Sec. 2.    In addition to his regular duties, any member of the legal staff, except those mentioned in paragraphs (c) and (d) of Section one, may, with the prior approval of the Secretary of Justice, be called upon to perform the functions devolving upon a solicitor whenever the Solicitor General shall so request, and may also be designated by the Secretary of Justice as acting judge or any municipal court in case of absence, sickness, or incapacity of the judge thereof, or in case of any vacancy in the office of municipal judge, but he shall not receive any additional compensation during the time he is acting as solicitor or municipal judge.

Sec. 3.    Provisions of any law to the contrary notwithstanding, the members of the legal staff shall receive the salary rates provided for in this Act: Provided, That no attorney already holding office as such in the Law Division of the Department of Justice on the passage of this Act shall, by reason thereof, be removed from office or be demoted to a lower category or scale of salary except for cause and upon compliance with the due process provided for by law.

Sec. 4.    In addition to such sums as may have been provided in the current Appropriation Act, there is hereby appropriated out of any funds in the National Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. Henceforth, appropriations to cover salaries of the legal staff as herein provided shall be carried in the annual General Appropriations Act.  

Sec. 5.    This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved:     June 18, 1960