recruitment above the minimum rate of the class

recruitment above the minimum rate of the class Sec. 104. Section 803 of the Classification Act of 1949, as amended, is amended to read as follows: “Sec. 803. (a) Whenever the Commission shall find (1) that a sufficient number of qualified eligibles for positions in a given class cannot be secured in one or more areas or locations at the existing minimum rate for such class, and (2) that there is a possibility that a sufficient number of such eligibles can be secured by increasing the minimum rate for such class in such areas or locations to one of the higher rates within the grade in which such class is placed, the Commission may establish such higher rate as the minimum rate for that class in each area or location concerned. “(b) Minimum rates established under subsection (a) may be revised from time to time by the Commission. Such actions or revisions shall have the force and effect of law. “(c) Any increase in rate of basic compensation resulting from the establishment of minimum rates under this section shall not be regarded as an ‘equivalent increase’ in compensation within the meaning of section 701 (a).”