§204. Grades, salaries, and transfers of appointees

(a) No person shall be appointed a member of the United States Secret Service Uniformed Division at a grade lower than the grade held by him as a member of the Metropolitan Police force or of the United States Park Police force at the time of his appointment.

(b) A member of the United States Secret Service Uniformed Division shall receive a salary at the rate provided for the corresponding grade in the Metropolitan Police force (including longevity increases provided by section 401 of the District of Columbia Police and Firemen's Salary Act of 1958), and he shall be furnished with uniforms and other necessary equipment similar to the uniforms and equipment furnished the United States Park Police, and he shall be entitled to the same leave allowances as a member of the United States Park Police force.

(c) Any member of the United States Secret Service Uniformed Division appointed thereto from the Metropolitan Police force or the United States Park Police force may be transferred to the organization of which he was a member at the time of such appointment.

(June 25, 1948, ch. 644, 62 Stat. 680 ; June 20, 1953, ch. 146, title IV, §402, 67 Stat. 76 ; Aug. 1, 1958, Pub. L. 85–584, title V, §502(a), 72 Stat. 485 ; Mar. 19, 1970, Pub. L. 91–217, §1(1), 84 Stat. 74 ; Nov. 15, 1977, Pub. L. 95–179, 91 Stat. 1371 .)

References in Text

Section 401 of the District of Columbia Police and Firemen's Salary Act of 1958, referred to in subsec. (b), is section 401 of Pub. L. 85–584, title IV, Aug. 1, 1958, 72 Stat. 484 , which appears in section 4–415 of Title 4, Police and Fire Departments, of the District of Columbia Code.

Amendments

1977-Pub. L. 95–179 substituted "United States Secret Service Uniformed Division" for "Executive Protective Service" wherever appearing.

1970-Pub. L. 91–217 substituted "Executive Protective Service" for "White House Police force" wherever appearing in subsecs. (a), (b), and (c).

1958-Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 85–584 substituted "section 401 of the District of Columbia Police and Firemen's Salary Act of 1958" for "section 102 of the District of Columbia Police and Firemen's Salary Act of 1953".

1953-Subsec. (b). Act June 20, 1953, inserted references to longevity pay.

Effective Date of 1953 Amendment

Section 407 of act June 20, 1953, provided that: "This Act [amending this section] shall take effect on July 1, 1953."

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in section 209 of this title.