exclusion from classification act of 1949 of crafts, trades, and labor positions and application of prevailing wage policy to such positions

exclusion from classification act of 1949 of crafts, trades, and labor positions and application of prevailing wage policy to such positions Sec. 105. (a) Paragraph (7) of section 202 of the Classification Act of 1949, as amended, is amended to read as follows: “(7) employees in recognized trades or crafts, or other skilled mechanical crafts, or in unskilled, semiskilled, or skilled manual-labor occupations, and other employees including foremen and supervisors in positions having trade, craft, or laboring experience and knowledge as the paramount requirement, and employees in the Bureau of Engraving and Printing the duties of whom are to perform or to direct manual or machine operations requiring special skill or experience, or to perform or direct the counting, examining, sorting, or other verification of the product of manual or machine operations: Provided, That the compensation of such employees shall be fixed and adjusted from time to time as nearly as is consistent with the public interest in accordance with prevailing rates: Provided further, That whenever the Civil Service Commission concurs in the opinion of the employing agency that in any given area the number of such employees is so few as to make prevailing rate determinations impracticable, such employee or employees shall be subject to the provisions of this Act which are applicable to positions of equivalent difficulty or responsibility,” (b) Section 204 (c) of the Classification Act of 1949, as amended, is amended to read as follows: “(c) Section 202 (except paragraph (7) thereof) and section 203 shall not apply to the Office of the Architect of the Capitol.”