Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-29

scribed by the Secretary Of the Interior
in accordance with the laws, rules and
regulations governing accounting that
may be found applicable to such pay
ments.
Applications for annuity shall be in
such form as the Commissioner of Pen
sionS may prescribe, and shall be sup
ported by such certificates from the
heads of departments, branches or in
dependent Offices Of the Government in
which the applicant has been employed
as may be necessary TO the determine
ton of the rights of the applicant.
Upon receipt of satisfactory evidence
the Commissioner Of Pensions shall
forthwith adjudicate the claim of the
applicant, md If title to annuity be
established, q proper certificate shall
be issued to the annuitant under the
seal Of the Department of the Interior.
Annuities granted under this act for
retirement under the provisions of Sec
ton / Of this act shall commence from
the date Of separation from the service
and shall continue during the life of
the annuitant. Annuities granted I'M
der the provisions Of Sections and Z
hereof shall be subject to the hmita-
Section Il. Employees who have gone
from employment within the purview of
this act to other employment under the
Government and have returned to a
position under the purview Of this act
shall have the time of such other serv-
ice included in the computation for his
retirement; Provided. that such en-
ploye shall contribute to the retirement
fund upon re-entering such employment
within the purview of this act an
amount, including interest, equivalent to
that which would have been paid II
such employe had continued in such
employment.
Duties Of Civil Service Commission.
Section Is. The Civil Service Com
mission shall keep q record of appoint
ments, transfers. changes in grade, sep
arations from the service, reinstate-
ments, loss Of pay. and such other in
formation concerning individual service
as may be deemed essential to a proper
determination Of rights under this act;
and shall furnish the Commissioner of
Pensions such reports therefrom as he
shall from time to time request as neces-
sary to the proper adjustment of any
claim for annuity hereunder; and shall
prepare and keep all needful tables and
records required for carrying out the
provisions of this act, including data
showing the mortality experience of the
employees in the service and the per-
centage Of Withdrawals from such serv-
ice, and any other information that
may serve as guide for future valua-
tons and adjustments Of the plan for
the retirement Of employees under this
act.
Board Of Actuaries.
Section Is. The Commissioner of
Pensions, with the approval of the Sec
rotary Of the Interior, is hereby author
lied and directed to select three actu-
aries, one Of whom shall be the Gov
eminent actuary. to be known as the
Board OF ActuarieS, whose duty 1t shall
be to annually report upon the actual
operations Of this act, with authority to
recommend to the Commissioner Of PEN
Sions such changes as in their judg-
ment may be deemed necessary to pro-
tect the public interest and maintain
the system upon a sound financial basis,
and they shall make valuation of the
civil service retirement and disability
fund" at intervals Of flve years, or
oftener II deemed necessary by the
Commissioner Of Pensions; they shall
also prepare such tables as may be
required by the Commissioner of Pen
sions for the purpose of computing an
nuitieS under this act. The compensa-
ton Of the members of the Board Of
Actuar1es, exclusive of the Government
actuary, shall be fixed by the Com
missioner Of Pensions with the approval
OF the Secretary of the Interior.
Administration.
Section II. For the purpose of ad-
mln1Strat1on, except as otherwise pro-
vided herein, the Commissioner of Pen
sionS, under the direction of the Secre-
tary Of the Interior, be. and is hereby,
authorized and directed to perform, or
cause to be performed, any and all acts
and to make such rules and regula-
tons as may be necessary and proper
for the purpose Of carrying the provi-
stons Of this act into full force and
effect. An appeal to the Secretary Of
the Interior shall lie from the final ac-
ton or order of the Commissioner of
Pensions affecting the rights or inter-
eStS OF any person or of the United
States under this act. the procedure on
appeal to be as prescribed by the Com
missioner of Pensions, with the ap-
prevail of the Secretary of the Interior.
The Commissioner of Pensions shall
make detailed comparative report an
nually showing all receipts and disburse-
and allowances, together with the total
number of persons receiving annuities
and the total amounts paid them, and
he shall transmit to Congress, through
the Secretary of the Interior, the re-
ports and recommendations of the
Board of Actuaries.
The Secretary of the Interior shall
submit annually to the Bureau of the
Budget estimates of the appropriations
necessary finance the retirement and
disability fund and to continue this act
in full force and effect.
Exemption From Execution.
Section 10. None of the moneys men
toned in this act shall be aSsignable,
either in law or equity, or be subject to
execution, levy or attachment, garnish-
ment or other legal process.
Effective Date.
Section 10. This act shall take effect
on the LIST day Of July, 1880.