An Act to increase the salaries of officers and members of the Metropolitan Police force and the Fire Department of the District of Columbia, the United State spark Police, the White House Police, and for other purposes
PL 84-244 (S.2428), enacted 08/05/1955

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Repeal. 
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721. 
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ege. 
46 Stat. 468. 
5 u s e 691 note. 
Repeal. 
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Short title. 
Effective date. 
August 7,1946, to the Salary Act of 1947 shall be interpreted to apply 
to this Act. Nothing in this section shall require the recomputation 
of the annuity of any person retired under the Act of August 7, 1946, 
as amended, prior to the effective date of this Act, or of any person 
retired prior to the effective date of the Act of August 7, 1946, as 
amended, whose annuity is computed in accordance with the provisions 
of that Act. 
SEC. 20. The District of Columbia Teachers' Salary Act of 1947, 
approved July 7,1947, as amended, is hereby repealed. 
SEC. 21. Section 1 of the Act for the Retirement of Public School 
Teachers, approved August 7, 1946, as amended, is amended by 
striking out "June 30'- wherever it appears in such section and insert-
ing in lieu thereof "December 31", provided that interest shall not be 
compounded as of December 31, 1955. 
SEC. 22. Section 6 of the District of Columbia Teachers' Leave Act 
of 1949, as amended, is amended by adding thereto the following new 
sentence: "Service rendered by such substitutes shall not be regarded 
ns service within'the meaning of the Civil Service Retirement Act of 
May 29, 1930, as amended.". 
SEC. 23. The proviso in section 5 of the Act of August 7, 1946, en-
titled "An Act for the retirement of public school teachers in the Dis-
trict of Columbia", as amended by the Act approved March 6, 1952 
(66 Stat. 17), is hereby repealed. 
SEC. 24. This Act may be cited as "District of Columbia Teachers' 
Salary Act of 1955". 
SEC. 25. This Act shall become effective on July 1, 1955. 
Approved August 5, 1955. 
August 5, 1955 
[S. 2428] 
Public Law 244 
CHAPTER 570 
AN ACT 
To increase the salaries of officers and members of the Metropolitan Police force, 
and the Fire Department of the District of (Columbia, the United States Park 
Police, and the White House Police, and for other purposes. 
D. C. police and 
firemen. 
Salary increase. 
67 Stat. 72. 
D. C. C o d e 
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813. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 101 of 
the District of Columbia Police and Firemen's Salary Act of 1953 
(Public Law 74, Eighty-third Congress), as amended, is amended to 
read as follows: 
"SEC. 101. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) or (c), the 
annual basic salaries of the officers and members of the Metropolitan 
Police force shall be at the rates set forth in the following table: 
"Chief of police 
$13,438 
Deputy Chiefs 
9, 094 
Inspectors 
8, 335 
Captains 
7,085 
Lieutenants 
6, 460 
Sergeants 
5„936 
Corporals 
5,472 
Private, class 4 (three or more years' service) 
4,990 
Private, class 3 (two or more but less than three years' service) 
4,707 
Private, class 2 (one or more but less than two years' service) 
4, 424 
Private, class 1 (less than one year's service) 
4,193 
All original appointments of privates shall be made at the annual 
basic salary of $4,193 and the first year of service shall be probationary. 
"(b) The annual basic salary of a private of any class of the Metro-
politan Police force shall be increased by— 
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" (1) $1,290, while he is assigned to duty as a detective sergeant; 
"(2) $500, while he is assigned to duty as a precinct detective; 
"(3) $323, while he is assigned to duty as a station clerk; 
"(4) $291, while he is assigned to duty as a probational detec-
tive; or 
"(5) $420, while he is assigned to duty as a motorcycle officer. 
Paragraph (5) of this subsection shall apply to any officer below the 
grade of lieutenant. 
"(c) Subject to the approval of the Commissioners, the annual basic 
salary of a private of the Metropolitan Police force shall be increased 
by an amount not to exceed $420 while he is assigned to duty as a 
technician." 
SEC. 2. Section 102 (a) of the District of Columbia Police and Fire-
men's Salary Act of 1953 is amended by striking out "$120" and 
"$200" and inserting in lieu thereof "$129" and "$215", respectively. 
SEC. 3. Section 201 of the District of Columbia Police and Fire- g,^; c- code ^i-
men's Salary Act of 1953 is amended to read as follows: 
"SEC. 201. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) or (c), the 
annual basic salaries of the officers and members of the Fire Depart-
ment of the District of Columbia shall be at the rates set forth in the 
following table: 
^'Fire Chief 
$13, 438 
Deputy fire chiefs 
9,094 
Superintendent of machinery 
9, 094 
Fire marshal 
9, 094 
Battalion fire chiefs 
8,335 
Assistant superintendent of machinery 
8, 335 
Deputy fire marshal 
8,335 
Captains 
7,085 
Pilots 
6,803 
Marine engineers 
6, 803 
Lieutenants 
6, 460 
Sergeants 
5,936 
Assistant pilots 
5, 416 
Assistant marine engineers 
5,416 
Inspectors 
5,174 
Private, class 4 (three or more years' service) 
4,990 
Private, class 3 (two or more but less than three years' service) 
4, 707 
Private, class 2 (one or more but less than two years' service) 
4, 424 
Private, class 1 (less than one year's service) 
4,193 
All original appointments of privates shall be made at the annual 
Jiasic salary of $4,193 and the first year of service shall be probationary. 
"(b) The annual basic salary of a private of any class of the Fire 
Department of the District of Columbia shall be increased by— 
"(1) $420, while he is assigned to duty as an aide to the Fire 
Chief or to a deputy or battalion fire chief; 
" (2) $224, while he is assigned to duty as a regular first driver-
operator of a fire department hose wagon, aerial ladder truck, 
rescue squad, or fire department ambulance; 
"(3) $420, while hr is assigned to duty as a chief radio tech-
nician ; and 
" (4) $224, while he is assigned to duty as a chief photographer. 
"(c) Subject to the approval of the Commissioners, the annual 
basic salary of a private or an inspector of the Fire Department of 
the District of Columbia shall be increased by an amount not to exceed 
$420 while he is assigned to duty as a technician." 
SEC. 4. Section 202 (a) of the District of Columbia Police and Fire- „,^'c* c*"*® ''' 
men's Salary Act of 1953 is amended by striking out "$120" and "$200" 
and inserting in lieu thereof "$129" and "$215", respectively. 
SEC. 5. (a) Retroactive salary shall be paid by reason of this Act ^Retroactive sai-
only in the case of an individual in the service of the United States ary. 
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(including service in the Armed Forces of the United States) or the 
municipal government of the District of Columbia on the date of 
enactment of this Act, except that retroactive salary shall be paid (1) 
to an officer or member of the Metropolitan Police force, the Fire De-
partment of the District of Columbia, the United States Park Police 
force, or the White House Police force, who retired during the period 
beginning on the first day of the first pay period which began after 
February 28, 1955, and ending on the date of enactment of this Act 
for services rendered during such period, and (2) in accordance with 
the provisions of the Act of August 3, 1950 (Public Law 636, Eighty-
first Congress), as amended (5 U. S. C, sees. 61f-61k), for services 
rendered during the period beginning on the first day of the first pay 
period which began after February 28, 1955, 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 restoration of such 
individual to a position in or under the Federal Government or the 
municipal government of the District of Columbia. 
SEC. 6. (a) This Act shall take effect as of the first day of the first 
pay period which began after February 28,1955. 
(b) For the purpose of determining the amount of insurance for 
which an individual is eligible under the Federal Employees' Group 
Life Insurance Act of 1954, all changes in annual basic salary which 
result from the enactment of this Act shall be held and considered to 
be effective as of the first day of the first pay period which begins on 
or after the date of such enactment. 
Approved August 5, 1955. 
August 5, 1955 
[H.R. 6277] 
Public Law 245 
CHAPTER 571 
AN ACT 
To amend subsection 303 (c) of the Career Compensation Act of 1949 relating 
to transportation and storage of liousehold goods of military personnel on 
permanent change of station. 
A r m e d Forces. 
Storage of house-
hold effects. 
37 u s e 253. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 303 (c) 
of the Career Compensation Act of 1949 (63 Stat. 802) is amended 
by inserting the following at the end of the first sentence thereof: 
"Contemporary storage of baggage and household effects may be 
authorized in Government facilities, or in commercial facilities when-
ever such storage is considered to be more economical to the Govern-
ment : Provided, hoiaever. That in no instance shall the weight stored 
j)lus the weight transported in connection with a change of station 
exceed the maximum weight limitation fixed by regulations promul-
gated by the respective Secretaries where not otherwise fixed oy law: 
And provided further, That nontemporary storage of baggage and 
household effects shall not be authorized for a period longer than one 
year from the date members are separated from the service, except that 
a longer period may be authorized by regulations promulgated by the 
respective Secretaries where a member is confined in a hospital or in 
its vicinity undergoing medical treatment on date of separation." 
Approved August 5, 1955.