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 12 73d CONGRESS. SESS. I. CH. 3. MARCH 20, 1933 . Emer gency of ficers' pursuant to the provisions of the laws in effect on the date of retired pay not in- cluded. enactment of this Act. The te rm compensation or pension" as Ante, p . 10. used in this paragraph shall not be construed to include emergency officers' retired pay referred to in section 10 of this title. Payments for fiscal SEC . 18 . For the fiscal y ear ending Jun e 30, 1934, a ny pension, year 1934 reduced . Post, p . 521 . and/or any other monetary gratuity, payable to former members of the military or naval service in wars prior to the Spanish-American I1'ar, and their dependents, for service, age, disease, or injury, except retired pay of officers and enlisted men of the Regular Army, Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard, shall be reduced by 10 per centum of the amount payable . Effect of Executive SEC. 19 . The regulations issued by the President 'under this title orders. which are in effect at the expiration of two years after the date of enactment of this Act shall continue in effect without further change or modification until the Congress by law shall otherwise provide. Transmittal to Con- gress . SEC. 20 . The President shall transmit to the Congress, as soon as practicable after the date of their issue, copies of all regulations issued pursuant to this title. TIT LE II Off ice rs and em- OFFICERS AND EMPLOYE ES ployees. Post, p. 521. SEC. 1 . When used in this title- Terms construed. » " Persons included . (a) The terms 11 officer and em plo yee mean any perso n render- Persons services in or under any branch or service of the United States Government or the government of the District of Columbia, but do Exempted . not include (1) officers whose compensation may not, under the Constitution, be diminished during their continuance in office ; (2) the Vice President, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Sen- ators, Representatives in Congress, Delegates, and Resident Com- missioners ; (3) officers and employees on the rolls of the Senate and House of Representatives ; (4) any person in respect of any office, posi tion, or emp loyme nt the amoun t of c ompen sation of wh ich is expressly fixed by international agreement ; and (5) a ny person in respect of any office, position, or employment the compensation of which is paid under the terms of any contract in effect on the date of the enactment of this title, if such compensation may not lawfully be reduced. "Compensation" de- (b) The term " com pensat ion " means any salary, pay, wage, fin ed. allowance (except allowances for travel), or other emolument paid for services rendered in any civilian or noncivilian office, position, or employment ; and includes the retired pay of judges (except judges whose compensation, prior to retirement or resignation, could not, under the Constitution, have been diminished), and the retired pay of all commissioned and other personnel of the Coast and Geodetic Survey, the Lighthouse Service, and the Public Health Service, and the retired pay of all commissioned and other per- Payments excluded. sonnel of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard ; but does not include payments out of any retirement, disability, or relief fund made up wholly or in part of contributions of employees. Determination otsal- SEC. 2 . For that portion of the fiscal year 1933 beginning with the 833 apart r all of fiscal 934 ye ar 9e ar first day of the calendar month following the month during which Post, p. 521. this Act is enacted, and for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1934, the compensation of every officer or employee shall be determined as follows •- Basis for computing. (a) The compensation which such officer or employee would rece ive unde r th e pr ovis ions of any exis ting law, sc hedu le, regu la- tion, Executive order, or departmental order shall first be deter- mined as though this title (except section 4) had not been enacted.