Appointment and Transfer of Personnel

Appointment and Transfer of Personnel Sec. 504. (a) To carry out the functions conferred by sections 502 and 503 of this Act, there shall be in the Agency a Deputy Director, a Special Representative in Europe, and a Deputy Special Representative in Europe, who shall be appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and shall have status and receive compensation comparable to the equivalent positions under the Economic Cooperation Act of 1948, as amended. (b) Any personnel of the Economic Cooperation Administration, upon the certification of the Director for Mutual Security and with the approval of the Director of the Bureau of the Budget that such personnel are necessary to carry out the functions of the Director for Mutual Security, and all records and property of such Administration which the Director of the Bureau of the Budget determines are used primarily in the administration of the powers and functions transferred to the Director for Mutual Security by this Act, shall be transferred to the Mutual Security Agency. (c) Of the personnel transferred to or employed by the Mutual Security Agency, not to exceed fifty may be compensated at rates higher than those provided for grade 15 of the general schedule established by the Classification Act of 1949, as amended, and of these, not to exceed fifteen may be compensated at a rate in excess of the highest rate provided for grades of such general schedule but not in excess of $15,000 per annum. Such positions shall be in addition to the number authorized by section 505 of the Classification Act of 1949, as amended. (d) On and after January 1, 1952, the number of United States citizens employed by the Mutual Security Agency shall be at least 10 per centum less than the number employed by the Economic Cooperation Administration on August 31, 1951: Provided, That the Director for Mutual Security shall cause studies to be made from time to time for the purpose of determining whether further reductions in personnel are feasible and consistent with the accomplishment of the purposes of this Act.