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 1202 73d C ONGRESS. SESS. II. CH. 709. JUNE 22, 1934 . " Second, if there be no such beneficiary, to the duly appointed executor or administrator of the estate of such annuitant ; " Third, if there be no such beneficiary, or executor or adminis- trator, payment may be made, after the expiration of thirty days from the date of the death of the annuitant, to such person or persons as may appear in the judgment of the Civil Service Com- mission to be legally entitled thereto, and such payment shall be a bar to recovery by any other person. Increased annuity at "In the case of an annuitant who has elected to receive an employee's option . Vol.46,p. 472 . increased annuity as provided in section 4 of this Act, the amount Vol.46,p. 477. u.s.c.> Supp. VII, to be paid under the provisions of this subsection shall be only the p.50. accrued a nnuity . " SEC. 2 . Subsection ( d) of such se ction 12 (U.S .C., Supp . VII, title 5 sec . 702a(d)) is amended to read as follows : Dec eas ed emp loy ee, "(dj In case an employee shall die without having attained ineli gihl e for retire- ment. eligibility for retirement or without having established a valid claim for annuity, the total amount of his deductions with interest Payments ; prece- thereon shall be paid, upon the establishment of a valid claim dance. therefor, in the following order of precedence "First, to the beneficiary or beneficiaries designated in writing by such employe e and recorde d on his indi vidual account ; " Second, if there be no such beneficiary, to the duly appointed executor or administrator of the estate of such employee ; " Third, if there be no such beneficiary or executor or adminis- trator, payment may be made, after the expiration of thirty days from the date of the death of the employee, to such person or per- sons as may appear in the judgment of the Civil Service Commission to be legally entitled thereto, and such payment shall be a bar to recovery by any other person ." Vol. 46, p.477. SEC. 3. Subsection (e) of such section 12 (U .S .C., Supp . VII, title p U0S.C. Supp. VII, 5, sec . 702a (e)) is amended to read as follows Employee legally in. " (e) In case a former employee entitled to the return of the COPayment. amount credited to his individual account shall become legally incompetent, the total amount due may be paid to a duly appointed guardian or committee of such former employee . If the amount of refund due such former employee does not exceed $1,000, and if there has been no demand upon the Civil Service Commission by a duly appointed guardian or committee, payment may be made, after the expiration of thirty days from date of separation from the service, to such person or persons, in the discretion of the Commis- sion, who may have the care and custody of such former employee, and such payment shall be a bar to recovery by any other person ." Vol. 46, P. 477. SEC. 4. Subsection (f) of such section 12 (U.S.C., Supp . VII, U.S.C., Supp. VII, p.50. title 5, sec . 7023(f)) is amended to read as follows Be nefic iary, desi gna- "(f) Each employee or annuitant to whom this Act app lies may, tion of . u nder r egulat ions p rescr ibed b y the Civil Servi ce Com missio n, designate a beneficiary or beneficiaries to whom shall be paid, upon the death of the employee or annuitant any sum remaining to his credit (including any accrued annuity) under the provisions of this Act." Effective date. This Act shall become effective upon the transfer of civil-service Executive orders Nos. 6670, 6731 . retirement functions from the Veterans' Administration to the Civil Service Commission, as provided in Executive order of April 7, 1934, as amended by the Executive order of June 5, 1934. Approve d, June 22, 1 934.