An Act to amend section 8 of the Civil Service Retirement Act of May 29, 1930, as amended
PL 84-369 (H.R.7618), enacted 08/11/1955

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PUBLIC LAW 369-AUG. H, 1955 
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Public Law 369 
CHAPTER 807 
August 11, 1955 
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A C T 
[H..R. 7618] 
To amend section 8 of the Civil Service Retirement Act of May 29, 1930, 
as amended. 
Civil 
S e r v i c e 
retirement a n n u i -
ties. 
46 Stat. 475. 
5 u s e 736c. 
Effective date of 
Increase. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assenibled^ That section 8 of 
the Civil Service Retirement Act of May 29, 1930, as amended, is 
amended by adding at the end thereof the following: 
"(d) (1) The annuity of any person who now or hereafter is 
receiving or entitled to receive an annuity from the civil-service 
retirement and disability fund shall be increased, effective on the first 
day of the second month following enactment of this amendment or 
on the commencing date of annuity, whichever is later, in accordance 
with the following schedule: 
"If annuity commences between— 
August 20, 1920, and June 30, 1955 
Julv 1, 1955, and December 31, 1955 
January 1, 1956, and June 30, 1956. _. 
July 1, 1956, and December 31, 1956 
January 1, 1957, and June 30, 1957 
July 1, 1957, and December 31, 1957 
Annuity not in 
excess of $1,500 
shall be increased 
b y -
12 per centum. _ 
10 per centum. _ 
8 per centum 
6 per centum 
4 per centum 
2 per centum 
Annuity in 
excess of $1,500 
shall be in-
creased by— 
8 per centum. 
7 per centum. 
6 per centum. 
4 per centum. 
2 per centum. 
1 per centum. 
5 u s e 719, 
722. 
721, 
Annuities of sui^ 
vivors. 
5 u s e 69>1. 
Member of eon» 
gress. 
5 u s e 736b, 698. 
60 Stat. 812. 
2 u s e 72a note. 
5 u s e 698. 
Such increase in annuity shall not exceed the sum necessary to increase 
such annuity, exclusive of annuity purchased by voluntary contribu-
tions under the second paragraph of section 10 of this Act, to $4,104. 
The monthly installment of each annuity so increased shall be fixed 
at the nearest dollar. 
"(2) The increases provided by this subsection, when added to the 
annuities of retired employees, shall not operate to increase the 
annuities of their survivors, except that the annuity of any such 
survivor who becomes entitled to annuity shall be increased by the 
per centum provided in subsection (d) (1) of this section appropriate 
to the commencing date of such survivor's annuity." 
SEC. 2 ( a ) Paragraph (5) of section 3A of the Civil Service Retire-
ment Act of May 29, 1930, as amended, is amended to read as follows: 
"(5) Subject to the provisions of section 9 and of subsections (b) 
and (c) of section 4, the annuity of a Member of Congress shall be an 
amount equal to— 
"(A) two and one-half per centum of the average annual basic 
salary, paj', or compensation received by him subsequent to the date 
of tlie enactment of the legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, as 
amended, for civilian service used in the computation of an annuity 
under this paragraph, multiplied by the sum of his years of service 
as a Member of Congress and his years of active service performed as 
a member of the Armed Forces of the United States prior to his 
sej^aration from service as a Member of Congress; 
"(B) two and one-half per centum of such average annual basic 
salary, pay, or compensation multiplied by the sum of the years, not 
exceeding fifteen, of his service performed as an employee described 
in section 4 (g) prior to his separation from service as a Member of 
Congress, other than any such service which he may elect to exclude; 
and 
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"(C) one and one-half per centum of such average annual basic 
salary, pay, or compensation multiplied by the years of his allowable 
service, other than service used in computing annuity under clauses 
(A) and (B), performed prior to his separation from service as a 
Member of Congress, and other than any such service which he may 
elect to exclude. 
In no case shall an annuity computed under this paragraph exceed 
an amount equal to three-fourths of the basic salary, pay, or com-
pensation that he is receiving at the time of his separation from service 
as a Member of Congress." 
(b) Paragraph (8) of such section is amended by striking out 
"service as a Member of Congress shall not be credited", and inserting 
in lieu thereof "service used in the computation of an annuity under 
this section shall not be credited". 
(c) The amendments made by this section shall be effective only 
in the case of a person separated from service as a Member of Congress 
on or after July 1, 1955. 
Approved August 11, 1955. 
Applicability 
section. 
of 
Public Law 370 
CHAPTER 808 
AN ACT 
To amend section 223 of the Revenue Act of 1950, relating to the use of 
corporation property by a shareholder. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled^ That section 223 
of the Kevenue Act of 1950 (relating to use of corporation property 
by a shareholder) is hereby amended by striking out "January 1, 
1950" and inserting in lieu thereof "January 1,1954". 
SEC. 2. No interest shall be allowed or paid on any overpayment 
resulting from the amendment made by the first section of this Act. 
Approved August 11, 1955. 
August 11, 1955 
[H.R. 2553] 
64 Stat. 947. 
26 u s e , 
19 5 2 
ed., 502 note. 
Public Law 371 
CHAPTER 809 
AN ACT 
To increase the annuities of certain retired civilian members of the teaching 
staffs of the United States Naval Academy and the United States Naval 
Postgraduate School. 
August 11, 1955 
[H.R. 4672] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the Act of 
January 16, 1936 (49 Stat. 1092), as amended, is further amended by 
adding thereto the following new section: 
"SEC. 7. (a) The annuities payable under this Act to civilian mem-
bers of the teaching staffs of the United States Naval Academy and 
the United States Naval Postgraduate School retired before April 1, 
1948, are hereby increased by $800 a year. 
"(b) In addition to the increase in annuities authorized by subsec-
tion (a), the annuities payable under this Act to all civilian members 
of the teaching staff's of the United States Naval Academy and the 
United States Naval Postgraduate School retired before the date of 
enactment of this amendment shall be increased by $300 a year. 
No 
,^uch annuity, however, shall thereby be increased to an amount in 
excess of $2,160. 
Naval 
Academy 
and Post-graduate 
School. 
34 u s e 
10 7 3-
1073e. 
Civilian t e a c h -
ers' annuities.