[CHAPTER 274-2D SESSION]

[H. R. 1475]

AN ACT

To amend further the Civil Service Retirement Act, approved May 29, 1930, as amended.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 17 of the Civil Service Retirement Act, approved May 29, 1930, as amended is further amended by adding thereto a further paragraph reading as follows:

"Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, there shall be no recovery of annuity payments from any annuitant under this Act who, in the judgment of the Civil Service Commission, is without fault and when, in the judgment of the Civil Service Commission, such recovery would be contrary to equity and good conscience." SEC. 2. Nothing contained in the second paragraph of section 2 of the Act entitled "An Act to extend the benefits of the Civil Service Retirement Act of May 29, 1930, as amended, to certain employees in the legislative and judicial branches of the Government", approved July 13, 1937, as amended, shall be construed to prevent the deduction and withholding from the basic salary, pay, or compensation of any employee with less than seven years of service, whose salary or any part thereof is paid by the disbursing officer of the Senate, of sums required to be deducted and withheld by section 10 of the Civil Service Retirement Act, approved May 29, 1930, as amended, if such employee shall have given notice in accordance with section 3 of the Civil Service Retirement Act, approved May 29, 1930, as amended, of his desire to come within the purview of such Act. This section shall take effect as of January 24, 1942.

Approved June 26, 1944.

[CHAPTER 276-2D SESSION]

[H. R. 4320]

AN ACT

Relating to the computation of interest on contributions to the civil service retirement fund returned to employees upon their separation from the service.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 12 (b), as amended, of the Civil Service Retirement Act of May 29, 1930, as amended (U. S. C., title 5, sec. 724 (b)), is amended by inserting at the end thereof the following: "In computing interest under this subsection, a fractional part of a month in the total service of an officer or employee shall be disregarded."

Approved June 26, 1944.

(146)

[CHAPTER 277-2D SESSION]

[H. R. 4413]

AN ACT

Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch and for the Judiciary for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1945, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the Legislative Branch and for the Judiciary for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1945, namely:

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During the fiscal year 1945 any executive department or independent establishment of the Government ordering printing and binding from the Government Printing Office shall pay promptly by check to the Public Printer upon his written request, either in advance or upon completion of the work, all or part of the estimated or actual cost thereof, as the case may be, and bills rendered by the Public Printer in accordance herewith shall not be subject to audit or certification in advance of payment: Provided, That proper adjustments on the basis of the actual cost of delivered work paid for in advance shall be made monthly or quarterly and as may be agreed upon by the Public Printer and the department or establishment concerned. All sums paid to the Public Printer for work that he is authorized by law to do shall be deposited to the credit, on the books of the Treasury Department, of the appropriation made for the working capital of the Government Printing Office for the year in which the work is done, and be subject to requisition by the Public Printer.

SEC. 102. In order to keep the expenditures for printing and binding for the fiscal year 1945 within or under the appropriations for such fiscal year, the heads of the various executive departments and independent establishments are authorized to discontinue the printing of annual or special reports under their respective jurisdictions: Provided, That where the printing of such reports is discontinued the original copy thereof shall be kept on file in the offices of the heads of the respective departments or independent establishments for public inspection.

(147)

[CHAPTER 279-2D SESSION]

[S. 1157]

AN ACT

To amend section 61 of the National Defense Act of June 3, 1916, as amende for the purpose of providing such training of State and Territorial milita forces as is deemed necessary to enable them to execute their internal securi responsibilities within their respective States and Territories.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of th United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 61 o the National Defense Act of June 3, 1916, as amended, be furthe amended to read as follows:

"SEC. 61. (a) No State or Territory or Puerto Rico or the Cana Zone shall maintain troops in time of peace other than as authorized in accordance with the organization prescribed under this Act: Pro vided, That nothing contained in this Act shall be construed a limiting the rights of the States and Territories and Puerto Rico and the Canal Zone in the use of the National Guard within their respective borders in time of peace: Provided further, That nothing contained in this Act shall prevent the organization and maintenance of State or Territorial police or constabulary.

"(b) Under such regulations as the Secretary of War may prescribe for the organization, standards of training, instruction, and discipline, the organization by and maintenance within any State or Territory or Puerto Rico or the Canal Zone of such military forces other than a National Guard as may be provided by the laws of such State or Territory is hereby authorized while any part of the National Guard of the State or Territory or Puerto Rico or the Canal Zone concerned is in active Federal service: Provided, That under such regulations as the Secretary of War may prescribe for the organization, standards of training, instruction, and discipline, the organization by and maintenance within the Virgin Islands of the United States of such military forces as may be provided by the laws of the Legislative Assembly of the Virgin Islands is hereby authorized: Provided further, That such forces shall not be called, ordered, or in any manner drafted, as such, into the military services of the United States; however, no person shall, by reason of his membership in any such unit, be exempted from military service under any Federal law: Provided further, That the Secretary of War is authorized in his discretion and under such regulations as he may prescribe to use appropriations for the Military Establishment for any expenses of the United States incident to the training of the military forces authorized by this subsection except for pay, subsistence, medical care and treatment, and transportation of members of such military forces between their homes and the places of performance of such training: And provided further, That the Secretary of War, in his

discretion and under regulations determined by him, is authorized to issue, from time to time, for the use of such military units, to any State or Territory or Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands or the Canal Zone, upon requisition of the Governor thereof, such arms, ammunition, clothing, and equipment as he deems necessary. The provisions of this subsection shall terminate upon the expiration of six months after the termination of the present war, or at such earlier time as the Congress by concurrent resolution, or the President by proclamation, may designate."

Approved June 26, 1944.