An Act to amend the District of Columbia Police and Firemens Salary Act of 1958 to increase salaries, and for other purposes
PL 92-410 (H.R.15580), enacted 08/29/1972

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PUBLIC LAW 92-410-AUG. 29, 1972 
[86 STAT. 
Public Law 92-410 
August 29, 1972 
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ACT 
[H. R. 15580] 
To amend the District of Columbia Police and Firemen's Salary Act of 31)58 
to increase salaries, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Refve^eTntafine.s of the 
Police and fire- 
United States of America in Congress assemmed^ 
men, salary in-
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TITLE I—AMENDMENTS TO DISTRICT OF COLI^MBIA 
POLICE AND FIREMEN'S SALARY ACTS 
SEC. 101. The salary schedule contained in section 101 of the District 
of Columbia Police and Firemen's Salary Act of 1958 (D.C. Code, 
13^9^1^'^*' ^^^' 
^^'^* "^^2'^) is amended to read as follows: 
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: •-•-• • 
"SALARY SCHEDULE 
Service step— 
"Salary class and title 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 
8 
9 
Class 1: Fire Private, 
Police Private 
$10,000 $10,300 $10,800 $11,300 $12,100 $12,900 $13,400 $13,900 $14,400 
Class 2: Fire Inspector 
11,400 
12,100 
12,800 
13,500 
14,200 
14,900 
15,600 
Class 3: Detective, Assist-
ant Pilot, Assistant 
Marine Engineer 
12,500 
13,125 
13,750 
14,375 
15,000 
15,625 
16,250 
Class 4: Fire Sergeant, 
Police Sergeant, 
Detective Sergeant 
13,580 
14,260 
14,940 
15,620 
16,300 
16,980 
Class 5: Fire Lieutenant, 
Police Lieutenant 
15,700 
16,485 
17,270 
18,055 
18,840 
Class 6: Marine Engineer, 
Pilot. 
17,150 
18,005 
18,860 
19,715 
Class 7: Fire Captain, 
Police Captain 
18,600 
19,530 
20,460 
21,390 
Class 8: Battalion Fire 
Chief, Police Inspector... 
21,560 
22,640 
23,720 
24,800 
- . . . 
Class 9: Deputy Fire Chief, 
DeputyChief of Police.. 
25,300 
27,015 
28,730 
30,445 
_ 
_ 
Class 10: Assistant Chief 
of Police, Assistant Fire 
Chief, Commanding 
Officer of the Executive 
Protective Service, 
Commanding Officer of 
the U.S. Park Police 
30,000 
32,000 
34,000 
Class 11: Fire Chief, 
ChiefofPolice 
34,700 
36,800 
SEC. 102. Section 101 of the District of Columbia Police and Fire-
men's Salary Act of 1958 (D.C. Code, sec. 4-823) is amended (1) by 
striking out "The" and inserting in lieu thereof "(a) Except as pro-
vided in subsection (b), the", and (2) by inserting after the salary-
schedule in that section the following: 
"(b) Compensation may not be paid, by reason of any provision of 
this Act, at a rate in excess of the rate of basic pay for level V of the 
Executive Schedule contained in subchapter I I of chapter 53 of title 5. 
f vie slit: 
United States Code." 
Salary adjust- 
SEC. 103. Sectlou 201 of the District of Columbia Police and Fire-
""^'i^Q 
ao 
men's Salary Act of 1958 (D.C. Code, sec. 4-824) is amended to read 
as lollows: 
"SEC. 201. The rates of basic compensation of officers and members 
in active service on the effective date of the District of Columbia Police 
St^ra. 
and Firemen's Salary Act Amendments of 1972 shall be adjusted as 
follows: 
"(1) Each officer or member receiving basic compensation imme-
diately prior to such effective date at one of the scheduled service step 
rates of subclass (a) or (b) of salary class 1 in the salary schedule 
in effect on the day next preceding such effective date shall be placed 
in and receive basic compensation m salary class 1 in the salary sched-
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635 
ule in effect on and after such date, and each such officer or member 
shall be placed at the respective service step in which he was serving* 
immediately prior to such date. Each officer or member receiving 
basic compensation immediately prior to such date at one of the sched-
uled longevity step rates of subclass (a) or (b) of salary class 1 in 
the salary schedule in effect on the day next preceding such effective 
date shall be placed in and receive basic compensation in salary class 1 
in the salary schedule in effect on and after such date, and each such 
officer or member shall be placed in a service step as follows: 
'"From— 
To— 
Class 1, subclass (a) or (b) : 
Class 1: 
Longevity step A 
Service step 7. 
Longevity step B 
: 
Service step 8. 
Longevity step C 
Service step 9. 
"(2) Each officer or member receiving basic compensation imme-
diately prior to such effective date at one of the scheduled service step 
rates of subclass (a) or (b) of salary class 2 in the salary schedule in 
effect on the day next preceding such effective date shall be placed in 
and receive basic compensation in salary class 2 in the salary schedule 
in effect on and after such date, and each shall be placed at the respec-
tive service step in which he was serving immediately prior to such 
date. Each officer or member receiving basic compensation immediately 
prior to such date at one of the scheduled longevity step rates of sub-
class (a) or (b) of salary class 2 in the salary schedule in effect on 
the day next preceding such effective date shall be placed in and 
receive basic compensation in salary class 2 in the salary schedule in 
effect on and after such date, and each such officer or member shall be 
placed in a service step as follows: 
''From— 
To— 
Class 2, subclass (a) or (b) : 
Class 2: 
Longevity step A 
Service step 5. 
Longevity step B 
Service step 6. 
Longevity step C 
Service step 7. 
"(3) Each officer or member receiving basic compensation immedi-
ately prior to such effective date at one of the scheduled service step 
rates of salary class 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9 in the salary schedule in effect 
on the day next preceding such effective date shall receive a rate of 
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basic compensation at the corresponding scheduled service step and 
salary class in the salary schedule in effect on and after such date. 
Each officer or member receiving basic compensation immediately 
prior to such date at one of the scheduled longevity step rates of 
salary class 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9 in the salary schedule in effect on the day 
next preceding such eff'ective date shall receive basic compensation at 
the corresponding salary class in the salary schedule in effect on and 
after such date, and each shall be placed in a service step as follows: 
"From— 
To— 
Class 3: 
Class 3: 
'"' 
Longevity step A 
Service step 5. 
Longevity step B 
Service step 6. 
ei\ .; ' -
Longevity step C 
Service step 7. 
"From— 
To— 
('lass 5 : 
Class 5: 
Longevity steins A and B 
Service step 5. 
"From^— 
To—• 
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Class 6, 7, 8. or 9: 
Class 6, 7, 8, or 9: 
Longevity steps A and B 
Service step 4. 
"(4) Each officer or member receiving basic compensation immedi-
ately prior to such effective date at one of the scheduled service step 
rates of subclass (a), (b), or (c) of salary class 4 in the salary sched-
ule in effect on the day next preceding such effective date shall be 
placed in and receive basic compensation in salary class 4 in the salary 
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[86 STAT. 
schedule in eli'ect on or after such date, and each shall be phiced at 
the respective service step in which he was serving immediately prior 
to such date. Each officer or member receiving basic compensation 
immediately prior to such date at one of the scheduled longevity step 
rates of subclass (a), (b), or (c) of salary class 4 in the salary schedule 
in effect on the day next preceding such effective date shall be placed 
in and receive basic compensation m salary class 4 in the salary sched-
ule in effect on and after such date, and each shall be placed in a 
service step as follows: 
"From— 
To— 
,, 
Class4, subclass (a), (b), or (o) : 
('lass4: 
Longevity step A 
Service step 5. 
Longevity steps B and C 
Service step 6. 
"(5) Each officer or member receiving basic compensation immedi-
ately prior to such effective date at one of the scheduled service step 
rates of salary class 10 or 11 in the salary schedule in effect on the day 
next preceding such effective date shall receive a rate of basic com-
pensation at the corresponding scheduled service step and salary class 
in the salary schedule in effect on and after such date, except that any 
such officer or member who immediately prior to such date was serving 
in service step 4 of salary class 10 or m service step 3 of salary class 
11 shall be placed in and receive basic compensation in a service step 
as follows: 
"From— 
,,i:.;; ^.^-r rri,-'• ;;;'«-• •^.,.i-,"-'- 
'^'^— 
Class 10: 
Class 10: 
Service step 4 
Service step 3. 
"From— 
=. . 
. .r 
'-To— 
Class 11: 
.
.
. 
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Service step 3 
Service step 2." 
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SEC. 104. Sectiou 202 of the District of (^olumbia Police and Fire-
drsp'osa^dutyT'' 
^^^u's Salary Act of 1958 (D.C. Code, sec. 4-825) is amended to read 
72 Stat. 483; 
aS foUoWS : 
78 Stat. 881. 
"SEC. 202. Each officer or member of the Metropolitan Police force, 
Executive Protective Service, and United States Park Police force 
assigned on or after the eff'ective date of the District of (^olumbia 
Ante, p. 634. 
Police and Firemen's Salary Act Amendments of 1972— 
" (1) to perform the duty of a helicopter pilot, or 
," 
''(2) to render explosive devices ineffective or to othenvise dis-
pose of such devices, 
shall receive, in addition to his scheduled rate of basic compensation, 
$2,100 per annum so long as he remains in such assignment. The addi-
tional compensation authorized by this section shall be paid to an 
officer or member in the same manner as he is paid the basic compensa-
tion to which he is entitled. No officer or member who receives the 
additional compensation authorized by this section may receixe addi-
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tional compensation under section 302." 
SEC. 105. (a) Section 203 of the District of Columbia Police and 
76 Stat. 1243. 
Firemen's Salary Act of 1958 (D.C. Code, sec. 4-826) is amended to 
read as follows: 
"SEC. 203. The aide to the Fire Marshal shall be included as a Fire 
Inspector in salary class 2." 
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(b) Section 204 of the District of Columbia Police and Firemen's 
Salary Act of 1958 (D.C. Code, sec. 4-826a) is repealed. 
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SEC. 106. Section 302 of the District of Columbia Police and Fire-
men's Salary Act of 1958 (D.C. Code, sec. 4-828) is amended to read as 
follows: 
"SEC. 302. (a) The Commissioner of the District of Columbia, in the 
case of the Metropolitan Police force and the Fire Department of the 
District of Columbia, the Secretary of the Treasury, in the case of the 
positions. 
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Executive Protective Service, and the Secretary ot the Interior, in the 
case of the United States Park Police force, are authorized to establisli 
and determine, from time to time, the positions in salary classes 1, 2, 
and 4 to be included as technicians' positions. 
"(b) Each officer or member— 
" (1) who immediately prior to the effective date of the District 
of Columbia Police and Firemen's Salary Act Amendments of 
19^2— 
"(A) was in a position assigned to subclass (b) of salary 
class 1 or 2 or subclass (c) of salary class 4, or 
"(B) was in salary class 4 and was performing the duty of 
a dog handler, or 
"(2) whose position is determined under subsection (a) to be 
includ.ed in salary class 1, 2, or 4 on or after such date as a tech-
nician's position, 
shall on or after such date receive, in addition to his scheduled rate of 
basic compensation, $680 per annum. An officer or member described in 
paragraph (1)(A) or (2) shall receive the additional compensation 
authorized by this subsection until his position is determined under 
subsection (a) not to be included in salary class 1, 2, or 4 as a tech-
nician's position or until he no longer occupies such position, which-
ever occurs first. An officer or member described in paragraph (1) (B) 
shall receive such compensation so long as he performs the duty of a 
dog handler. If the position of dog handler is included under subsec-
tion (a) as a technician's position, an officer or member performing 
the duty of a dog handler may not receive both the additional com-
pensation authorized for an officer or member occupying a technician's 
position and the additional compensation authorized for officers and 
members performing the duty of a dog handler. 
" (c) Each officer or member who immediately prior to the effective 
date of the District of Columbia Police and Firemen's Salary Act 
Amendments of 1972 was assigned as a detective sergeant in subclass 
(b) of salary class 4 shall on or after such date, receive, in addition to 
his scheduled rate of basic compensation, $500 per annum, so long as 
he remains in such assignment. Each officer or member who is pro-
moted after such date to the rank of detective sergeant shall receive, 
in addition to his scheduled rate of basic compensation, $500 per 
annum so long as he remains in such assignment. 
''(d) The additional compensation authorized by subsections (b) 
and (c) shall be paid to an officer or member in the same manner as 
lie is paid the basic compensation to which he is entitled." 
SEC. 107. Section 303 of the District of Columbia Police and Fire-
men's Salary Act of 1958 (D.C. Code, sec. 4-829) is amended to read 
as follows: 
"SEC. 303. (a) Each officer and member, if he has a current perform-
ance rating of 'satisfactory' or better, shall have his service step 
adjusted in the following manner: 
" (1) Each officer and member in service step 1,2, or 3 of salary class 1 
shall be advanced in compensation successively to the next higher serv-
ice step at the beginning: of the first pay period immediately subsequent 
to the completion of fifty-two calendar weeks of active service in his 
service step. 
" (2) Each officer and member in service step 4 or 5 of salary class 1 
shall be advanced in compensation successively to the next higher serv-
ice step at the beginning of the first pay period immediately subsequent 
to the completion of one hundred an(i four calendar weeks of active 
service in his service step. 
" (3) Each officer and member in service step 6,7, or 8 of salary class 
1 shall be advanced in compensation successively to the next higher 
service step at the beginning of the first pay period immediately snb-
Ante, 
p. 634. 
Dog handler. 
Advancement. 
72 Stat. 483; 
80 Stat. 1S93. 
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"Calendar week 
of active serv-
ice." 
Promotion or 
transfer, basic 
compensation. 
72 Stat. 484; 
84 Stat. 356. 
Ante, p. 636. 
Demotion. 
Longevity step 
increases. 
Ante, p. 634. 
sequent to the completion of one hundred and fifty-six calendar weeks 
of active service in his service step. 
" (4) Each officer and member in salary classes 2 throuj>;h 11 who has 
not attained the maximum service step rate of compensation for the 
rank or title in which he is placed shall be advanced in compensation 
successively to the next liigher service step rate for such rank or title 
at the beginning of the first pay period immediately subsequent to the 
completion of one hundred and four calendar weeks of active service in 
his service step, except that in the case of an officer or member in service 
step 4, 5, or 6 of salary class 2 or 3, service step 4 or 5 of salary class 4, 
and service step 4 of salary class 5, such officer or member shall be 
a,dvanced successively to the next higher service step at the beginning 
of the first pay period immediately subsequent to the completion of 
one hundred and fifty-six calendar weeks of active servnce in his service 
step. 
"(b) As used in this title, the term 'calendar week of active service' 
includes all periods of leave with pay, and periods of nonpay status 
which do not cumulatively equal one basic workweek.*' 
SEC. 108. Section 304 of the District of Columbia Police and Fire-
men's Salary Act of 1958 (D.C Code, sec. 4-830) is amended to read 
as follows: 
"SEC. 304. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of 
this section, any officer or member who is promoted or transferred to 
a higher salary class shall receive basic compensation at the lowest 
scheduled rate of such higher salary class which exceeds his existing 
scheduled rate of basic compensation by not less than one step increase 
of the next higher step of the salary class from which he is promoted 
or transferred. 
"(b) Any officer or member receiving additional compensation as 
provided in section 302 of this Act who is promoted or transferred to 
a higher salary class shall receive basic compensation at the lowest 
scheduled rate of such higher class which exceeds his existing sched-
uled rate of basic compensation by at least the sum of one step 
increase of the next higher step of the salary class from which he is 
promoted or transferred 
and the amount of 
such 
additional 
compensation." 
SEC. 109. Section 305 of the District of Columbia Police and Fire-
men's Salary Act of 1958 (D.C. Code, sec. 4-831) is amended by (1) 
striking out "Commissioners" and inserting in lieu thereof "Commis-
sioner", and (2) striking out "or Subclass" immediately after "Class". 
SEC. 110. Section 401 of the District of Columbia Police and 
Firemen's Salary Act of 1958 (D.C. Code, sec. 4-832) is amended to 
read as follows: 
"SEC. 401. (a) (1) In recognition of long and faithful service, eacli 
officer and member in the active service on or after the effective date 
of the District of Columbia Police and Firemen's Salary Act Amend-
ments of 1972 shall receive per annum, in addition to the rate of basic 
compensation prescribed in the salary schedule contained in section 
101 of this Act, an amount computed in accordance with the following 
table: 
"If an officer or member has 
He shall receive per annum an amount, 
completed at least: 
fixed 
to the nearest dollar, equal to: 
15 years of continuous service 
.5 per centum of the rate of basic 
compensation prescribed for service 
step 1 of the salary class of such 
salary schedule which he occupies. 
20 years of continuous service 
10 per centum of such compensation. 
25 years of continuous service 
15 per centum of such compensation. 
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W years of continuous service 
20 per centum of such compensation. 
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"(2) For purposes of parag-raph (1), continuous service as an officer 
or member includes any period of his service in the Armed Forces of 
the Ignited States other than any period of such service (A) deter-
mined not to have been satisfactory service, (B) rendered before 
appointment as an officer or member, or (C) rendered after resignation 
as an officer or member. 
''(3) Each officer and member shall receive additional compensation 
in accordance with paragraph (1) only as long as he remains in the 
active service. Such compensation shall be paid in the same manner as 
the basic compensation to which such officer or member is entitled, 
except that it shall not be subject to deduction and withholding for 
retirement and insurance, and shall not be considered as salary for the 
purpose of computing annuities pursuant to the Policeman and Fire-
men's Retirement and Disability Act and for the purpose of comput- 
7i stat. 391. 
ing insurance coverage imder the provisions of chapter 87 of title 5, j^^^'^' 
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United States Code. 
so' stat. 592; 
"(b) Xotwithstanding any other provision of this or any other law, ^^^^^^^ g'l^j 
individuals retired from active service prior to the effective date of the 
District of (^olumbia Police and Firemen's Salary Act Amendments 
of 1972, and who are entitled to receive a pension relief allowance or 
^"'°' P- 634. 
i-etirement compensation under the Policemen and Firemen's Retire-
ment and Disability Act, shall not be entitled to receive an increase in 
their pension relief allowance or retirement compensation by reason 
of the enactment of this section. 
"(c) Xotwithstanding anv other provision of tliis or any other law. 
each deputy chief of the Metropolitan Police force and of the Fire 
Department of the District of Columbia shall, upon completion of 
thirty years of continuous service on the police force or fire depart-
ment, as the case may be, be placed in, and receive basic compensation 
at. the highest service step in the salary class to which his position is 
assigned in the salary schedule contained in section 101. For purTX)ses 
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of this subsection, in computing a deouty chief's continuous service on 
the police force or fire department, there shall be included any period 
of his service in the Armed Forces of the United States other than any 
period of such sen-ice— 
"(1) determined not to have been satisfactory service, 
"'('2) rendered before appointment as an officer or member, or 
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• (3) rendered after resignation as an officer or membeT-.'' 
SEC. 111. Section 501 of the District of Columbia Police and Fire-
men's Salary Act of 1958 (D.C. Code, sec. 4—833) is amended by (1) 
72 stat. 485. 
adding "and the Executive Protective Service" immediately after 
"United States Park Police"', and (2) striking out "or Sub-Classes" 
at the end of such section. 
SEC. 112. The Act approved May 25,1926 (D.C. Code, sec. 4-131), is 
Plainclothes 
amended (1) by inserting " ( a ) " immediately after "That", and (2) by ^^^J^ clothing 
adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: 
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" (b) The Chief of Police of the Metropolitan Police force, the Com-
manding Officer of the Executive Protective Service, and the Com-
manding Officer of the L'nited States Park Police force, are each 
authorized to provide a clothing allowance, not to exceed $300 in any 
one year, to an officer or member assigned to perform duties in 'plain-
clothes'. Such clothing allowance is not to be treated as part of the 
officer's or member's basic compensation and shall not be used for the 
purpose of computing his overtime, promotions, or retirement benefits. 
Such allowance for any officer or member may be discontinued at any 
time upon written notification by the authorizing official." 
SEC. 113. Subsection (h) of the first section of the Act approved 
August 15. 1950 (D.C. Code, sec. 4-904(h)), is amended by striking 
79 stat. 1013. 
out "class 10" wherever it appears therein and inserting in lieu thereof 
"the salary class apijlicable to the Fire Chief and Chief of Police". 
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aifo^wance or"^- 
^^^- ^^^^ ^^^^^^^ ^^^ ^^ *^^ District of ColiimbJa Police and Fire-
ure°me°nt^comp'en- mcii's Salarv Act of 1953 (D.C. Code, sec. 4-518) is amended— 
sation- 
(1) by striking out "Such" in the second sentence and insert-
er Stat. 75. 
^j^g -j^ YiQ^ thereof "Except as otherwise provided in this sex^tion, 
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such"; 
(2) by striking out the third sentence: 
(3) by inserting " ( a ) " immediately after "SEC. 301." and by 
adding the following at the end thereof: 
"(b) The increase prescribed by subsection (a) of this section in the 
pension relief allowance or retirement compensation received by an 
individual retired from active service before the effective date of the 
District of Columbia Police and Firemen's Salary Act Amendments of 
Ante, p. 634. 
1972 uuder the Policemen and Firemen's Retirement and Disability Act 
Ti\cJ%odr' 
^s a result of the increase in salary provided by the District of Colum-
4-521 note. 
bia PoUcc and Firemen's Salary Act Amendments of 1972 shall not 
be less than 17 per centum of such allowance or com|>ensation. 
"(c) Each individual retired from active service and entitled to 
receive a pension relief allowance or retirement compensation under 
the Policemen and Firemen's Retirement and Disability Act shall be 
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entitled to receive, without making application therefor, with respect 
to each increase in salary, granted bv any law which takes effect after 
the effective date of the District of Columbia Police and Firemen's 
Salary Act Amendments of 1972, to which he would be entitled if he 
were m active service, an increase in his pension relief allowance or 
retirement compensation computed as follows: His pension relief 
allowance or retirement compensation shall be increased by an amount 
equal to the product of such allowance or compensation and the per 
centum increase made by such law in the scheduled rate of compensa-
tion to which he would be entitled if he were in active service on the 
effective date of such increase in salary. 
Effective date. 
"(d) Each Increase in pension relief allowance or retirement com-
pensation made under this section because of an increase in salary 
shall take effect as of the first day of the first month following the 
effective date of such increase in salary." 
Repeals. 
gj,^,^ ^15 (a) Sectiou 2 of the Act of September 8,1960 (D.C. Code, 
74 Stat. 868. 
3^^. 4-823b) is repealed. 
"' " 
(b) Section 2 of the Act of October 24,1962 (D.C. Code, sec. 4-823c) 
is retjealed. 
(c) Section 102 of the Act of September 2, 1964 (D.C. Code, sec. 
4-823d) is repealed. 
(d) Section 102 of the District of Columbia Policemen and Fire-
men's Salary Act Amendments of 1966 (D.C. Code, sec. 4-823d-l) is 
repealed. 
(e) Section 2 of the District of Columbia Police and Firemen's 
82 Stat. 142. 
Salary Act Amendments of 1968 (D.C. Code. sec. 4-82.3d-2) is 
repealed. 
(f) Section 103 of the District of Columbia Police and Firemen's 
84 Stat. 355. 
Salary Act Amendments of 1970 (D.C. Code, sec. 4-823d-3) is 
repealed. 
SEC. 116. (a) Retroactive compensation or salary shall be paid by 
reason of the amendments made by this title only in the case of an 
individual in the service of the District of Columbia government or 
of the United States (including service in the Armed Forces of the 
United States) on the date of enactment of this Act, except that such 
retroactive compensation or salary shall be paid (1) to an officer or 
member of the Metropolitan Police force, the Fire Department of the 
District of Columbia, the United States Park Police force, or the 
Executive Protective Service, who retired during the period begin-
ning on the first day of the first pay period which begins on or after 
76 Stat, 1240. 
78 Stat. 881. 
80 Stat. 1592 
84 Stat. 357. 
Retroactive 
compensation 
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Ma}^ 1, 1972, and ending on the date of enactment of this Act for 
services rendered during such period, and (2) in accordance with the 
provisions of subchapter 8 of chapter 55 of title 5, United States Code 
so stat. 495; 
(relating to settlement of accounts of deceased employees), for serv- 
s^usc sss^i'. 
ices rendered during the period beginning on the first day of the first 
pay period which begins on or after May 1, 1972^ and ending on the 
date of enactment of this Act, by an officer or member who dies during 
such period. 
(b) For the purposes of this section, service in the Armed Forces 
of the United States, in the case of an individual relieved from 
training and service in the Armed Forces of the United States or 
discharged from hospitalization following such training and service, 
shall include the period provided by law for the mandatory restora-
tion of such individual to a position in or under the Federal Govern- 
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ment or the municipal government of the District of Columbia. 
(c) For the purpose of determining the amount of insurance for 
which an officer or member is eligible under the provisions of chapter 
87 of title 5, United States Code (relating to government employees g^^o V^^U^e^' 
group life insurance), all charges in rates of compensation or salary 
5 use 8701. 
which result from the enactment of this title shall be held and consid-
ered to be effective as of the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 117. (a) If an officer or member of the Metropolitan Police 
Force, the Fire Department of the District of Columbia, the Executive 
Protective Service, or the United States Park Police force engages in 
educational course work in police or fire science or administration and 
if he is eligible for payments or reimbursements under section 
4109(a)(2)(C) of title 5 of the United States Code for tuition 
so stat. 436. 
expenses for such course work, the Commissioner of the District of 
Columbia, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Secretary of the 
Interior shall, in accordance with such section 4109(a)(2)(C), pay 
or reimburse each such officer and member under their jurisdiction 
for all his tuition expenses for such course work. 
(b) Subsection (a) of this section shall take effect on the date of 
Effective dates, 
enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 118. Except as provided in section 117(b), the effective date 
of this title and the amendments made by this title shall be the first 
day of the first pay period beginning on or after May 1, 1972. 
SEC. 119. This title may be cited as the "District of Columbia Police 
citation o
f 
and Firemen's Salary Act Amendments of 1972". 
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TITLE II—POLICEMEN AND FIREMEN'S 
RETIREMENT 
AND DISABILITY ACT AMENDMENTS 
SEC. 201. (a) The Policemen and Firemen's Retirement and Dis-
ability Act (section 12 of the Act of September 1,1916, D.C. Code, sec. 
4-621 et seq.) is amended as follows: 
71 stat. 391. 
(1) Subparagraph (5) (B) of subsection (a) of such Act (D.C. 
Code, sec. 4-521) is amended by striking out "or" immediately after 
84 stat. lue. 
"residence". 
(2) Paragraph (5) of subsection (c) of such Act (D.C. Code, sec. 
4-523) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new 
71 stat. 393. 
sentence: "No deposit shall be required for days of unused sick leave 
credited under subsection (h) of this section.". 
(3) Subsection (h) of such Act (D.C. Code, sec. 4-528) is amended 
by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: 
"(4) In computing an annuity under this subsection, the police or 
fire service of a member who has not retired prior to the effective date 
of this paragraph shall include, without regard to the, limitation 
imposed by paragraph (3) of this subsection, the days of unused sick 
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[86 STAT. 
Survivor 
annuities. 
84 Stat. 1137. 
Amount. 
Effective dates. 
Police depart-
ment band. 
73 Stat. 640. 
Effective date. 
71 Stat. 397. 
Ante, p. 634. 
Regulations. 
Effective date. 
leave credited to liini. Days of unused sick leave shall not be counted in 
determining a member's eligibility for an annuity under this sub-
section." 
(4) The first paragraph of subsection (k) of s\ich Act (D.C Code, 
sec. 4-531) is amended to read as follows: 
"(k) (1) If any member— 
"(A) dies in the performance of duty and the Commissioner 
determines that (i) the members death was the sole and direct 
result of a personal injury sustained while performing such duty, 
(ii) his death was not caused by his willful misconduct or by his 
intention to bring about his own death, and (iii) intoxication of 
the member was not the proximate cause of his death; and 
"(B) is survived by a survivor, parent, or sibling, 
a lump sum payment of $50,000 shall be made to his survivor if the 
survivor received more than one-half of his support from such member 
or if such member is not survived by any survivor (including a sur-
vivor who did not receive more than one-half of his support from such 
member), to his parent or sibling if the parent or sibling received 
more than one-half of his support from such member. If such member 
is survived by more than one survivor entitled to receive such pay-
ment, each such survivor shall be entitled to receive an equal share of 
such payment; or if such member leaves no survivor and more than one 
parent or sibling who is entitled to receive such payment, each such 
parent or sibling shall be entitled to receive an equal share of such 
payment." 
(b) The amendments made by paragraphs (1) and (4) of subsection 
(a) of this section shall be effective on and after November 1, 1970. 
The amendments made by paragraphs (2) and (3) of such subsection 
shall be effective on the first day of the first pay period beginning on 
or after the date of enactment of this title. 
SEC. 202. (a) Section 3 of the Act of July 11, 1947 (D.C. Code, 
sec. 4-183a), is amended by striking out "on the effective date of this 
section". 
(b) Section 4 of such Act (D.C. Code, sec. 4-183b) is amended by 
striking out "on September 22,1959". 
(c) The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 203. (a) Subsection (m) of the Policemen and Firemen's Retire-
ment and Disability Act (D.C. Code, sec. 4-533) is amended by insert-
ing " (1)" after " (m)" and by adding at the end thereof the following: 
"(2) If a member is retired under subsection (f) or (g) of this sec-
tion and is employed on or after the effective dat^ of the District of 
Columbia Police and Firemen's Salary Act Amendments of 1972, such 
member shall, in accordance with such regulations as the Commissioner 
shall prescribe, notify the Commissioner of the employment; and the 
Commissioner shall, as soon as practicable after the receipt of such 
notice, require each such member to undergo a medical examination 
(satisfactory to the Commissioner) of the disability upon which the 
member's retirement under such subsection is based." 
(b) The Commissioner of the District of Columbia shall (1) promul-
gate the regulations required by paragraph (2) of subsection (m) of 
the Policemen and Firemen's Retirement and Disability Act not later 
than ninety days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and (2) 
give timely written notice to each member retired under subsection (f) 
or (g) of the Policemen and Firemen's Retirement and Disability Act 
of the promulgation of such regulations. 
(c) This section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
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TITLE 111—KEVENUE FOK SALARY INCEEASES 
SEC. 301. (a) (1) Section 125 of the District of Columbia Sales Tax 
Act (D.C. Code, sec. 47-2602) is amended by striking out "4 per 
83 stat. no, 
centum" in the matter preceding paragraph (1) and inserting in lieu 
thereof "5 per centum". 
(2) Paragraphs (2) and (3) of such section 125 are each amended 
by striking out "5 per centum" and inserting in lieu thereof "6 per 
centum". 
(3) (A) Paragraph (a) of section 127 of such Act (D.C. Code, sec. 
17-2604(a)) is amended by striking out "and other than sales or 
charges for rooms, lodgings, or accommodations furnished 
to 
transients,". 
(B) Paragraph (c) of such section is repealed. 
(C) Paragraphs (a) and (b) of such section are redesignated as 
paragraphs (1) and (2),respectively. 
(b)(1) Section 212 of the District of Columbia Use Tax Act (D.C. 
Code, sec. 47-2702) is amended by striking out "4 per centum" in the 
matter preceding paragraph (1) and inserting in lieu thereof "5 per 
centum". 
(2) Paragraphs (2) and (3) of such section 212 are each amended 
by striking out "5 per centum" and inserting in lieu thereof "6 per 
•' ' * '" 
centum". 
(c) The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the 
Effective date, 
first day of the first month which begins on or after the thirtieth day 
n fter the date of enactment of this Act. 
Approved August 29, 1972. 
76 Stat. 10. 
Repeal. 
68 Stat. 118; 
80 Stat. 856. 
83 Stat. 172. 
Public Law 92-411 
AN ACT 
To authorize appropriations for the fiscal year 1973 for the Coriioratiou for 
Public Broadcasting and for making grants for construction of noncommercial 
educational television or radio broadcasting facilities. 
August 29, 1972 
rs.3824] 
Be It enacted by the Seruite and House of Re'pre8e7dafives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) section 
396(k) (1) of the Communications Act of 1934 is amended to read as 
follows: 
"(k) (1) There is authorized to be appropriated for expenses of the 
Corporation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973, the snm of 
$40,000,000." 
(b) Section 396(k) (2) of such Act is amended by striking out 
"1972" and inserting in lieu thereof "1973". 
SEC. 2. Section 391 of the Communications Act of ]934 is amended 
to read as follows: 
Corporation for 
Public Broadcast-
ing. 
Appropriation 
authorization. 
84 Stat. 888. 
47 u s e 396. 
76 Stat. 65; 
83 Stat. 146. 
47 u s e 391. 
"AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA'ITiONS 
"SEC. 391. There are authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal 
year ending June 30, 1973, such sums, not to exceed $25,000,000 as 
may be necessary to carry out the purposes of section 390, Sums appro-
priated under this section shall remain available for payment of grants 
for projects for which applications, approA^ed under section 392. have 
l)een submitted under such .section prior to July 1, 1974." 
Approved August 29, 1972.