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 62 STAT.] 80TH CONG., 2D SESS.-CHS. 806,807-JULY 2,1948 SEC. 2. The property acquired under the provisions of section 1 of this Act shall be held by the Secretary of the Interior pending deter- mination by the said Secretary as to its national significance for national monument purposes. In the event that the said Secretary shall determine it to be in the national interest the area, upon the publication of a Secretarial order in the Federal Register, shall con- stitute the Pensacola National Monument, set apart for the preserva- tion of historical associations connected with Pensacola and its harbor defenses. The Director of the National Park Service, under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, shall have supervision, management, and control of such national monument, and shall restore, maintain, and preserve it in a suitable and enduring manner which, in his judgment, will provide for the benefit and enjoyment of the people of the United States. SEC. 3. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to maintain either in an existing structure acquired under the provisions of section 1 of this Act or in a building constructed by him for the purpose of a museum for relics and records pertaining to Pensacola and its harbor defenses and for other articles of national and patriotic interest, and to accept on behalf of the United States, for installation in such museum, articles which may be offered as additions to the museum. SEC. 4. In the event that the said Secretary shall determine that the area would be more suitably administered as a State historical park, the said Secretary is hereby authorized to transfer title to the land, and jurisdiction of the area, to the State of Florida: Provided, That the State shall perpetually maintain the area for State his- torical park use. In the event that the State shall ever abolish the historical park, or attempt to alienate the lands, title shall revert to the United States. SEC. 5. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. Approved July 2, 1948. [CHAPTER 807] AN ACT To amend the Civil Service Retirement Act of May 29, 1930, as amended, to pro- vide annuities for certain Federal employees who have rendered at least twenty years' service in the investigation, apprehension. or detention of persons sus- pected or convicted of offenses against the United States. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 1 (d) of the Civil Service Retirement Act of May 29, 1930, as amended, is amended to read as follows: "(d) Any officer or employee to whom this Act applies the duties of whose position are primarily the investigation, apprehension, or detention of persons suspected or convicted of offenses against the criminal laws of the United States (including any officer or employee engaged in such activity who has been transferred to a supervisory or administrative position) who is at least fifty years of age, and who has rendered twenty years of service or more in the performance of such duties (including the duties of a supervisory or administrative officer or employee) may, on his own application and upon the recom- mendation of the head of the department or agency in which he is serving, and with the approval of the Civil Service Commission, retire from the service; and the annuity of such officer or employee shall be equal to 2 per centum of his average basic salary for the five years next preceding the date of his retirement, multiplied by the number of years of service, not exceeding thirty years The Civil Service 1221 Publication in Fed- eral Register. Supervision, etc. Museum. Transfer of title, etc., to State. Reversion to U. S. Appropriation au- thorized. July 2, 1948 [1. R. 6MM41 [Public Law 8,79 Civil Service Retire- ment Act of 1930, amendment. Ante, p. 48. Annuities for er- tain Federal employ- ees.

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