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PUBLIC LAW 90-320-MAY 27, 1968

(1) successfully completed a written examination required for promotion to a position in such force or Department, (2) was placed on a list of individuals eligible for a permanent promotion to such position, (3) was assigned to serve in such position on an "acting" basis, and (4) on January 1, 1968, had served at least 5 years in such position on such basis, shall be given a permanent promotion, as of the effective date of this Act, to such position without the administration of any other written examination. SEC. 6. The.second paragraph under the center heading " M E T R O P O L I T A N P O L I C E " in the first section of the Act of August 31, 1918 (D.C. Code, sec. 4-105), is amended to read as follows: "No person shall receive a permanent appointment who has not served the required probationary period, but the service during probation shall be deemed to be service in the uniformed force if succeeded by a permanent appointment, and as such shall be included and counted in determining eligibility for advancement, promotion, retirement, and pension in accordance with existing law. If at any time during the period of probation, the conduct or capacity of the probationer is determined by the Commissioner of the District of Columbia, or his designated agent, to be unsatisfactory, the probationer shall be separated from the service after advance written notification of the reasons for and the effective date of the separation. The retention of the probationer in the service after.satisfactory completion of the probationary period shall be equivalent to a permanent appointment therein." SEC. 7. (a) Retroactive compensation or salary shall be paid by reason of this Act only in the case of an individual in the service of the District of Columbia government or of the United States (including service in the Armed Forces of the United States) on the date of enactment of this Act, except that such retroactive compensation or salary shall be paid (1) to an officer or member of the Metropolitan Police force, the Fire Department of the District of Columbia, the United States P a r k Police force, or the White House Police force, who retired during the period beginning on the first day of the first pay period which begins on or after October 1, 1967, and ending on the date of enactment of this Act, for services rendered during such period, and (2) in accordance with the provisions of subchapter VIII of chapter 55 of title 5, United States Code (relating to settlement of accounts of deceased employees), for services rendered during the period beginning on the first day of the first pay period which begins on or after October 1, 1967, and ending on the date of enactment of this Act, by an officer or member who dies during such period. (b) For the purposes of this section, service in the Armed Forces of the United States, in the case of an individual relieved from training and service in the Armed Forces of the United States or discharged from hospitalization following such training and service, shall include the period provided by law for the mandatory restoration of such individual to a position in or under the Federal Government or the municipal government of the District of Columbia. SEC. 8. For the purpose of determining the amount of insurance for which an officer or member is eligible under the provisions of chapter 87 of title 5, United States Code (relating to Government employees group life insurance), all changes in rates of compensation or salary which result from the enactment of this Act shall be held and considered to be effective as of the date of enactment of this Act.

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Probationary period. 40 Stat. 938.

Retroactive salary provisions.

80 Stat. 495. 5 USC 55815583.

Insurance eligibility. 80 Stat. 592; 81 Stat. 219, 646648. 5 USC 87018716.

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