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Public Law 973

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PUBLIC LAW 973-AUG. 3, 1956 CHAPTER 9 4 4

AN ACT To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for the payment of annuities to widows and dependent children of judges.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) item 375 ill the analysis of chapter 17 of title 28, United States Code, immediately preceding section 371, is amended and a new item 376 is inserted immediately thereunder, to read as follows:

August 3, 1956 [H. R. 11124]

Widows and children of judges.. Annuities.

"375. Annuities to widows of justices. "376. Annuities to widows and surviving dependent children of judges."

(b) The catchline to section 375 of title 28, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: "§ 375. Annuities to widows of justices". SEC. 2. Chapter 17 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by inserting at the end thereof, immediately following section 375, a new section reading as follows: ''§ 376. Annuities to widows and surviving dependent children of judges " (a) Any judge of the United States may by written election filed with the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts within six months after the date on which he takes office (or within six months after the enactment of this section) bring himself within the purview of this section. "(b) There shall be deducted and withheld from the salary of each judge electing to bring himself within the purview of this section a sum equal to 3 per centum of such judge's salary, including salary paid after retirement from regular active service under section 371(b) or 372 (a) of this title or after retirement from office by resignation on salary under section 371(a) of this title. The amounts so deducted and withheld from the salary of each such judge shall, in accordance with such procedure as may be prescribed by the Comptroller General of the United States, be deposited in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of a fund to be known as the 'judicial survivors annuity fund' and said fund is appropriated for the payment of annuities, refunds and allowances as provided by this section. Every judge who elects to bring himself within the purview of this section shall be deemed thereby to consent and agree to the deductions from his salary as provided in this subsection, and payment less such deductions shall be a full and complete discharge and acquittance of all claims and demands whatsoever for all judicial services rendered by such judge during the period covered by such payment, except the right to the benefits to which he or his survivors shall be entitled under the provisions of this section. "(c) Each judge who has elected to bring himself within the purview of this section shall deposit, 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 the credit of the judicial survivors annuity fund created by this section a sum equal to 3 per centum of his salary received for service as a judge of the United States (including salary received after retirement from regular active service under section 371(b) or 372 (a) of this title and salary received after retirement from office by resignation on salary under section 371 (a) of this title), and of his basic salary, pay, or compensation for service as a Senator, Representative, Delegate or Resident Commissioner in Congress and for any other civilian service within the purview of

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Withholding deduction.

Deposits in fund.

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