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PUBLIC LAW 86-377-fiEPT. 23, 1969

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taken under authority of subsection (j) of section 505 of the Classification Act of 1949 as contained in the amendment made by subsection (a) of this section. SEC. 2. Section 1581(a) of title 10, United States Code, as modi- 70A Stat. 118. fied by section 12(a) of the Federal Employees Salary Increase Act of 1958 (72 Stat. 213), and as amended by section 3 of the Act of May 29, 1959 (73 Stat. 63; Public Law 86-36), is amended to read as follows: " (a) The Secretary of Defense may establish not more than four development.'^ *"** hundred fifty civilian positions in the Department of Defense to carry out research and development relating to the national defense, military medicine, and other activities of the Department of Defense that require the services of specially qualified scientists or professional personnel." SEC. 3. The first sentence of section 1582 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: "The Secretary of Defense g report to Coness. shall report to Congress not later than February 1 of each year on the number of positions established under section 1581 of this title during the immediately preceding calendar year." SEC. 4. (a) Section 3(d) of the Federal Employees' Group Life 68 Stat. 737. Insurance Act of 1954 is repealed. 5 USC 2092. (b) Section 5(a) of such Act is amended by striking out the words 5 USC 2094. "under age sixty-five". 5 USC 2095. (c) Section 6 of such Act is amended to read as follows: Life insurance. "SEC. 6. (a) Each policy purchased under this Act shall contain a Termination. provision, in terms approved by the Commission, to the <»ffect that any insurance thereunder on any employee shall cease upon his separation from the service or twelve months after discontinuance of his salary payments, whichever first occurs, subject to a provision which shall be contained in the policy for temporary extension of coverage and for conversion to an individual policy of life insurance under conditions approved by the Commission. " (b) If upon such date as the insurance would otherwise cease the employee retires on an immediate annuity and (1) his retirement is for disability or (2) he has completed twelve years of creditable service, as determined by the Commission, his life insurance only may, under conditions determined by the Commission, be continued without cost to him, but the amount of such insurance shall be reduced by 2 per centum thereof at the end of each full calendar month following the date the employee attains age sixty-five or retires, whichever is later, subject to minimum amounts prescribed by the Commission, but not less than 25 per centum of the insurance m force preceding the first such reduction. Periods of honorable active service in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard of the United States shall be credited toward the required twelve years provided the employee has completed at least five years of civilian service. "(c) If upon such date as the insurance would otherwise cease the employee is receiving benefits under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act because of disease or injury to himself, his life insurance may, as provided in subsection (b), be continued during the period he is in receipt of such benefits and held by the United States Department of Labor to be unable to return to duty." (e) The amendments made by subsections (a), (b), and (c) shall Effective date. take effect as of August 17, 1954, except that (1) they shall not be applicable in any case in which the employee's death or retirement occurred prior to the date of enactment of this Act, and (2) nothing therein shall be construed to require salary withholdings for any period prior to the first day of the first pay period which begins after the date of enactment of this Act. Approved September 28, 1959.

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