DEAR MR. PRESIDENT:

• Document Type: CREST
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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 28, 2004
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• Content Type: LETTER

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UNITED STATES CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON 25, D. C.
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Honorable Lyndon B. Johnson
President of the senate
Dear Mr. Presidents
IN REPLY PLEASE REFER TO
We are submitting for the consideration of dongrees proposed
legislation to establish one general and equitable principle to be
followed by all Federal agencies in restoring to their employees
per and other benefits of eraploptent which are lost by reason of an
unjustified or ulna:rented personnel action eobsequently corrected
by' appropriate authority. There are enclotiedt (1) a draft bill;
(2) a Section analysis of the proposed bill; and (3) a statement of
purpose and justifioation.
The proposed bill present+, one comprehensive and unifora
authority for back pay entitlement and computation to replace the
three current authorities, because these authorities are neither
comprehensive nor uniform in their application. Specifically the
bill is intended to supersede the pey provisions of Public Lew
60-623 and Public Law 81-733. In addition this bill provides a more
mean* legislative foundation for the Civil Service Commission's
authority in this area now exercieed under. *motion 3$ of the Veterans
Preference Att.
In brief, the proposed bill enables appropriate authority follow,-
ing an administrative &Acumination or timely appeal to pay an employee
who has had his compensation terminated or reduced because of an un-
justified or unwarranted personnel action the difference between what
he earned and *at he should have earned for the period. No entitle-
ment is created, however, without a finding by appropriate authority
that the aotion'was indeed unjustified or unwarranted and a determina.
tion by such authority to take corrective action.
As amplified in the attached statement of purpose and justification,
the proposed bill extends back per protection to certain employees and
situations not covered by present authorities. Significantly .the prolposi
loll does. not extend to any revi_e_n_er
appeal to?T4dWTrTi-nbt o e ent t does revive' however,
,
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that there an anlployeo has a right to seek corrective a.ction through
erainistrative proceedings, and le successful in doing so, he $1111
for pay, enploynent bend'it, and other purposes bo deemed to have
rendered service tit hie proper grade during the period. Moreover the
proposal would strengthen the powers a agencies in making equitable
pay and benefit adjustments following the correction of unjustified or
unwarranted personnel actions which they decide to eorreet on their
own initiative.
Timely procensing of appe4e amid minimize individnal retroactive
po-yrIents. The oases which %mad be covered should continue to be largely
those whioh re already covered by one or the other a the present
authorities cowring boa% par. While it is not anticipated that the
aditional coats involvod vmuld be picots hot/ow:tr the principle which
this bill would oetabliah ie an important one, For thio reason it ie
hoped that the Congress u133, be able to act favorably on this legislation
during this =Dion.
The Bureau of the Budget edvieoa that frau the etendpoint a the
niatrationt a proem there wo be no objection to the subrd,ssion
o thin report.
By direction of the Comminaionv
Sineerely yours,
euro #768
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