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PUBLIC LAW 7 7 9 - S E P T. 3, 1954

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and such entry shall be made without any loss of seniority or other rights of eligibility conferred by this section: Provided however, That this Act shall not be construed to extend the period of eligibility which such person would have otherwise had.". Repeals. (b) Sections 1, 2, 3, and 4 of the Act approved May 29, 1928 (ch. 865, 45 Stat. 955), as amended by the Act approved December 12, 1930 (ch. 10, 46 Stat. 1026, 1027) (19 U.S.C. former secs. 6a-6d), are hereby repealed. SEC. 14. Subsection (d) of section 705 of the Act approved July 1, 1944 (ch. 373, title VII, 58 Stat. 713), as so renumbered by section 5 of the Act approved August 13, 1946 (ch. 958, 60 Stat. 1049) (5 U.S.C. sec. 800), is amended (1) by striking out the second sentence thereof reading: "Such beneficiaries, in addition to the right to receive six months' pay, shall have the same right of election and of revising elections as is provided by subsection (c) of this section, except that in case of a revised election no deduction shall be made on account of such six months' pay.", and (2) by inserting, immediately preceding "Service" in the first sentence thereof, the words "Public Health", so that such subsection will read as follows: "(d) I n the case of death of a commissioned officer of the Public PHS. Rights of certain Health Service which occurred after December 7, 1941, and prior beneficiaries to November 11, 1943, the rights provided to surviving beneficiaries 57 Stat. 589. by section 10 of the Public Health Service Act of 1943 shall continue 5 USC 800 note. notwithstanding the repeal of that Act.". Official bonds. SEC. 15. Section 3 of Title 6, United States Code, entitled "Official and Penal Bonds", is amended (1) by striking out, preceding "19" in the third sentence, the word "title", and in lieu thereof inserting "Title"; (2) by striking out, preceding "shall be construed" in the fifth sentence, the words "said sections", and in lieu thereof inserting "sections 1 to 3 of this title"; (3) by striking out, preceding "39" in the fifth sentence, the word "title", and in lieu thereof inserting "Title"; and (4) by inserting, after "Marine Corps," in the proviso in the fifth sentence, the reference "Air Force,", so that such section will read as follows: "§ 3. Renewal; Continuance of Liability Every officer whose duty it is to take and approve official bonds shall cause all such bonds to be renewed every four years after their dates, but he may require such bonds to be renewed or strengthened oftener if he deem such action necessary. In the discretion of such officer the requirement of a new bond may be waived for the period of service of a bonded officer after the expiration of a four-year term of service pending the appointment and qualification of his successor. The nonperformance of any requirement of the provisions of sections 1 to 3 of this title, or of that part of section 27 of Title 19 relating to transmitting copies of oaths to the Secretary of the Treasury, on the part of any official of the Government shall not be held to affect in any respect the liability of principal or sureties on any bond made or to be made to the United States. The liability of the principal and sureties on all official bonds shall continue and cover the period of service ensuing until the appointment and qualification of the successor of the principal. Nothing in sections 1 to 3 of this title shall be construed to repeal or modify section 38 of Title 39: Provided, That the payment and acceptance of the annual premium on corporate surety bonds furnished by postal officers and employees, officers and employees of other civilian agencies of the United States and bonded officers and enlisted men of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard shall be a compliance with the requirement for the renewal of such bonds within the meaning of sections 1 to 3 of this title.".

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