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 474 SEVENTY-FIRST C ONGRESS. SEss. II. CH. 349.' 1930 . No annuity if receiv- ing comp ensat ion for disability. Vol. 39, p. 742. Choice of greater ben- efit allowed. Fees, etc ., for medical examination. Post, p. 1016. Payment of. No person shall be entitled to receive an annuity under the provisions of this Act, and compensation under th e provisions of the Act of September 7, 1916, entitled "An Act to provide compensation for employees of the United States suffering inj uries whil e in the perfo rman ce of thei r du ties, and for other purposes," covering the same period of time ; but this provision shall not be so construed as to bar the right of any claimant to the greater benefit conferred by either Act for any part of the same period of time. Fees for examinations made under the provisions of this section, by physicians or surgeons who are not medical officers of the United States, shall be fixed by the Commissioner of Pensions, and such fees, together with the employee's reasonable traveling and other expenses incurred in order to submit to such examinations, shall be paid out of the appropriations for the cost of administering this Act. Involuntary separa- tion from the service. INVO LUNTAR Y SEPA RATION FROM T HE SERVICE P ayments, if elig ible and befo re reach ing re- SEC. 7. Should any employee fifty-five years of age or over to tirement age. whom this Act applies, after having served for a total period of not Ante, p. 468. less than fifteen years and before becoming eligible for retirement under the conditions defined in section 1 hereof, become involun- tarily separated from the service, not by removal for cause on charges of misconduct or delinquency, such employee shall be paid as he or she may elect, either-- d ctonsn of salary de ( a The total amount of his deductions with interest thereon ; or Immediate life an- (b) An imme diate li fe annui ty begin ning at t he date of separ ation nuity. from the serv ice, havin g a value equa l to the prese nt w orth of a Computation of . deferred annuity beginning at the age at which the employee Ante, p. 471. would otherwise have become eligible for superannuation retirement com uted as prov ided in section 4 of this Act ; or Deterred annuity be- ( cp) A deferred annuity beginning at the age at which the ginning at eligible age, emplo yee would othe rwis e hav e bec ome eligi ble f or s upera nnuat ion retirement, computed as provided in section 4 of this Act . The right to such deferred annui ty shall be evidenced by a pr oper certific ate issu ed under the seal of the Departme nt of th e Interio r . Def erred annuit y Any employee who has served for a period of not less than fifteen with special service and and who is forty-five years of age, or over, and less than age between 45 and 55 years, years, fifty-five years, and who becomes separated from te service under th e conditions set forth in this sect ion shall be entitled to a deferre d Im media te an nuity annuity, but such employee may, upon reaching the age of fifty-five at 55, auth orized. years, elect to receive an immediate annuity as provided in p aragraph (b) of this sect ion. Annuities to cease if Should an annuitant under the provisions of this section be reemployed. reemployed in a position included in the provisions of this Act, or in any other position in the Government service, the annuity shall cease, and all rights and benefits under the provisions of this sec- tion shall terminate from and after the date of such employment. Applicable to former This section shall include former employees within the provisions em ploye es separated of the Act of May 22, 1920, or said Act as amended or as extended from service. Vol. 41, p. 614. by Executive orders, who may have been separated from the service subsequent to August 20, 1920, under the conditions defined in this Return of withdrawn section : Provide d, That in the case of an employee who has pay, reducti ons, etc. received a refund from the " civil-service retirement and disability fund," such employee shall be required to return the amount so received with interest compounded on June 30 of each year at the rate of 4 per centum per annum before he shall be entitled to the benefits of this section.

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