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PUBLIC LAW 955-AUG. 3, 1956

Public Law 955 August 3, 1956 IS. 1135]

ClvU Air Patrol. 5 USC 6261, 626m.

Voluntieer civilian employees.

39 Stat. 750. 5 USC 790.

Monthly pay.

5 USC 760.

49 Stat. 622. 42 USC 401 et 8«q.

"Performance of duty".

Notice of claim.

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CHAPTER 926 AN ACT

To amend the Act entitled "An Act to establish Civil Air Patrol as a civilian auxiliary of the United States Air Force and to authorize the Secretary of the Air Force to extend aid to Civil Air Patrol in the fulfillment of its objectives, and for other purposes".

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America m Congress assembled, That the Act approved May 26, 1948 (62 Stat. 274), entitled "An Act to establish Civil Air Patrol as a civilian auxiliary of the United States Air Force and to authorize the Secretary of the Air Force to extend aid to Civil Air Patrol in the fulfillment of its objectives, and for other purposes", is hereby amended by adding thereto the following new sections: "SEC. 3. (a) Volunteer civilian members of Civil Air Patrol, except Civil Air Patrol Cadets, shall, for the purpose of administration of the Federal Employees' Compensation Act, be deemed to be civilian employees of the United States within the meaning of the term 'employee' as defined in section 40 of that Act, and the provisions of that Act shall apply to them in all respects, subject to the remaining provisions of this section. "(b) I n administering that Act for members covered by this section— "(1) the monthly pay of such a member shall, for the purpose of computing compensation for disability or death, be considered to be $300; "(2) the percentages applicable to payments under section 10 of that Act are— " (A) 45 per centum for clause (C) of that section, in any case where the member died f uUv or currently insured under title II of the Social Security Act, with no additional payments for a child or children so long as the widow or widower remains eligible for payments under that clause; " (B) 20 per centum for clause (D) of that section, for one child and 10 per centum additional for each additional child, but not more than a total of 75 per centum, in any case where the member died fully or currently insured under title II of the Social Security Act; and " (C) 25 per centum for clause (E) of that section, if one parent was wholly dependent for support upon the deceased member at the time of his death and the other was not dependent to any extent; 16 per centum to each, if both were wholly dependent; and if one was, or both were, partly dependent, a proportionate amount in the discretion of the Secretary of Labor; "(3) no payments may be made Under clause (F) of that section; " (4) the term 'performance of duty', as used in that Act, means only active service, and travel to and from such service, rendered in performance or support of operational missions of the Civil Air Patrol, under direction of the Department of the Air Force, and under written authorization by competent authority covering a specific assignment and prescribing a time-limit for such assignment; and "(5) the Secretary of Labor, or his designee, shall inform the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare whenever a claim is filed and eligibility for compensation is established under clause (C) or clause (D) of section 10 of that Act, and that Secretary shall then certify to the Secretary of Labor as to whether or not

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