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 75T H CONGRESS, 1ST SESSION-CH. 494-JULY 13, 1937 he or she desires to come under the provisions of such Act of May 29, 1930 . Such notice must be given, in the case of any such employee in the service on the effective date of this Act, within six months from such effective date, and in the case of any su ch employee entering the service after the effective date of this Act, within six months from the date of such entrance : Provided, That in the case of any such employee whose salary or any part thereof is paid by the disbursing officer of the Senate such notice may be given at any time, and such employee shall come under the pro- visions of such Act of May 29, 1930, at the beginning of the sixth month after the giving of such notice. No such employee whose salary or any part thereof is paid by the di sbursi ng off icer of the Senate shall make a ny dep osit r equire d by section 9, or any redeposit required by subsection (b) of section 12, of such Act of May 29, 1930, and there shall not be deducted and withheld from the basic salary, pay, or compensation of any such employee the sum required to be deducted and withheld by section 10 of such Act of May 29, 1930, unless and until such employee shall have completed fifteen years of service : Provided, That before any such employee may derive any of the benefits provided by such Act of May 29, 1930, he shall be required to deposit an amount equal to the following sums : (1) The sum which would have been deducted and withheld from his basic salary, pay, or compensation but for the foregoing provisions of this paragraph, together with interest on such sum computed at the rate of 4 per centum per annum compounded on June 30 of each fiscal year; (2) any sum required to be deposited under the provisions of section 9 of such Act of May 29, 1930; and (3) any sum required to be redeposited under the pro- visions of subsection (b) of section 12 of such Act of May 29, 1930 : Provided further, That should any such employee who shall have served for a total perio d of n ot les s than five y ears b ecome totall y disabled for useful and efficient service, within the meaning of sec- tion 6 of such Act of May 29, 1930, before completing fifteen years of service, he shall be entitled to the benefits provided by such section 6, upon deposit of the amount required to be deposited under the preceding proviso. SEC. 3 . The provisions of section 2 of such Act of May 29, 1930, and of section 204 of the Economy Act of June 30, 1932, and any Execut ive or ders p ursuan t ther eto, r elating to au tomati c sepa ration, shall not apply to any officer or employee to whom the provisions of such Act are extended by this Act, nor hereafter to employees of the office of the Architect of the Capitol. SEC. 4. The term "employee in the legislative branch" where used in thi s Act shall also i nclude (a) o fficers elect ed by the Se nate o r Hous e of Repre senta tive s who are not membe rs of eit her b ody, (b) the le gislat ive co unsel of the Senat e and t he leg islati ve cou nsel o f the House and the employees in their respective offices, (c) the Capitol Police force, (d) the employees of the Joint Committee on Printing and the Joint Committee on Internal Revenue Taxation, and (e) clerks to Members of the Senate, clerks to Members of the House of Representatives, clerks and employees to the several com- mittees of the House and Senate, and all other employees. SEC. 5 . In computing annuitable service, all employment prior to July 1, 1919, as clerk to a Representative, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner in his representative capacity shall he recognized as employment in the legislative branch if and when such employment can be shown by records or secondary evidence, and in the case of applications heretofore awarded or denied such cases shall be imme- 125151 §-37	33 Time limitation. Proviso. Employees paid by Senate disbursing offi- cer; acceptance and when effective. Deposit, salary de- duction, etc ., contin- gen t upon se rvi ce period. 46 Stat.475, 476. Provisos. Deposits. 513 Total di sabilit y after 5 years' service . Automatic sepa- ration . Exemp tion from designa ted pro visions. 46 Stat. 469; 47 Stat. 404 . "Employee in the legislative branch" construed. Computing annul- table service. Employment as clerk to Representa- tive, etc ., prior to July 1, 1919, recog- nized in.