Pub. L. 85-426, tit. IV, sec. 401

Sec. 401. The Postal Field Service Compensation Act of 1955, approved June 10, 1955 (Public Law 68, Eighty-fourth Congress), is hereby amended as follows: (a) In section 301 (a) strike out the Postal Field Service Schedule, and insert the following schedule: “postal field service schedule Level Per annum rates and steps 1 $3,095 $3,205 $3,315 $3,425 $3,535 $3,645 $3,755 Temporary rate 3,170 3,285 3,400 3,515 3,630 3,745 3,860 2 3,320 3,435 3,550 3,665 3,780 3,895 4,010 Temporary rate 3,405 3,525 3,645 3,765 3,885 4,005 4,125 3 3,580 3,705 3,830 3,955 4,080 4,205 4,330 Temporary rate 3,670 3,800 3,930 4,060 4,190 4,320 4,450 4 3,935 4,070 4,205 4,340 4,475 4,610 4,745 Temporary rate 4,035 4,175 4,315 4,455 4,595 4,735 4,875 5 4,170 4,305 4,440 4,575 4,710 4,845 4,980 Temporary rate 4,275 4,415 4,555 4,695 4,835 4,975 5,115 6 4,505 4,655 4,805 4,955 5,105 5,255 5,405 Temporary rate 4,620 4,775 4,930 5,085 5,240 5,395 5,550 7 4,870 5,085 5,200 5,365 5,530 5,695 5,860 Temporary rate 4,945 5,110 5,275 5,440 5,605 5,770 5,935 8 5,255 5,440 5,625 5,810 5,995 6,180 6,365 9 5,675 5,875 6,075 6,275 6,475 6,675 6,875 10 6,235 6,450 6,665 6,880 7,095 7,310 7,525 11 6,880 7,095 7,330 7,565 7,800 8,035 8,270 12 7,545 7,805 8,065 8,325 8,585 8,845 9,105 13 8,310 8,590 8,870 9,150 9,430 9,710 9,990 14 9,140 9,440 9,740 10,040 10,340 10,640 10,940 15 10,050 10,350 10,650 10,950 11,250 11,550 11,850 16 11,075 11,375 11,675 11,975 12,275 12,575 12,875 17 12,255 12,555 12,855 13,155 13,455 13,755 14,055 18 13,760 14,060 14,360 14,660 14,960 15,260 15,560 19 15,000 15,300 15,600 15,900 20 16,000” (b) In section 302 (a) strike out the Rural Carrier Schedule, and insert the following schedule: “rural carrier schedule Per annum rates and steps 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 “1 Basic compensation authorized for the regular carrier. Carriers in rural delivery service: Fixed compensation per annum $1,841 $1,896 $1,951 $2,006 $2,081 $2,118 $2,171 Temporary rate 1,941 2,001 2,061 2,121 2,183 2,241 2,301 Compensation per mile per annum for each mile up to 30 miles of route 65 67 69 71 73 75 77 For each mile of route over 30 miles 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 Temporary carriers in rural delivery service on routes to which no regular carrier is assigned: Fixed compensation per annum 1,841 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Temporary rate 1,941 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Compensation per mile per annum for each mile up to 30 miles of route 65 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ For each mile of route over 30 miles 22 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Temporary carriers to rural delivery service on routes having regular carriers absent without pay or on military leave (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) Substitute carriers in rural delivery service on routes having carriers absent with pay (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (c) In section 302 (c) strike out “$4,700” and insert “$5,165 during the period referred to in section 304 (c) or $5,035 thereafter”. (d) In section 303 (a) strike out the Fourth-Class Office Schedule and insert the following schedule: 72 Stat. 146 “fourth-class office schedule Gross receipts Per annum rates and steps 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 $1,300 to $1,499.99 $2,703 $2,793 $2,883 $2,973 $3,063 $3,153 $3,243 Temporary rate 771 2,863 2,955 3,047 3,139 3,231 3,323 $900 to $1,299.99 2,477 2,559 2,641 2,723 2,805 2,887 2,969 Temporary rate 2,539 2,623 2,707 2,791 2,875 2,959 3,043 $600 to $899.99 2,027 2,094 2,161 2,228 2,295 2,362 2,429 Temporary rate 2,078 2,148 2,218 2,288 2,358 2,428 2,498 $350 to $599.99 1,577 1,629 1,681 1,733 1,785 1,837 1,889 Temporary rate 1,616 1,669 1,722 1,775 1,828 1,881 1,934 $250 to $349.99 1,127 1,164 1,201 1,238 1,275 1,312 1,349 Temporary rate 1,155 1,193 1,231 1,269 1,307 1,345 1,383 $299 to $249.69 901 931 961 991 1,021 1,051 1,081 Temporary rate 924 954 984 1,014 1,044 1,074 1,104 $100 to 199.99 676 698 720 742 764 786 808 Temporary rate 693 715 737 759 781 803 825 Under $100 450 465 480 495 510 525 540 Temporary rate 461 476 491 506 521 536 551” (e) In section 304 insert the following new subsection: “(c) Wherever a temporary per annum rate is provided by a basic salary schedule contained in this title, such temporary rate shall be in effect, in lieu of the regular scheduled rate, for the period beginning on the effective date of this amendment and ending on the last day of the last pay period which begins not more than three years after such date.”