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 SIXTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 195. 1920. 617 In all cases where the annuity is discontinued under the provi- t,g'¤°°¤*i¤°°d mmsions of this section before the annuitant has received a sum equal Diqemice between to the total amount of his or her contributions with accrued interest, §°ril1(i¤rfriluti°i•1$¤1ved°i neg the difference shall be paid to the retired employee, or to his or her be PM gstate, upon apfp£eation therefggintsuch form and manner as the ommissioner o ensions may ec . No erson shall be entitled to receive an annuity under the ro- Ne ¤¤¤¤i¢v if re visionsp of this Act, and compensation imder the provisions ofpthe is°}`il£`li¤iZ.`${°p°°s°°'°° Act of September 7, 1916, entitled "An Act to provide compsnsa- V°‘·3°·p·m· tion for employees of the United States suffering injuries w e in the performance of their duties, and for other purposes," covering the same period of time; but this provision shall not be so construe beflgggcglloggedzuatar as to bar the right of any claimant to the greater benefit conferred ' by either Act for any part of the same pgriod of tune. _ Sec. 6. That all employees to whom t Act appl1es_shal1, upon the ,,;},“§;’f,'*,,,“§,,v?,g§°';,°,; expiration of ninety days next succeeding its pass?e if of retirement ggching rsarsmme age, or thereafter on arriving at retirement age as edned in section 1 ' hereof, be automatically separated from the service, and all salary, pay, or com nsation s all cease from that date, and it shall be the giygiawtivu ¢¤ be dut of the Ifiiaad of each department branch, or independent office of the Government to notify such employees under his direction of the date of such se aration from the service at least sixty days in advance _ thereof: Pranded, That no person employed in the executive depart- §C,§'{’,§‘§;,,,, 0,, ,.8, ments within the District of Columbia, retired under the revisions gX1¤g·ggvg¤1g%v¤¤:ritq of this Act during the Escal year ending June 30, 1921, slihll be re- ms¤a,n.c. P placed by additional employees, but if the exigencies of the service so require, places made vacant by such retirement may be filled by promotion or transfer of eligible em loyees already in the service: ro- Tm t vided, That if within sixtyldays after the passage of this Act or not less tions oiiiignryiaoilii iii? than thirty days before the arrival of an employee at the age of retire- gfgd °' "°¥’“"m°"‘· ment, the head of the department, branch, or independent office of the Government in which he or she is employed certifies to the Civil Service Commission that by reason of his or her efhciency and willingness to remain in the civil service of the United States the continuance of such employee therein would be advantageous to the public service, such employee may be retained for a term not exceedring two years upon approval and certification by the Civil Service Commission and at the end of the two years he or she may, by similar approval and certitication, be continued for an additional term not exceeding two years, and so on: Provided, however, That at the end of ten years after FM ¤°¤¤*’¤**°¤- this Act becomes effective no emplo ee shall be continued in the civil service of the United States beyoncf the age of retirement denned in ‘*'“‘*"‘ °“‘ section 1 hereof for more than our years. Sec. 7. That every employee who is or hereafter becomes eligible ,,,;}§§’,“‘§,‘$";§p§?,§.g2,,‘}j for retirement because o age as provided in this Act, shall, within sixty days after its passage or thirty dgys before reaching the retirement age, or at any time thereafter, e with the Commissioner of Pensions, in such form as he may prescribe, an a plication for an annuity, supported by a certificate from the head of) the department, ,,,%°§§$$‘,‘,§§,'§f"Li,$,'f”`d branch, or independent office of the Government in which the applicant has been em loyed, stating the age and period or perio s of service of the applicant and salary, pa, or compensation received during such periods, as shown by the oibcial records: Provided, Yww- {}'g§f,{;’,ES engaged ever, hat in the case of an employee who is to be continued 111 tht? beymérvtiremnmsacivil service of the United States beyond the retirement age as provided in section 6 hereof, he or she may make application or retirement at any time within such eriod of continuance in the service; _ but nothing contained in this get shan be consumed to prevent the mglggggglgargeuggfa coifncpulsory retirement of such employee when in the fgudgmentpf the he of the department, branch, or independent office in which he 442Sl°—2l—-—4l