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PUBLIC LiAW 854-JULY 31, 1956

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"REEMPLOYMENT OF ANNUITANTS

"SEC. 13. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an annuitant heretofore or hereafter retired under this Act shall not, by reason of his retired status, be barred from employment in any appointive position for which he is qualified. An annuitant so reemployed shall serve at the will of the appointing officer. "(b) If an annuitant under this Act (other than (1) a disability annuitant whose annuity is terminated by reason of his recovery or restoration of earning capacity, (2) an annuitant whose annuity was based upon an involuntary separation from the service, excluding a separation under the automatic separation provisions of this Act, or (3) a Member retired under this Act) hereafter becomes employed, or on the date of enactment of the Civil Service Retirement Act Amendments of 1956 is serving, in an appointive or elective position, his service on and after the date he was or is so employed shall be covered by this Act. No deductions for the fund shall be withheld from his salary, but there shall be deducted from his salary, except for lump-sum leave payment purposes under the Act of December 21, 1944, a sum equal to the annuity allocable to the period of actual employment, and this provision concerning the lump-sum leave payments shall also be effective in the case of each retired employee separated from reemployment after December 15, 1953, and before the effective date of the Civil Service Retirement Act Amendments of 1956: Provided, That if such annuitant serves on a full-time basis for at least one year in employment not excluding him under section 2(b) from coverage, (1) his annuity upon termination of employment shall be increased by an annuity computed under subsections (a), (b), (d), (e), and (f) of section 9 as may apply based upon the period of and the basic salary (before deduction) averaged during such employment, and (2) his lump-sum credit shall not be reduced by annuity paid during such employment. The employment of an annuitant under this subsection shall not operate to create an annuity for or in any manner affect the annuity of any survivor. "(c) If a Member heretofore or hereafter retired under this Act elic^ilepSsuIlns! hereafter becomes employed in an appointive or elective position, annuity payments shall be discontinued during such employment and resumed in the same amount upon termination of such employment: Provided, That if such retired Member takes office as Member and gives notice as provided in section 2(c), his service as Member during such period shall be credited in determining his right to and the amount of his subsequent annuity: Provided further, That this sub- Nonappiicabiisection shall not apply to a Member appointed by the President of the Ity. United States to a position not requiring confirmation by the Senate. "PAYMENT OF BENEFITS

"SEC. 14. (a) Each annuity is stated as an annual amount, onetwelfth of which, fixed at the nearest dollar, accrues monthly and is payable on the first business day of the month after it accrues. "(b) Except as otherwise provided, the annuity of an employee shall commence on the first of the month after separation from the service, or on the first of the month after salary ceases provided the employee meets the service and the age or disability requirements for title to annuity at that time. The annuity of a Member or of an elected officer of the Senate or House of Representatives shall commence on the day following the day on which salary shall cease, provided the person entitled to such annuity meets the service and the age or disability requirements for title to annuity at that time. The annuity of an

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