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 478 SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS. SEss. II. Cu. 349 . 1930 . Civil Service Com- mission. DUTIES OF THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION Record of individual service to be kept by. SEC. 15 . The Civil Service C ommission shall kee p a record of appointments, transfers, changes in grade, separations from the service, reinstatements, loss of pay, and such other information c oncer ning indivi dual servi ce as may b e deem ed es senti al to a pro per Data, et c ., for cons- determination of rights under this Act ; and shall furnish the Com- missioner of Pensions, etc • missioner of Pensions such reports therefrom as he shall from time to time request as necessary to the proper adjustment of any claim for annuity hereunder ; and shall prepare and keep all needful tables and records required for carrying out the provisions of this Act, including data showing the mortality experience of the em- ployees in the service and the percentage of withdrawals from such service, and any other information that may serve as a guide for future valuations and adjustments of the plan for the retirement of em ployees under this Act. Board of Actuaries. Selection of, by com- SEC. 16 . The Commissioner of Pensions, with the approval of m~s~ioner of Pensions. the Secretary of the Interior, is hereby authorized and directed to s elect three actua ries, one of who m sha ll be the G overn ment a ctuar y, Duties. Post, P• 1016. to be known as the Board of Actuaries, whose duty it shall be to. annually report upon the actual operations of this Act, with authority to recommend to the Commissioner of Pensions such changes as in their judgment may be deemed necessary to protect the public interest and maintain the system upon a sound financial basis, and they shall make a valuation of the " civil-service retirement and disability fund " at intervals of five years, or oftener if deemed Preparation of annu- ity tables, etc. necessary by the Commissioner of Pensions ; they shall also prepare such tables as may be required by the Commissioner of Pensions for compensation. the purpose of computing annuities under this Act. The compen- sa tion of the members of the Board of Actuaries, exclusive of the Government actuary, shall be fixed by the Commissioner of Pensions with the approval of the Secretary of the Interior. Administration. BOA RD OF A CTUA RIES ADM INIS TRATI ON Authority conferred on commissioner of SEC. 17. For the purpose of administration, except as otherwise Pensions. Post, p. 1016. Provided herein, the Commissioner of Pensions, under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, be, and is hereby, authorized and directed to perform, or cause to be performed, any and all acts and to make such rules an d regulations as may be necessary and proper for the purpose of carrying the provisions of this Act into full force Appeal to secretary and effect. An appeal to the Secretary of the Interior shall lie from of the Interior. the final action or order of the Commissioner of Pensions affecting the rights or interests of any person or of the United States under this Act, the procedure un appeal to be as prescribed by the Commis- sioner of Pensions, with the approval of the Secretary of the Interior. Detailed annual re- The Commissioner of Pensions shall make a detailed comparative bursements, receipt s, report annually showi ng all receipts and disbursements on account of annuities, refunds, and allowances, together with the total num- ber of persons receiving annuities and the total amounts paid them, and he shall transmit to Congress, through the Secretary of the Interior, the reports and recommendations of the Board of Actuaries. Es tim ates an nual ly to Bureau of Budget. The Secretary of the Interior shall submit annually to the Bureau of the Budget estimates of the appropriations necessary to finance the retirement and disability fund and to continue this Act in full force and effect.

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