AMENDING PARAGRAPH 1(c) OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 10157 (1) OF AUGUST 28, 1950, ENABLING CERTAIN EMPLOYEES OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO ACQUIRE A COMPETITIVE STATUS
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 2 of the Civil Service Act (22 Stat. 404) and by section 1753 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, it is ordered that paragraph 1(c) of Executive Order No. 10157 of August 28, 1950, entitled "Enabling Certain Employees of the Federal Government To Acquire a Competitive Status," be, and it is hereby, amended to read as follows:
"The acquisition of competitive status by the employee must be recommended to the Civil Service Commission by the head of the agency in which he is employed within six months of the date of this order; Provided, that in the case of an employee who has left or, before the expiration of such six months' period, leaves his civilian position for the purpose of entering the armed forces of the United States, such recommendation must be made within six months of the date of honorable termination of the military service of the employee."
HARRY S. TRUMAN
THE WHITE HOUSE,
February 26, 1951
(1) 3 CFR, 1950 Supp., p. 121.