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may prescribe a per diem allowance not
to exceed 81 for any one calendar day
or portions thereof for absences of less
than "a hours.
Expense Accounts
While Abroad Fixed.
Section S. Civilian officers and en-
ployes of the departments and estab-
liShments while travelling on official
business beyond the limits of the con-
tinental United States shall be allowed
their actual expenses in an amount to
be prescribed by the heads of depart
mentS and establishments not to exceed
an average of S6 per day during travel
exclusive of absence on leave.
Actual expenses and per diem allow
ances under this section for any travel
mental United States shall be in ac-
cordance with the rates prescribed IN
sections and 4 of this act.
Section g. The heads of departments
and establishments may prescribe per
diem allowance of not to exceed IS, in
! lieu of the actual expenses authorized
by section 5.
Section Ill During the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1888. the per diem
travelling allowances granted railway
postal clerks, acting railway postal
clerks and substitute railway postal
clerks shall not exceed two dollars ($2)
per day
Section 112 During the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1888, no officer or en-
ploye Of the Government shall be al
lowed or paid any extra compensation
for overtime work for night work, or
for work on Sundays and holidays.
Section 113 During the fiscal year
ending June 30 1888, no retired officer
of any of the services mentioned in the
pay adjustment act of 1922 (U. S. c.,
Title 81, who holds any Office or po-
sition in the Government of the United
States or the municipal government of
the District of Columbia shall be allowed
or paid during the incumbency of such
office or position his retired pay If The
combined salary of the Office or posi-
ton and his retired pay amounts to
more than $2,500 per annum: Provided,
That this restriction shall not apply
to officers on the emergency officers re-
tired list created by the act of May "a,
1928.
Section ia The Postmaster General
may. when the interest of the service
requires. temporarily assign any clerk
to the duties of carrier or any carrier
to the duties of clerk, and in an emer-
gency may assign any Post Office en-
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clerk or any railway postal clerk to the
duties of a Post Office employe without
change of pay roll status.
Special Delivery
Messengers Pay Set.
Section lis. During the fiscal year
ending June 80. 1898, the compensa-
ton to messengers or other persons de-
! liver1ng special delivery matter shall
be as follows: For matter of the first
class weighing not in excess of 2
pounds. cents; for matter Of other
than the f1rst-class weighing not in excess
OF pounds, cents; for matter of any
class weighing more than 2 pounds, but
not in excess of 10 pounds, / / cents, and
for matter of any class weighing in ex-
cess of 10 pounds, Is cents.
Section 116. The Postmaster General
Is authorized, as he may deem it neces-
sary and advisable, to modify for the
duration of the fiscal year 1888, the al
loWances to postmasters and Offices of
the thlrd-claSs for clerical hire without
regard to any limitation contained in
existing law.
TITLE II.
Veterans Provisions.
Section 20l. Notwithstanding the
provisions of laws in effect at the date
of passage of this act, except as to
those persons who have attained the
age of IS years, no allowance, compen-
sation, 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 domi-
ciliary care by the Veterans Admins
tration, or the emergency officers re-
tirement act of May "a, 1928, shall be
payable or granted to any person whose
net income was 81 500 or over, If single,
and $500 or over, If married, for the
year preceding the approval of this
amendatory act or the year preceding
the filing of application for benefits
whichever is the later. The minimum
amounts above specified shall be in
creased by $400 for each person depend
ent upon the applicant during the
period prescribed. Such benefits shall
not be paid or granted during any year
following that in which the net income
plus allowance for dependents exceeds
The prescribed amounts for the preced-
| ing year. Payments of Government
| insurance shall not be considered as
| income within the provisions of this
! section. The Secretary of the Treas
ury is hereby directed, upon request Of
the administrator to transmit to the
administrator a 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 now being paid,
| or disqualification or domiciliary care
now being furnished, this act shall be
deemed to be in effect six months after
the approval thereof, and no continu-
ance or granting of allowance, COM
pensation, retired pay, pension, hospi-
talization or domiciliary care shall
thereafter be authorized except in ac-
cordance herewith. AS to pending
claims and claims filed after the passage
of this act, the provisions of this
amendment will be effective the date
of passage thereof; provided. that this
section shall not apply to any person
suffering from disease actually con-
tracted or injury suffered in line of
duty between April 6, 1917, and Novem-
Der IL, 1918, as the result of and di-
rectly attributable to actual combat
with the enemy during war service.
World War Veterans
Legislation Amended.
Section 202. The first two para
graphs Of Section 202, subdivision CD
of the World War veterans act, as
amended GU. S. c. title 38, sec.
400, are hereby amended to read as
follows:
Effective as of the first day of the
third calendar month following ap-
proval Of this act, where any person
shall have been maintained as an
inmate of the United States Soldiers
Home. or of any national or State
soldiers home or of ST. Elizabeth's. or
maintained by the Veterans Admins
tration in an institution or institutions
for a period of 80 days or more. the
compensation, pension. disability allow
ance or retired pay under the emer-
gency officers retirement act shall