A bill to bring certain employees of the Department of Defense within the purview of the competitive civil service, and for other purposes.

Summary

Directs the Secretary of Defense to provide a special services program for the morale, recreation, welfare, and mental, physical, and cultural improvement of Armed Forces personnel. Requires that to the maximum extent possible special services employees shall be paid from funds appropariated for the purpose of payment of their basic pay rates. Provides that special services employees who have had a least three years on nonappropriated funds and have an eligible rating on appropriate civil services registers and are recommended by authorities of the employing agency, may transfer to a position of the same level of duties and responsibilities in the competitive civil service and be placed in the appropriate grade of the General Schedule at basic pay rates. Provides that service as a special services employee prior to enactment of this Act shall be included in computing length of creditable service for civil services retirement purposes. Provides that credit for years of service performed as a special service employee paid from nonappropriated funds will be computed for purposes of seniority toward promotions and appointment to higher levels of responsibility in the military services morale, recreation, and welfare programs, and that sepcial services personnel paid from nonappropriated funds will be eligible to participate in certain referral programs. Directs the Civil Service Commission to issue regulations to carry out the purposes of this Act.

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 27 September 1973

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