Section 3
SEC. 3. Major L. W. V. Kennon is hereby authorized to appoint, subject to the approval of the Secretary of Commerce and Police, the necessary officers and employees to carry out this work, and to fix their rate of compensation; and the officers and employees so appointed by him shall not necessarily be subject to the provisions of the Civil Service Act and the Acts amendatory thereof: Provided, however, That employees belonging to the classified service may be temporarily transferred to this work without losing their status in the classified civil service.