rural carrier schedules

rural carrier schedules Sec. 703. (a) Section 3543(a) of title 39, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: “(a) There are established basic compensation schedules which shall be known as the Rural Carrier. Schedules, and for which the symbol shall be ‘RCS’. Each such schedule shall be in effect for the period specified with respect to such schedule. 76 Stat. 852 “rural carrier schedule i “(To be effective for the period beginning on the first day of the first pay period beginning on or after the date of enactment of this Act, and ending immediately prior to the applicable initial effective date of the second RCS Schedule set forth below) “Per annum rates and steps 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Carriers in rural delivery service: Fixed compensation per annum $2,027 $2,127 $2,227 $2,327 $2,427 $2,527 $2,627 $2,727 $2,827 $2,927 $3,027 $3,127 Compensation per mile per annum for each mile up to 30 miles of route 73 77 79 81 83 85 87 89 91 93 95 97 For each mile of route over 30 miles 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 “rural carrier schedule ii “(To be effective for the period beginning on the first day of the first pay period beginning on or after January 1, 1904, and thereafter) “Per annum rates and steps 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Carriers in rural delivery service: Fixed compensation per annum $2,080 $2,180 $2,280 $2,380 $2,480 $2,580 $2,080 $2,780 $2,880 $2,880 $3,080 $3,180 Compensation per mile per annum for each mile up to 30 miles of route 77 79 81 83 86 87 89 91 93 96 97 99 For each mile of route over 30 miles 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25” (b) Section 3543(c) of title 39, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: “(c) The Postmaster General may pay such additional compensation as he may determine to be fair and reasonable in each individual case to rural carriers serving heavily patronized routes.” (c) The first sentence of section 3543(f) of title 39, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: “In addition to the compensation provided in the Rural Carrier Schedule, each rural carrier shall be paid for equipment maintenance a sum equal to— “(1) 12 cents per mile for each mile or major fraction of a mile scheduled, or “(2) $4.20 per day, whichever is greater.” (d) Section 3543 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by adding thereto new subsections (i) and (j) as follows: “(i) Each person serving as a substitute of record on the effective date of this subsection shall be placed in step 2 of the Rural Carrier Schedule and he shall be advanced by step-increases, on the basis of time on the rolls prior to the effective date, in accordance with the schedule of step-increases provided in section 3552, except that no such person shall be so advanced to a step higher than the step to which a regular carrier with the same length of service would have advanced prior to such effective date. Thereafter, he shall be advanced by step-increases, pursuant to the provisions of sections 3552 and 3553 of this title. On and after the effective date of this subsection, each substitute rural carrier shall be paid the daily rate, based on the step attained by him, for the route on which service is performed. “(j) Each temporary rural carrier who, on the effective date of this subsection, is serving on a vacant route pending the appointment of a 76 Stat. 853regular rural carrier shall be placed in step 2 and shall be advanced by step-increases on the basis of any prior substitute or temporary rural carrier service in accordance with the schedule of step-increases provided in section 3552.”