oper- Panma oon. ation, maintenance, and extension of waterworks, sewers, and pave- ments in the cities of Panama and Colon, to remain available until expended, the necessary portions of such sums as shall be paid during that fiscal year as water rentals or directly by the Government of Panama for such expenses; and notwithstanding the transfer of the waterworks and sewer systems pursuant to the joint resolution 57Stat. 74. approved May 3, 1943 (Public Law 48), any unexpended balances of the sums appropriated by this paragraph, together with the unex- pended balances of sums appropriated for the same purpose in prior fiscal years, shall be immediately available and shall remain available until expended for the purposes for which appropriated. canal Zone. SEC. 2. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall Citizenship require- ment. be used directly or indirectly, except for temporary employment in case of emergency, for the payment of any civilian for services rendered by him on the Canal Zone while occupying a skilled, tech- nical, clerical, administrative, executive, or supervisory position unless such person is a citizen of the United States of America or of the Employment of Republic of Panama: Provided, however, (1) That, notwithstanding Panamanian citizens. , Ta s4u.. a. . 1307 the provision in the Act approved August 11, 1939 (53 Stat. 1409) note. limiting employment in the above-mentioned positions to citizens of the United States from and after the date of the approval of said Limitation. Act, citizens of Panama may be employed in such positions; (2) that at no time shall the number of Panamanian citizens employed in the above-mentioned positions exceed the number of citizens of the United States so employed, if United States citizens are available in con- Employees with 15 tinental United States or on the Canal Zone; (3) that nothing in years o service. this Act shall prohibit the continued employment of any person who shall have rendered fifteen or more years of faithful and honorable selection of person- service on the Canal Zone; (4) that in the selection of personnel for nel. skilled, technical, administrative, clerical, supervisory, or executive positions, the controlling factors in filling these positions shall be our op employ- efficency, experience, training, and education; (5) that all citizens of Panama and the United States rendering skilled, technical, cler- ical, administrative, executive, or supervisory service on the Canal Zone under the terms of this Act (a) shall normally be employed not more than forty hours per week, (b) may receive as compensation equal rates of pay based upon rates paid for similar employment in Appicabdity. continental United States plus 25 per centum; (6) this entire section shall apply only to persons employed in skilled, technical, clerical, administrative, executive, or supervisory positions on the Canal Zone directly or indirectly by any branch of the United States Govern- [59 STAT.
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