Evening star., 1932-12-07

text Of legislation recon-
mended in the Presidents mes
sage transmitting the Budget to
i Congress today follows: ,

during the FISCAL year ehuulb June
80, 1884
ca The compensation for each civil
ian Office, position, or employment IN
any branch or service of the United
States Government or the Government
of the District of Columbia is hereby re-
duced as follows: Compensation at an
annual rate of 81 900 or less shall be
exempt from reduction: and compen-
sation at an annual rate in excess of
81 900 shall be reduced by eleven per
eentum of the amount thereof In excess
of Sl,C00.
(b) The term compensation" shall
be defined and computed as provided
in subsections (b) and (c) OF section
1O4 Of Part II of the act entitled An
act making appropriations for the
Legislative branch Of the Government
for the fiscal year ending June 80, 1888,
and for other purposes" approved June
80, 1882, in SO far as such subsections
are applicable to any civilian office, po-
sition, or employment.
(c) In the case of a corporation the
majority of the stock of which is owned
by the United States, the holders Of the
stock on behalf of the United States,
or such persons as represent the inter-
est of the United States in such corpo-
ration, shall take such action as may
be necessary 10 apply the provisions OF
subsection (a) herein to cffices, po-
sitions, and employments under such
corporation and to officers and en-
ployes thereof.
Exceptions Are Noted.
Cd The reduction provided herein
shall not apply to any ofhce, position
nf n
sation of which Is expressly fixed by
sition, or employment the compenSa-
ton Of which Is paid under the terms
of any contract in effect on the date
of the enactment of this act If such
compensation may not lawfully be re-
duced; any office the compensation OF
which may not, under the Constitu-
ton. be diminished during the term OF
office; any Office, position, or employ
ment the compensation for which Is ad-
Unstable to conform to the prevailing
local rate for similar work, but the
Wage Board or other body charged with
the duty of making such adjustment
shall take such action as may be neces-
sary to make such adjustment effective
July, 1888; nor to any office, position
or employment the compensation for
which is derived from assessments on
banks and or IS not paid from the
Federal Treasury"
(NOTE-The reductions to be accom-
plished by the foregoing legislation
amount in all to approximately $55,-
$4,000 This pertains to all OF the
appropriation items which make pro-
vision for personal services. A state
ment will be made available 10 the
proper committees Of Congress showing
the amount Of the reduction which per-
tains to each appropriation item)
Provisions Affecting Veterans
Administration.
ca Income limitations: Notwith-
standing the provisions of law in effect
at the date Of enactment Of this act,
except as to those persons who have at
tanned the age of 65 years, or those
persons who served in the active mill
tary or naval forces and who actually
suffered an injury or contracted q dis
ease in line of duty as result of and
directly attributable to such service, or
those persons who, in accordance with
the World War Veterans Act. 1924, as
amended, or the laws granting military
or naval pensions, are temporarily total
ly disabled or permanently and totally
disabled as q result OF disease or injury
acquired in, or aggravated by. active
military or naval service, or those per-
sons who while in the active military
or naval service engaged In actual COM
bat with, were under actual fire OF, or
served in the zone Of active hoStilities
against, the armed forces of the enemy
in any war in which the United States
was engaged, no allowance, compenSa-
tion, retired pay, pension, hospitaliza-
ton or domiciliary care under the War
Risk Insurance Act, as amended, the
World War Veterans Act, 1924, as
amended, the laws governing the grant,
ing of Army and Navy pensions, the
laws governing the granting of domicil-
iary care by the Veterans Administra-
ton, or the Emergency Officers Retire
ment Act Of May "a, 1928, shall be pay
able or granted to any person whose
net income as defined by the Admins
traitor of Veterans Affairs, was $500
or over, if single, and $500 or over, If
married, for the year preceding the en-
actment Of this act or the year preced-
ing the filing of application for benefits,
whichever Is the later. The minimum
creased by $500 for each person de-
pendent upon the applicant during the
period prescribed. Such benefits shall
not be. paid or granted during any
year following that in which the net in
come plus allowance for dependents ex-
ceedS the prescribed amounts; Provided,
That irrespective of the income for a
preceding year, upon submission OF
proof satisfactory to the administrator
Of reduction in income during the cur
rent year below the amounts specified
herein. when prorated monthly, such
benefits as may otherwise be authorized
shall be allowable from the date of ad-
ministrative determination. Payments
OF Government insurance, allowance,
compensation, retired pay, or pension
shall not be considered as income with
in the provisions of this section. The
Secretary of the Treasury Is hereby di-
rected upon request, to transmit to the
administrator q certificate containing
the information required by the ad-
ministrator to carry out the purposes
of this section affecting each person
who Is applying for or receiving such
allowance, compensation, retired pay,
pension, disqualification, or domiciliary
care, and such certificate shall be con-
elusive evidence Of the facts stated
therein. As to allowance, compensation,
retired pay or pension being paid, or
disqualification or domiciliary care being
furnished, at the date Of enactment of
this act, this section shall take effect
six months after such date, and no con-
tinuance or granting Of allowance, COM
pensation, retired pay. pension, hos
pitalization, or domiciliary care shall
thereafter be authorized except in ac-
cordance herewith. As to pending
claims and claims filed after the date
Of enactment Of this act, the provisions
of this section shall take effect on such
date; Provided. That this section shall
not apply to such persons as are en-
titled to benefits described in this sec
ton on account of the death of any
person who served In the active mill
tary CT naval service.
Allowance for Disa ability.
(b) Disability allowance: Notwith-
standing the provisions of law in effect
at the date Of enactment Of this act,
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