conversion as of the first pay period beginning on or after the date of enactment of this act

conversion as of the first pay period beginning on or after the date of enactment of this act Sec. 711. (a) The basic compensation of each employee subject to Postal Field Service Schedule I or Rural Carrier Schedule I, as the case may be, on the effective date of such schedule shall be determined as follows: (1) Each employee shall be assigned to the same numerical level and step he was in prior to the effective date of such schedule, except that employees in the first four levels of the Postal Field Service Schedule and employees (except employees subject to section 3543(j) of title 39, United States Code) in the Rural Carrier Schedule shall be advanced as follows: Employees in step 1 to step 2 of the new schedule; step 2 to step 3; step 3 to step 4; step 4 to step 5; step 5 to step 6; step 6 to step 7; step. 7 to step 8. If changes in level or step would otherwise occur on the effective date of such schedule without regard to the enactment of such schedule, such changes shall be deemed to have occurred prior to conversion under this paragraph. (2) In addition to conversion under paragraph (1) of this subsection, each employee shall be advanced one additional step for each longevity step which he had earned on or prior to such conversion. (3) Credit toward the next step-increase (other than toward longevity steps) earned by an employee who had not reached step 7 or who is not advanced to step 7 under paragraph (1) prior to the effective date of such schedule shall he creditable under subsection 3552(a) and section 3553 of title 39, United States 76 Stat. 856Code, toward further step-increases if no step-increases were granted pursuant to paragraph (2) of this subsection. Credit earned toward longevity step-increases prior to the effective date of such schedule shall not be creditable toward further step-increases pursuant to subsection 3552(a), and section 3553 of title 39, United States Code. (b) The basic compensation of each postmaster subject to the Fourth Class Office Schedule I on the effective date of such schedule shall be determined as follows: (1) Each postmaster shall be assigned to the same receipts category and numerical step he was in prior to the effective date of such schedule. If changes in receipts category or step would otherwise occur on the effective date of such schedule without regard to the enactment of such schedule, such changes in receipts category or step shall be deemed to have occurred prior to conversion. (2) Postmasters who, as of the effective date of this schedule, have not reached step 7, shall retain credit for advancement to the next step under section 3552(a) and section 3553 of title 39, United States Code, if no step-increases are granted pursuant to paragraph 3 of this subsection. Credit earned toward longevity step-increases prior to the effective date of such schedule shall not be creditable toward further step-increases under section 3552(a) and section 3553 of title 39, United States Code. (3) For each longevity step earned on or prior to the effective date of such schedule postmasters shall be advanced one step. (c) If the existing basic compensation of any employee subject to the Postal Field Service Schedule, Rural Carrier Schedule, or Fourth Class Office Schedule, as the case may be, is greater than the rate established by subsection (a) or (b) of this section, he shall be placed in the first step of such schedule which exceeds his existing basic compensation; if the existing basic compensation is greater than any numerical step, his existing basic compensation shall be established as his basic compensation.