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PUBLIC LAW 649-JULY 2, 1956

Public Law 648

CHAPTER 497

AN ACT To amend section 5 of the Act of August 7, 1946, entitled "An Act for the retirement of public school teacliers in the District of Columbia", as amended.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 5 of the Act of August 7, 1946, erffitled "An Act for the retirement of public school teachers in the District of Columbia", as amended, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: "(c)(1) The annuity of any person who now or hereafter is receiving or entitled to receive an annuity from the teachers' retirement and annuity fund shall be increased, effective on October 1, 1955, or on the commencing date of the annuity, whichever is later, in accordance with the following schedule: "If annuity commences between-

July 2, 195e) [H. R. 10768]

D« C* teachers* Retirement 66 Stat. 17. D. C. C o d e 31725.

Annuity not in ex- Annuity in excess cess of $1,500 shall of $1,500 shall be be increased by— increased by— 12 per centum .. 10 per centum. _.. 7 per centum 8 per centum 6 per centum _ 4 per centum 4 per centum 2 per centum 1 per centum

August 20, 1920, and Junf; 30, 1955 July 1, 1955, and December 31, 1955 January 1, 1956, and June 30, 1956 July 1, 1956, and December 31, 1956 January 1, 1957, and June 30, 1957 July 1, 1957, and December 31, 1957

"Such increase in annuity shall not exceed the sum necessary to increase such annuity, exclusive of annuity purchased by voluntary contributions under this Act, to $4,104. The monthly installment of each annuity so increased shall be fixed at the nearest dollar. "(2) The increases provided by this subsection, when added to the annuities of retired employees, shall not operate to increase the annuities of their survivors, except that the annuity of any such survivor who becomes entitled to annuity shall be increased by the per centum provided in subsection (c)(1) of this section appropriate to the commencing date of such survivors annuity." SEC. 2. Any person entitled to annuity pursuant to the provisions of the Act approved January 15, 1920 (41 Stat. 387), as amended, or the Act approved August 7, 1946 (60 Stat. 875), as amended, may decline to accept all or any part of such annuity by a waiver signed and filed with the Commissioners of the District of Columbia or their designated agent. Such waiver may be revoked in writing at any time, but no payment of the annuity waived shall be made covering the period during which such waiver was in effect. Approved July 2, 1956. Public Law 649

D. C. C o d e 31701 to 31-739.

CHAPTER 498 AN ACT

To provide for the delayed reporting of births within the District of Columbia.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the first section of the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the better registration of births in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes", approved March 1, 1907 (34 Stat. 1010, sec. 6-301, D. C. Code), is amended by inserting " (a) " at the beginning thereof after the word "That", and by adding at the eiid thereof the following new subsection:

July 2, 19S6 [H. R. 9582]

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