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PUBLIC LAW 8 7 - 2 3 4 - S E P T. 14, 1961

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inensurate with his age, education, and experience in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Commerce. " (c)(1) For the purposes of basic pay any person appointed under this section to the grade of lieutenant or lieutenant (junior grade) shall be considered as having, on date of appointment, three years or one and one-half years service respectively. "(2) If a person appointed under this section is entitled to credit for the purpose of basic pay under other provision of law which would exceed that authorized by subsection (c)(1) he shall be credited with that service in lieu of the credit provided by subsection (c)(1)." SEC. 2. Section l (r) of the Civil Service Eetirement Act, as 70 amended (5 U.S.C. 2251 (r)), is further amended by inserting after Stat. Stat. 743; 74 35. "the Regular Corps or Reserve Corps of the Public Health Service", the phrase "or, after June 30, 1961, as a commissioned officer of the Coast and Geodetic Survey,". SEC. 3. Section 304(c) of the Career Compensation Act of 1949, as amended (37 U.S.C. 254(c)), is further amended by inserting the g^^f If^; *'^^' '^ words "or as Director of the Coast and Geodetic Survey" after the words "Surgeon General of the Public Health Service." SEC. 4. Section 3(A) of the Act of August 10, 1956, as amended (33 U.S.C. 857(a)) (70A Stat. 618) is further amended by redesig- ^^ s*^*- ^ss. nating subsection 8 as subsection 9 and adding a new subsection 8 reading as follows: "(8) Sections 2731, 2732, and 2735, property loss incident to 273°."73i ^^^ ^' service." Approved September 14, 1961. Public Law 87-234 AN ACT

September 14, 1961 fS 93 SI

For the relief of certain members of the Army National Guard of the "United _ _ _ _ _ _ J _ States and the Air National Guard of the United States.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That sections 15 through 20, inclusive, of the Federal Employees' Compensation Act, as amended (U.S.C. title 5, secs. 765-770), are hereby waived with respect to cases involving those members of the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard of the United States alleged to have suffered disability or death from compensable causes w h i m arose during the period from August 7, 1947, to December 31, 1956, inclusive, and their claims or the claims of their dependents for compensation by reason of the Act of July 15, 1939 (5 U.S.C. 797,797a), are authorized and directed to be considered and acted upon under the remaining provisions of the Federal Employees' Compensation Act, as amended and extended to members of military reserve components, if filed with the Department of Labor (Bureau of Employees' Compensation) within one year from the date of enactment of this Act. SEC. 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 206(b)(1) of the Servicemen's and Veterans' Survivor Benefits Act any person whose rights may be affected by section 1 of this Act may receive any benefits to which he should be found eligible under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act provided he makes the election required under section 7 thereof. I n the event of such an election, any benefit amounts received under any other Act for the same death shall be deducted from amounts payable for similar purposes under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act. Approved September 14, 1961»

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