An Act for the relief of certain members of the Army National Guard of the United States and the Air National Guard of the United States
PL 87-234 (S.935), enacted 09/14/1961

70 Stat. 743; 74 
Stat. 35. 
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PUBLIC LAW 87-234-SEPT. 14, 1961 
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inensurate with his age, education, and experience in accordance with 
regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Commerce. 
" (c) (1) For the purposes of basic pay any person appointed under 
this section to the grade of lieutenant or lieutenant (junior grade) 
shall be considered as having, on date of appointment, three years or 
one and one-half years service respectively. 
"(2) If a person appointed under this section is entitled to credit 
for the purpose of basic pay under other provision of law which would 
exceed that authorized by subsection (c) (1) he shall be credited with 
that service in lieu of the credit provided by subsection (c) (1)." 
SEC. 2. Section l(r) of the Civil Service Eetirement Act, as 
amended (5 U.S.C. 2251 (r)), is further amended by inserting after 
"the Regular Corps or Reserve Corps of the Public Health Service", 
the phrase "or, after June 30, 1961, as a commissioned officer of the 
Coast and Geodetic Survey,". 
SEC. 3. Section 304(c) of the Career Compensation Act of 1949, as 
amended (37 U.S.C. 254(c)), is further amended by inserting the g^^f If^; *'^^' '^ 
words "or as Director of the Coast and Geodetic Survey" after the 
words "Surgeon General of the Public Health Service." 
SEC. 4. Section 3(A) of the Act of August 10, 1956, as amended 
(33 U.S.C. 857(a)) (70A Stat. 618) is further amended by redesig- 
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nating subsection 8 as subsection 9 and adding a new subsection 8 
reading as follows: 
"(8) Sections 2731, 2732, and 2735, property loss incident to 273°."73i ^^^ ^' 
service." 
Approved September 14, 1961. 
Public Law 87-234 
A N A C T 
September 14, 1961 
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For the relief of certain members of the Army National Guard of the "United _ _ _ _ _ _ J _ 
States and the Air National Guard of the United States. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That sections 15 Ni^-""i^G'*"'*d^^' 
through 20, inclusive, of the Federal Employees' Compensation Act, 
DTsabiTfty or 
as amended (U.S.C, title 5, sees. 765-770), are hereby waived with ^*|9\^3f"(4g 
respect to cases involving those members of the Army National Guard 
and the Air National Guard of the United States alleged to have 
suffered disability or death from compensable causes whim arose dur-
ing the period from August 7, 1947, to December 31, 1956, inclusive, 
and their claims or the claims of their dependents for compensation by 
reason of the Act of July 15,1939 (5 U.S.C. 797,797a), are authorized ^^^J stat. i042; 7o 
and directed to be considered and acted upon under the remaining pro-
visions of the Federal Employees' Compensation Act, as amended and 
extended to members of military reserve components, if filed with the 
Department of Labor (Bureau of Employees' Compensation) within 
one year from the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 206(b) (1) of the 
Servicemen's and Veterans' Survivor Benefits Act any person whose g ^o '^t^*- ^^s; 72 
rights may be affected by section 1 of this Act may receive any benefits 
to which he should be found eligible under the Federal Employees' 
Compensation Act provided he makes the election required under sec-
tion 7 thereof. In the event of such an election, any benefit amounts 
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received under any other Act for the same death shall be deducted 
from amounts payable for similar purposes under the Federal 
Employees' Compensation Act. 
Approved September 14, 1961»