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distorted and exaggerated.
RETIREMENT BILL - Here
are some additional details on
the retirement bill approved by
the Senate Civil Service Com
mittee last week. The bill would
become effective next January /
1t would not apply to any Gov
eminent worker already retired
nor to anyone presently receiv.
ing Survivorship benefits from
the civil service retirement sys-
term. It would provide Social
Security credit for the entire
Federal service of an employee
who leaves Government with less
than 20 years of service. The en-
Iploye, Of course, would still retain
the option to leave the money in
the retirement fund If he could
qualify for a deferred annuity at
age of 81. If the employee chose to
secure Social Security credit, an
amount would be deducted from
the refund on his retirement
contribution to pay for it. Also,
no interest would be paid on re-
tirement refunds.
| The financing of the civil serv-
ice retirement system would be
changed. Instead of a lump re-
tirement appropriation being
voted to the civil service retire.
ment fund. Congress would an
nually vote each agency appro-
priations equal to Z per cent of
payroll costs. This would match
the employe contributions which
would be raised to. z per cent Of
salary. Under the proposed sys-
ITEM. the retirement fund would
be put on a pay-as-you-go basis.
Under the present system, Con-
gress has frequently voted no
Government contribution at all
to the fund and in other in
stances appropriated less money
than was needed to meet the
Governments share.
Members Of Congress would
need only five years of service
to qualify for retirement bene-
f1ts-the same as other Govern
ment workers. The legislators
previously needed SIX years of
service to qualify. Also the bill
would compute their annuities
on the highest five-year average
salary--the same as for Govern
ment workers. Previously con-
greSsional salaries were COM
puted on the higest six-yeaf
average salary basis.
The bill also would bring the
Vice President under the retire.
ment system. Vice President
Nixon was under the system as
a member of the House and
Senate, but when he became
Vice President he lost his retire.
ment and family survivorship
rights.
The bill would cover all
Federal employees. District of
Columbia government workers.
legislative and judicial employees
and members Of Congress.
MAJOR HEALTH INSUR-
ANCE-At the administrations
request. Chairman Murray of
the House Civil Service Com
mittee has sponsored a bill to
provide free major health in
surance benefits for Govern
ment workers and their families.
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following exams: TRANSPORTATION
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of Civil Service Examiners,
ice; printer-p roofreaders and
printers who are slug machine
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Board Of Civil Service Examiners,
Government Printing Office:
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