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 54 STAT.] 76TH CONG. , 3D SESS.-CH. 440-JUNE 28, 1940 in regard to hours of work and compensation for overtime of their civilian employees as he may deem necessary in the interest of national defense. (b) During the national emergency declared by the President on Suspension of 8- September 8, 1939, to exist, the provisions of the law prohibiting visions. more than eight hours' labor in any one day of persons engaged upon work covered by Army, Navy, and Coast Guard contracts shall be suspended. of SEC. 6. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 2 of the Act retireedemployees. of May 29, 1930 (46 Stat. 468), and section 204 of the Act of June 6 Stat.46. 15 30, 1932 (47 Stat. 404), any person heretofore or hereafter retired 715a. under the Civil Service Retirement Act of May 29, 1930 as amended, may be reemployed in the service of the War and Navy Depart- ments: Provided, That there shall be deducted and withheld from Dedctins for re- the basic salary, pay, or compensation of such person and credited tirementfund. to his account as provided in section 12 (a) of the Act of May 29, 5s.U.ta. c47724 (a). 1930, as amended, the regular deductions prescribed by the said Se n Act: Provided further, That upon separation from the service for service; dispsition of any cause such person may elect to receive a refund of the total deductions. deductions so withheld together with interest at 4 per centum per annum compounded on June 30 of each year, or receive credit for the additional service in the computation of any annuity awarded thereafter: Provided further, That payment of the annuity of such suspension ofannu- person shall be suspended during the period of such employment: Provided further, That during the national emergency declared by desNinate p pov o tion.o the President on September 8, 1939, to exist, the provisions of section 6 of the Act of August 24, 1912 (37 Stat. 555; U. S . C., title 5, sec. 652), shall not apply to any civil-service employee of the War or Navy Departments or of the Coast Guard, or their field services, whose immediate removal is, in the opinion of the Secretary con- cerned warranted by the demands of national security, but nothing Exception. herein shall be construed to repeal, modify, or suspend the proviso in that section. Those persons summarily removed under the author- reved empoyeesn ity of this section may, if in the opinion of the Secretary concerned, subsequent investigation so warrants, be reinstated, and if so rein- stated shall be allowed compensation for the period of such removal R at the rate they were receiving on the date of removal: And pro- employees moved vided fuather, That within thirty days after such removal any such person shall have an opportunity personally to appear before the official designated by the Secretary concerned and be fully informed of the reasons for such removal, and to submit, within thirty days thereafter, such statement or affidavits, or both, as he may desire to show why he should be retained and not removed. SEC. 7. he Act of March 14, 1936, entitled "An Act to provide for vacations to Government employees and for other purposes" (49 Stat. 1161) is hereby amended by adding, after section 7, a new . s.Je. V u section to read as follows: "SEC. 8 . Employees of the Navy Department and the Naval Estab- Paymens to eTgn lishment and of the Coast Guard may, during the period of the cations. national emergency declared by the President on September 8, 1939, to exist, be employed during the time they would otherwise be on vacation without deprivation of their vacation pay for the time so worked. Employees who forego their vacations in accordance with the provisions of this section may be paid, in addition to their regular pay, the equivalent of the pay they would have drawn during the period of such vacation. The provisions of this section shall be applicable only to employees whose services at the time cannot, in the judgment of the Secretary of the Navy or the Secretary of the Treasury, as the case may be, be spared without detriment to the national defense." 679

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