An Act to provide compensation for duty voluntarily performed on their days off by officers and members of the Metropolitan Police force, the United States Park Police force, and the White House Police force
PL 82-13 (H.R.1498), enacted 03/27/1951

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PUBLIC LAW 13—MAR. 27, 1951 
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obligation, which matures not more than ten years from the date 
of maturity of sucli series E bond, 
the increase in redemption value (to the extent not previously includi-
ble in gross income) in excess of the amount paid for such series E 
bond shall be includible in gross income in the taxable year in which 
the obligation is finally redeemed or in the taxable year of final 
maturity, whichever is earlier. 
Tlie provisions of this subsection shall 
not apply to a corporation, and shall not apply in the case of any 
taxable year for which the taxpayer's net income is computed upon 
the basis of the accrual method of accounting or for which an election 
made by the taxpayer under subsection (b) is applicable." 
Approved March 26, 1951. 
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To provide compensation for duty voluntarily performed on their days off by 
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officers and members of the Metropolitan Police force, the United States Park 
Police force, and the White House Police force. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled. That the first section 
Metropolitan, u. s. 
of the Act entitled "An Act to provide a five-day week for officers Hous^'poHceforeei.'^ 
and members of the Metropolitan Police force, the United States 
Five-day week. 
Park Police force, and the White House police force", approved 
August 15,1950, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following 
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new subsection: 
"(e) For each day a vacancy exists in the personnel strength for 
which funds are appropriated by applicable appropriation acts current 
in any fiscal year in any particular rank of the Metropolitan Police 
force, the United States Park Police force, or the White House Police 
force, the major and superintendent of police, the Secretary of the 
Interior, and the Chief of the Secret Service Division may permit an 
officer or member of their respective forces of such rank voluntarily to 
perform duty on any day off granted under this Act. Each such 
officer or member shall be entitled to receive, in addition tx> his 
annual basic salary, compensation at the basic daily rate (one three-
hundred-and-sixtieth of his annual basic salary) for each day of 
duty voluntarily performed under this subsection, such additional 
compensation to be paid from current appropriations. Any officer 
or member so volunteering to perform duty on a day off shall be 
entitled to all rights, benefits, and privileges, and shall be subject 
to all obligations and duties, to which he is entitled or to which he 
is subject on any regular workday. 
Additional compensation paid 
under this subsection shall not be considered as salary for the purpose 
of computing retirement compensation or relief payments under 
section 12 of the Act entitled 'An Act making appropriations to 
provide for the expenses of the government of the District of 
Columbia for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred 
and seventeen, and for other purposes', approved September 1, 1916, 39 stat. 718. 
as amended, nor shall such additional compensation be subject to e
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deduction as provided in section 5 of the Act entitled 'An Act to fix D.C*CX§§ 4
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the salaries of officers and members of the Metropolitan Police force 4-504. 
and the Fire Department of the District of Columbia', approved 
July 1, 1930, as amended." 
SEC. 2. This Act shall take effect on the first Sunday following the Effective date. 
date of its enactment. 
Approved March 27, 1951.