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PUBLIC LAW 303-MAR. 6, 1954

60 Stat. 850. 5 USC 693-1. Members of Congress. Eligibility.

5 USC 710-714.

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A m o u n t of annuity. 5 USC 736b, 698 (b). (c).

60 Stat. 812. 2 USC 72a note.

Refunds.

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'*B a s i c salary, pay or compensation.»»

2 USC 3la.

Active service in armed forces.

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"(c) Section 3A of such Act is amended as follows: ^^ ^ ^ '::• i > "(1) Paragraph (3) is amended to read as follows: " '(3) No person shall be entitled to receive an annuity as provided in this section until he shall have become separated from the service after having had at least six years of service as a Member of Congress and have attained the age of sixty-two years, except that (A) any such Member who shall have had at least five years of service as a Member of Congress may, subject to the provisions of section 6 and of paragraph (4) of this section, be retired for disability, irrespective of age, and be paid an annuity computed in accordance with paragraph (5) of this section, an4 (B) any such Member who shall have become separated from the service after having had at least ten years of service as a Member of Congress and have attained the age of sixty years may receive an annuity computed in accordance with paragraph (5) of this section reduced by one-fourth of 1 per centum for each full month he is under the age of sixty-two years.' "(2) Paragraph (5) is amended to read as follows: " '(5) Subject to the provisions of section 9 and of subsections (b) and (c) of section 4, the annuity of a Member of Congress shall be an amount equal to 2i/^ per centum of the average annual basic salary, pay, or compensation received by him as a Member of Congress subsequent to the date of enactment of the Legislative Keorganization Act of 1946, as amended, multiplied by the sum of his years of service as a Member of Congress and his years of active service performed as a member of the armed forces of the United States prior to his separation from service as a Member of Congress, but no such annuity shall exceed an amount equal to three-fourths of the basic salary, pay, or compensation that he is receiving at the time of such separation from service.' "(3) Paragraph (6) is amended to read as follows: " '(6) In the case of a Member of Congress who becomes separated from the service before he completes an aggregate of 20 years of service as a Member of Congress, and who is not retired, the total amount deducted from his basic salary, pay, or compensation as a Member of Congress, together with interest at 4 per centum per annum to December 31, 1947, and 3 per centum per annum thereafter compounded on December 31 of each year to date of separation shall, upon application therefor, be returned to such Member of Congress. No such Member of Congress shall thereafter become eligible to receive an annuity as provided in this section unless he again becomes a Member of Congress and redeposits the amounts so returned with interest at 4 per centum per annum to December 31, 1947, and 3 per centum per annum thereafter, compounded on December 31 of each year and covering periods of service as a Member of Congress.' "(4) Paragraph (10) is amended by inserting before the period at the end thereof a semicolon and the following: 'and the term "basic salary, pay, or compensation" includes (A) amounts received, for periods beginning on or subsequent to the effective date of this clause, as expense allowance under section 601(b) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, as amended, and (B) amounts received as such allowance for any period after January 2, 1953, and prior to such effective date, if the Member of Congress so elects and makes deposit therefor at the rate of $150 per annum together with interest thereon at 3 per centum per annum, compounded on December 31 of each year and covering periods of service as a Member of Congress; and the term "active service performed as a member of the armed forces of the United States" means (A) active service performed as a member of such forces, during any war or national emergency proclaimed by the President or declared by the Congress, by a Member of Congress who left or leaves his office for the purpose of performing

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