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 2024 74rii. CONGRESS. SESS. II. CH. 859. JUNE 29, 1936. Adjudication of in which the applicant has been employed as may be necessary to the claim issuance of cer- tificate to annuitant. determination of the rights of the applicant. Upon receipt of satis- f actory evidence the Un ited Sta tes Civ il Servi ce Comm ission s hall forthwith adjudicate the claim of the applicant, and if title to an- nuity be established, a proper certificate shall be issued to the annuitant. Commencement and Annuities granted under the provisions of sections 2 and3of continuance. this Act shall commence from the date of separation from the Limitations. service and shall continue during the life of the annuitant. Annui- Ante, pp. 2018, 2019 . ties granted under the provisions of sections 4 and 5 hereof shall be su bjected to the limitation s specified in said sectio ns. to Eb x sn iion of retired fefits ed SEC. 13. In the case of those employees of the Alaska Railroad already on annuity. who before the effective date of this Act shall have been retired on Vol. 41, p. 614. annuity under the provisions of the Act of May 22, 1920, or said Act as amended, or as extended by Executive orders, the annuity s hall be compute d, adju sted, an d paid under th e provi sions of this Act, but this Act shall not be so construed as to reduce the annuity of any person retired befor e its effective date, nor shall any increase in annuity commerce 1 before such effective date. Separated subse- All those who were separated fr om the service of the Alaska 1920, withouAugust 1, Railroad subsequent to August 1, 1920, and before the effective date o f this Act, not by rem oval for cause on charg es of m isconduc t or delinquency, without having been granted retirement annuities due to the fact that all of their service which would be allowable under the provisions of this Act was not counted in arriving at their total service, and who are otherwise eligible by having made the necessary contributions to the retirement and disability funds as herein pro- vided, shall, from the effective date of this Act, be paid annuities Periodic valuations in accordance with the provisions of this Act. of fund by board of SEc. 14. The board of actuaries selected by the United States actuaries. C ivil Se rvice Co mmissio n under the pro visions of sect ion 16 o f the Vol. 44, p . 912. U.S.C.,p.96. Act of July 3, 1926, shall make a valuation of the Alaska Railroad retirement and disability fund at intervals of five years, or oftener, i f deeme d necess ary by the Unit ed Stat es Civil Servic e Commis sion. Administration under SEC. 15. For the purpose of administration except as otherwise Civil Service Commis- sion . provided herein, the United States Civil Service Commission, is hereby authorized and directed to perform, or cause to be performed, any and all acts and to make such rules and regulations as may be necessary and proper for the purposes of carrying the provisions of this Act into full force and effect. Annual re port. The United States Civil Service Commission shall make a detailed comparative report annually, showing all receipts and disbursements on account of annuities, refunds, and allowances under this Act, together with the total number of persons receiving annuities and the mendations Reports and to Con - r5- total amounts paid them ; and he 1 shall transmit to Congress the gress. reports and recommendations of the board of actuaries. Estimates of priation . appr The United States C ivil Se rvice C ommissio n shall submit annuall y priat ion. to the Bureau of the Budget estimates of the appropriation necessary t o finan ce the A laska R ailroad retirem ent and disabil ity fund, and to continue this Act in ful l force and effect. Ex emption of an nni- n this Ac t shall be assign- tiesfrom execution, etc . SEC. 16. None of the moneys mentioned i able, either in law or equity, or be subject to execution, levy, garnish- ment, or attachment, or other legal process. Eff ectiv e 41 pdsi4. SEC. 17 . This Act shall take elect July 1, 1935, and from and after that date the provisions of the Civil Service Retirement Act of May 22, 1920, as amended, shall not apply to the employees of the Alaska R ailroad or to a ny othe r employ ees com ing with in the provisio ns of I So in original.