postal field service employees

postal field service employees Sec. 205. (a) Section 3542(a) of title 39, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: “(a) There are established basic compensation schedules for positions in the postal field service which shall be known as the Postal Field Service Schedules and for which the symbol shall be ‘PFS’. Except as provided in sections 3543 and 3544 of this title, basic com-81 Stat. 628 pensation shall be paid to all employees in accordance with such schedules. “POSTAL FIELD SERVICE SCHEDULE I “(To be effective for the period beginning on the first day of the first pay period beginning on or after October 1, 1967, and ending Immediately before the effective date of Postal Field Service Schedule II set forth below) “PFS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 $4,118 $4,255 $4,392 $4,529 $4,666 $4,803 $4,940 $5,077 $5,214 $5,351 $5,488 $5,625 2 4,460 4.607 4,754 4,901 5,048 5,195 5,342 5,489 5,636 5,783 5,930 6,077 3 4,826 4,984 5,142 5,300 5,458 5.616 5,774 5,932 6,090 6,248 6.406 6,564 4 5,215 5,391 5,567 5,743 5,919 6,095 6,271 6,447 6,623 6,799 6,975 7,151 5 5,651 5,838 6,025 6,212 6,399 6,586 6,773 6,960 7.147 7,334 7,521 7,708 6 6.044 6,246 6,448 6,650 6,852 7,054 7,256 7,458 7,660 7,862 8,064 8,266 7 6,482 6.697 6,912 7,127 7,342 7,557 7,772 7,987 8,202 8,417 8,632 8,847 8 6,939 7,170 7,401 7,632 7,863 8,094 8,325 8,556 8,787 9,018 9.249 _ _ _ _ 9 7,515 7,764 8,013 8,262 8,511 8,760 9,009 9,258 9,507 9.756 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 10 8,128 8,398 8,668 8,938 9,208 9,478 9,748 10,018 10,288 10,558 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 11 8,846 9,146 9,446 9,746 10,046 10,346 10,646 10.946 11,246 11,546 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 12 9,775 10,109 10,443 10,777 11,111 11,445 11,779 12,113 12,447 12,781 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 13 10,815 11,183 11,551 11,919 12,287 12,655 13,023 13,391 13,759 14,127 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 14 11,951 12,364 12,777 13,190 13,603 14,016 14,429 14,842 15,255 15,668 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 15 13,173 13,631 14,089 14,547 15,005 15,463 15,921 16,379 16,837 17,295 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 16 14,564 15,066 15,568 16,070 16,572 17,074 17,576 18,078 18,580 19,082 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 17 16,090 16,650 17,210 17,770 18,330 18,890 19,450 20,010 20,570 21,130 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 18 17,803 18,425 19,047 19,669 20,291 20,913 21,535 22,157 22,779 23,401 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 19 19,642 20,294 20,946 21,598 22,250 22,902 23,554 24,206 24,858 25,510 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 20 21,758 22,484 23,210 23,936 24,662 25,388 26,114 26,840 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 21 24,126 24,932 25,738 26,544 26,960 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ “POSTAL FIELD SERVICE SCHEDULE II “[To be effective on the First day of the First pay period beginning on or after July 1, 1968] “PFS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 $4,324 $4,468 $4,612 $4,756 $4,900 $5,044 $5,188 $5,332 $5,476 $5,620 $5,764 $5,908 2 4,687 4,841 4,995 5,149 5,303 5,457 5,611 5,765 5,919 6,073 6,227 6,381 3 5,068 5,234 5,400 5,566 5,732 5,898 6,064 6,230 6,396 6,562 6,728 6,894 4 5,476 5.661 5,846 6,031 6,216 6.401 6,586 6,771 6,956 7,141 7,326 7,511 5 5,938 6,134 6,330 6,526 6,722 6,918 7,114 7,310 7,506 7,702 7,898 8,094 6 6,348 6,560 6,772 6,984 7,196 7,408 7,620 7,832 8,044 8,256 8,468 8,680 7 6,807 7,033 7,259 7.485 7,711 7,937 8,163 8,389 8,615 8,841 9,067 9,293 8 7,286 7,529 7,772 8,015 8,258 8,501 8,744 8,987 9,230 9,473 9,716 _ _ _ _ 9 7,891 8,153 8,415 8,677 8,939 9,201 9,463 9,725 9,987 10,249 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 10 8,535 8,819 9,103 9,387 9,671 9,955 10,239 10,523 10,807 11,091 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 11 9,289 9,604 9,919 10,234 10,549 10,864 11,179 11,494 11,809 12,124 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 12 10,264 10,615 10,966 11,317 11,668 12,019 12,370 12,721 13,072 13,423 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 13 11,356 11,743 12,130 12,517 12,904 13,291 13,678 14,065 14,452 14,839 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 14 12,549 12,983 13,417 13,851 14,285 14,719 15,153 15,587 16,021 16,455 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 15 13,832 14,313 14,794 15,275 15,756 16,237 16,718 17,199 17,680 18,161 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 16 15,293 15,820 16,347 16,874 17,401 17,928 18,455 18,982 19,509 20,036 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 17 16,895 17,483 18,071 18,659 19,247 19,835 20,423 21,011 21,599 22,187 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 18 18,695 19,348 20,001 20,654 21,307 21,960 22,613 23,266 23,919 24,572 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 19 20,625 21,310 21,995 22,680 23,365 24,050 24,735 25,420 26,105 26,790 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 20 22,848 23,610 24,372 25,134 25,896 26,658 27,420 27,800 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 21 25,333 26,179 27,025 27,871 27,900 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (b) 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’. Compensation shall be paid to rural carriers in accordance with such schedules. “RURAL CARRIER SCHEDULE 1 “[To be effective for the period beginning on the first day of the first pay period beginning on or after October 1, 1967, and ending immediately before the effective date of Rural Carrier Schedule II set forth below] “Per annum rates and steps 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Fixed compensation $2,531 $2,658 $2,785 $2,912 $3,039 $3,166 $3,293 $3,420 $3,547 $1 674 $3,801 $3,928 For each mile up to 30 miles of route 94 96 98 100 102 104 136 108 110 112 114 116 For each mils of route over 30 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 81 Stat. 629 “RURAL CARRIER SCHEDULE II “[To be affective on the first day of the first pay period beginning on or after July 1, 1968] “For annum rates and steps 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Fixed compensation. $2,668 $2,804 $2,940 $3,016 $3,212 $3,348 $3,484 $3,620 $3,756 $3,892 $4,028 $4,164 For each miles up to 30 miles of route. 99 101 103 105 107 109 111 113 115 117 119 121 For each mile of route over 30. 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25”, (c) Section 3544 of title 39, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: “§ 3544. Compensation of postmasters at fourth-class offices “(a) The Postmaster General shall— “(1) rank each position of postmaster at a post office of the fourth class in salary level 6 of the Postal Field Service Schedule; and “(2) establish, and adjust from time to time, the annual rate of basic compensation, for each such position of postmaster so ranked, in an amount which bears the same ratio to the annual rate of basic compensation for full-time service in a position (other than postmaster at a post office of the fourth class) in the same step of salary level 6 of such schedule, as the average number of hours of service per day which the Postmaster General determines necessary to be performed by such postmaster to operate the post office, in the light of the postal needs of the patrons of the office, bears to the total number of hours per day of such full-time service. Actions and determinations by the Postmaster General under this subsection shall be final and conclusive until changed by him. “(b) A person who performs the duties of postmaster at a post office of the fourth class where there is a vacancy, or during the absence of the postmaster on sick or annual leave or leave without pay, shall be compensated at the rate of basic compensation for step 1 of salary level 6 of the Postal Field Service Schedule, determined under subsection (a) of this section. “(c) When required by the Postmaster General, a postmaster at a fourth-class office shall, and any other postmaster in PFS level 6 when permitted by the Postmaster General may, furnish quarters, fixtures, and equipment for an office on an allowance basis. The allowance for this purpose shall be an amount, equal to 15 per centum of the basic compensation for step 1 of salary level 6 of the Postal Field Service Schedule, determined under subsection (a) of this section.”. (d) Each postmaster at a post office of the fourth class on the effective date of Postal Field Service Schedule I shall be placed in salary level 6 of the Postal Field Service Schedule at. the lowest step which provides a rate, determined under section 3544(a) of title 39, United States Code, which is at least equal to his rate of basic compensation in effect immediately prior to such effective date plus 6 per centum thereof. If there is no such step in salary level 6, he is entitled to his rate of basic compensation in effect immediately prior to such effective date plus 6 per centum thereof. For the purposes of this subsection, basic compensation in effect immediately prior to the effective date of Postal Field Service Schedule I shall be determined after giving effect to any change in salary step or revenue units category which would have occurred on the effective date of this section without regard to the enactment of this title. 81 Stat. 630 (e) The basic compensation of each employee subject to the Postal Field Service Schedule or the Rural Carrier Schedule immediately prior to the effective date of Postal Field Service Schedule I shall be determined as follows: (1) Each employee subject to the Postal Field Service Schedule shall be assigned to the same numerical step for his position, placed in the next higher salary level, which he had attained immediately prior to such effective date. (2) Each employee subject to the Rural Carrier Schedule shall be assigned to the same numerical step for his position which he had attained immediately prior to such effective date. (3) If changes in levels or steps would otherwise occur on such effective date without regard to enactment of this Act, such changes shall be deemed to have occurred prior to conversion. (4) If the existing basic compensation is greater than the rate to which the employee is converted under paragraph (1) or (2) of this subsection, the employee shall be placed in the lowest step which exceeds his basic compensation. If the existing basic compensation exceeds the maximum step of his position, his existing basic compensation increased by 6 per centum, rounded to the next highest dollar, shall be established as his basic compensation. (f) The advancement of any employee to a higher salary level of the Postal Field Service Schedule by reason of the enactment of this section shall not be deemed to be an equivalent increase within the meaning of section 3552(a) of title 39, United States Code. (g) The basic compensation of each employee subject to the Postal Field Service Schedule or the Rural Carrier Schedule immediately prior to the effective date of Postal Field Service Schedule II shall be determined as follows: (1) Each employee shall be assigned to the same numerical step for his position which he had attained immediately prior to such effective date. If changes in levels or steps would otherwise occur on such effective date without regard to enactment of this title, such changes shall be deemed to have occurred prior to conversion. (2) If the existing basic compensation is greater than the rate to which the employee is converted under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the employee shall be placed in the lowest step which exceeds his basic compensation. If the existing basic compensation exceeds the maximum step of his position, his existing basic compensation increased by 5 per centum, rounded to the next highest dollar, shall be established as his basic compensation. (h) Each employee whose position, by reason of the enactment of this section, is placed in a level of the Postal Field Service Schedule shall be entitled, for purposes of section 3560 of title 39, United States Code, to credit for time served in the postal field service prior to the effective date of this section. (i) The table of contents of chapter 45 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by striking out— “3544. Fourth Class Office Schedule.” and inserting in lieu thereof— “3544. Compensation of postmasters at fourth-class offices.”.