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PUBLIC LAW 854-JULY 31, 1956

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STA T.

"COMPUTATION OF ANNUITY

Congressional employee.

Member.

"SEC. 9. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the annuity of an employee retiring under this Act shall be (1) the larger of (A) 11/^ per centum of the average salary multiplied by so much of the total service as does not exceed five years, or (B) 1 per centum of the average salary, plus $25, multiplied by so much of the total service as does not exceed five years, plus (2) the larger of (A) 1% per centum of the average salary multiplied by so much of the total service as exceeds five years but does not exceed ten years, or (B) 1 per centum of the average salary, plus $25, multiplied by so much of the total service as exceeds five years but does not exceed ten years, plus (3) the larger of (A) 2 per centum of the average salary multiplied by so much of the total service as exceeds ten years, or (B) 1 per centum of the average salary, plus $25, multiplied by so much of the total service as exceeds ten years: Provided, That the annuity shall not exceed 80 per centum of the average salary: Provided further, That the annuity of an employee retiring under section 7 shall be at least (1) 40 per centum of the average salary or (2) the sum obtained under this subsection after increasing his total service by the period elapsing between the date of separation and the date he attains the age of sixty years, whichever is the lesser, but this proviso shall not increase the annuity of any survivor. "(b) The annuity of a congressional employee retiring under this Act shall, if he so elects at the time his annuity commences, be (1) 21/^ per centum of the average salary multiplied by his military service and service as a congressional employee, not exceeding a total of fifteen years, plus (2) l i ^ per centum of the average salary multiplied by so much of the remainder of his total service as does not exceec^five years, plus (3) 1% per centum of the average salary multiplied by so much of the remainder of his total service as exceeds five years but does not exceed ten years, plus (4) 2 per centum of the average salary multiplied by so much of the remainder of his total service as exceeds ten years: Provided, That the annuity shall not exceed 80 per centum of the average salary. This subsection shall not apply unless the congressional employee (1) has had at least five years' service as a congressional employee, (2) has had deductions withheld from his salary or made deposit covering his last five years of civilian service, and (3) has served as a congressional employee during the last eleven months of his civilian service: Provided further. That the annuity of a congressional employee retiring under section 7 shall be at least (1) 40 per centum of the average salary or (2) the sum obtained under this subsection after increasing his service as a congressional employee by the period elapsing between the date of separation and the date he attains the age of sixty years, whichever is the lesser, but this provision shall not increase the annuity of any survivor. "(c) The annuity of a Member retiring under this Act shall be an amount equal to— "(1) 2 % per centum of the average salary multiplied by the total of his Member and creditable military service; "(2) 21/^ per centum of the average salary multiplied by his total years of service, not exceeding fifteen, performed as a congressional employee prior to his separation from service as a Member, other than any such service which he may elect to exclude; "(3) iy2 per centum of such average salary multiplied by so much of his total service, other than service used in computing annuity under clauses (1) and (2), as does not exceed five years, performed prior to his separation from service as a Member, and other than any such service which he may elect to exclude;

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