An Act to adjust the rates of basic compensation of certain employees of the Federal Government, and for other purposes
PL 89-504 (H.R.14122), enacted 07/18/1966

288 
July 18, 1966 
[H. R. 14122] 
Federal Salary 
and Fringe Bene-
fits Act of 1966. 
Federal Employ-
ees Salary Act of 
1966. 
PUBLIC LAW 89-504-JULY 18, 1966 
[80 STAT. 
Public Law 89-504 
AN ACT 
To adjust the rates of basic compensation of certain employees of the Federa 
Government, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may 
be cited as the "Federal Salary and Fringe Benefits Act of 1966". 
TITLE I—EXECUTIVE BRANCH 
SHORT TITLE 
SEC. 101. This title may be cited as the "Federal Employees Salary 
Act of 1966". 
EMPLOYEES SUBJECT TO CLASSIFICATION ACT OF 1 9 4 9 
SEC. 102. (a) Section 603(b) of the Classification Act of 1949, as 
amended (79 Stat. 1111; 5 U.S.C. 1113(b)), is amended to read as 
follows: 
"(b) The compensation schedule for the General Schedule shall be 
as follows: 
Adjustment of 
rates. 
"Grade 
GS-1 
OS-2. 
OS-3 
GS-4.... 
GS-5 
GS-6 
GS-7 
GS-8 
GS-9.. 
GS-10 
GS-11 
GS-12 
GS-13 
GS-14.... 
GS-15 
GS-16 
GS-17 
QS-18 
Per annum rates and steps 
1 
$3,609 
3,925 
4,269 
4,776 
5,331 
5,867 
6,451 
7,068 
7,696 
8,421 
9,221 
10,927 
12,873 
15,106 
17,550 
20,075 
22,760 
25,890 
2 
$3,731 
4,058 
4,413 
4,936 
5,507 
6,065 
6,664 
7,303 
7,957 
8,709 
9,536 
11,306 
13,321 
15,629 
18,157 
20,745 
23,520 
3 
$3,853 
4,191 
4,557 
5,096 
5,683 
6,263 
6,877 
7,538 
8,218 
8,997 
9,851 
11,685 
13,769 
16,152 
18,764 
21,415 
24,280 
4 
$3,975 
4,324 
4,701 
5,256 
5,859 
6,461 
7,090 
7,773 
8,479 
9,285 
10,166 
12,064 
14,217 
16,675 
19,371 
22,085 
25,040 
6 
$4,097 
4,457 
4,845 
5,416 
6,035 
6,659 
7,303 
8,006 
8,740 
9,573 
10,481 
12,443 
14,665 
17,198 
19,978 
22,755 
25,800 
6 
K219 
4,590 
4,989 
5,576 
6,211 
6,857 
7,516 
8,243 
9,001 
9,861 
10,796 
12,822 
15,113 
17,721 
20,585 
23,425 
7 
4,723 
5,133 
5,736 
6,387 
7,055 
7,729 
8,478 
9.262 
10,149 
11,111 
13,201 
15,561 
18,244 
21.192 
24,095 
8 
$4,463 
4.856 
5.277 
5.896 
6.563 
7,253 
7,942 
8,713 
9.523 
10,437 
11.426 
13,580 
16,009 
18,767 
21,799 
24,765 
9 
$4,585 
4,989 
5,421 
6,056 
6,739 
7,451 
8,155 
8,948 
9,784 
10,725 
11.741 
13,959 
16.457 
19,290 
22,406 
25,435 
10 
$4,707 
5,122 
5,565 
6,216 
6,915 
7,649 
8,368 
9,183 
10,045 
11.013 
12.056 
14.338 
16.905 
19.813 
23.013 
•
• 
(b) Except as provided in section 504(d) of the Federal Salary 
Reform Act of 1902 (78 Stat. 412; 5 U.S.C. 1173(d)), the rates of 
basic compensation of officers and employees to whom the compensa-
tion schedule set forth in subsection (a) of this section applies shall be 
initially adjusted as of the effective date of this section, as follows: 
(1) If the officer or employee is receiving basic compensation 
immediately prior to the effective date of this section at one of 
the rates of a grade in the General Schedule of the Classification 
Act of 1949, as amended, he shall receive a rate of basic compen-
sation at the corresponding rate in effect (m and after such date. 
(2) If the officer or employee is receiving basic compensation 
immediately prior to the effective date of this section at a rate 
between two rates of a grade in the General Schedule of the 
Classification Act of 1949, as amended, he shall receive a rate of 
basic compensation at the higher of the two corresponding rates 
in effect on and after such date. 
(3) If the officer or employee is receiving basic compensation 
immediately prior to the effective date of this section at a rate in 
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289 
excess of the maximum rate for his grade, he shall receive (A) 
the maximum rate for his grade in the new schedule, or (B) his 
existing rate of basic compensation if such existing rate is higher. 
(4) If the officer or emploj^ee, immediately prior to the effective 
date of this section, is receiving, pursuant to section 2(b) (4) 
of the Federal Employees Salary Increase Act of 1955, an existing 69 stat. 173. 
aggregate rate of compensation determined under section 208(b) ^o^e^^ ^" 
of the Act of September 1, 1954 (68 Stat. 1111), plus subsequent 
5 use 926note. 
increases authorized by law, he shall receive an aggregate rate 
of compensation equal to the sum of his existing aggregate rate 
of compensation, on the day preceding the effective date of this 
section, plus the amount of increase made by this section in the 
maximum rate of his grade, until (i) he leaves his position, or 
(ii) he is entitled to receive aggregate compensation at a higher 
rate by reason of the operation of this Act or any other provision 
of law; but, when such position becomes vacant, the aggregate 
rate of compensation of any subsequent appointee thereto shall 
be fixed in accordance with applicable provisions of law. 
Sub-
ject to clauses (i) and (ii) of the immediately preceding sentence 
of this paragraph, the amount of the increase provided by this 
section shall be held and considered for the purposes of section 
208(b) of the Act of September 1, 1954, to constitute a part of 
the existing rate of compensation of the employee. 
(5) If the officer or employee, at any time during the period 
beginning on the effective date of this section and ending on the 
date of enactment of this Act, was promoted from one grade under 
the Classification Act of 1949, as amended, to another such grade 
at a rate which is above the minimum rate thereof, his rate of basic' 
compensation shall be adjusted retroactively from the effective 
date of this section to the date on which he was so promoted, on 
the basis of the rate which he was receiving during the period from 
such effective date to the date of such promotion and, from the 
date of such promotion, on the basis of the rate for that step of 
the appropriate grade of the General Schedule contained in this 
section which corresponds numerically to the step of the grade of 
the General Schedule for such officer or employee which was in 
effect (without regard to this Act) at the time of such promotion. 
N E W APPOINTMENTS UNDER CLASSIFICATION ACT OF 194 9 
SEC. 103. Section 801 of the Classification Act of 1949, as amended 
(78 Stat. 401; 5 U.S.C. 1131), relating to new appointments, is 
amended by striking out "grade 13" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"grade 11". 
POSTAL FIELD SERVICE EMPLOYEES 
SEC. 104. (a) Section 3542(a) of title 39, United States Code, is 
79 stat. n u . 
amended to read as follows: 
"(a) There is established a basic compensation schedule for posi-
tions in the postal field service which shall be known as the Postal Field 
Service Schedule and for which the symbol shall be 'PFS'. Except as 
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provided in sections 3543 and 3544 of this title, basic compensation 
shall be paid to all employees in accordance with such schedule. 
"POSTAL FIELD SERVICE SCHEDULE 
"PFS 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 . . . 
7 
8 
9 
10 
11 
12 
13 
-
14 
16 
16 
-
17 
18 
19 
20 
Per annum rates and steps 
1 
$4,204 
4,662 
4,919 
6,331 
6,697 
6,113 
6,645 
7,088 
7,665 
8,345 
9,221 
10,202 
11,274 
12,427 
13,736 
15,179 
16,793 
18,530 
20,526 
22,760 
2 
$4,343 
4,701 
6,085 
5,507 
5,888 
6,316 
6,763 
7,323 
7,920 
8,628 
9,536 
10,549 
11,663 
12,859 
14,210 
15,707 
17,380 
19,145 
21,210 
23,520 
3 
$4,482 
4,850 
5,261 
5,683 
6,079 
6,519 
6,981 
7,568 
8,175 
8,911 
9,861 
10,896 
12,052 
13,291 
14,684 
16,235 
17,967 
19,760 
21,895 
24,280 
4 
$4,621 
4,999 
5,417 
5,859 
6,270 
6,722 
7,199 
7,793 
8,430 
9,194 
10,166 
11,243 
12,441 
13,723 
15,158 
16,763 
18,654 
20,375 
22,580 
25,040 
5 
$4,760 
6,148 
6,583 
6,035 
6,461 
6,926 
7,417 
8,028 
8,685 
9,477 
10,481 
11,690 
12,830 
14,155 
15,632 
17,291 
19,141 
20,990 
23,266 
25,800 
6 
$4,899 
5,297 
5,749 
6,211 
6,652 
7,128 
7,635 
8,263 
8,940 
9,760 
10,796 
11,937 
13, 219 
14,587 
16,106 
17,819 
19,728 
21,605 
23,950 
7 
$6,038 
5,446 
6,915 
6,387 
6,843 
7,331 
7,863 
8,498 
9,195 
10,043 
11,111 
12,284 
13,608 
15,019 
16,680 
18,347 
20,315 
22,220 
24,635 
8 
$5,177 
5,595 
6,081 
6,563 
7,034 
7,634 
8,071 
8,733 
9,450 
10,326 
11,426 
12,631 
13,997 
15,451 
17,054 
18,875 
20,902 
22,835 
26,320 
9 
$6,316 
5,744 
6,247 
6,739 
7,226 
7,737 
8,289 
8,968 
9,705 
10,609 
11,741 
12,978 
14,386 
15,883 
17,528 
19,403 
21,489 
23,460 
10 
$6,456 
6,893 
6,413 
6,915 
7,416 
7,940 
8,607 
9,203 
9,960 
10,892 
12,056 
13,325 
14,775 
16,315 
18,002 
19,931 
22,076 
24,065 
11 
$5,594 
6,042 
6,679 
7,091 
7,607 
8,143 
8,725 
12 
$5,733 
6,191 
6,745 
7,267 
7,798 
8,346 
" 
(b) Section 3543(a) of title 39, United States Code, is amended to 
read as follows: 
"(a) There is established a basic compensation schedule which 
shall be known as the Rural Carrier Schedule and for which the 
symbol shall be 'RCS'. Compensation shall be paid to rural carriers 
in accordance with this schedule. 
"RURAL CARRIER SCHEDULE 
Carrier in rural de-
livery service: 
Fixed compensa-
tion per annum... 
Compensation per 
mile per annum 
for each mile up 
to 30 miles of 
For each mile of 
route over 30 
miles 
"Per annum rates and steps 
1 
$2,391 
88 
25 
2 
$2,607 
90 
26 
3 
$2,623 
92 
25 
4 
$2,739 
94 
26 
6 
$2,855 
96 
25 
6 
$2,971 
98 
25 
7 
$3,067 
100 
25 
8 
$3,203 
102 
25 
9 
$3,319 
104 
25 
10 
$3,435 
106 
25 
11 
$3,551 
108 
25 
12 
$3,667 
110 
25". 
(c) Section 3544(a) of title 39, United States Code, is amended 
to read as follows: 
"(a) There is established a basic compensation schedule, which 
shall be known as the Fourth Class Office Schedule and for which the 
symbol shall be 'FOS', for postmasters in post offices of the fourth class, 
which is based on the revenue units of the post office for the preceding 
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fiscal year. Basic compensation shall be paid to postmasters in post 
offices of the fourth class in accordance with this schedule. 
"FOURTH CLASS OFFICE SCHEDULE 
291 
"Revenue units 
30 but fewer than 33 
24 b u t fewer than 30 
18 but fewer than 24 
12 but fewer than 18 
6 but fewer than 12 
Fewer than 6 
Per annum rates and steps 
1 
$4,019 
3,715 
3,064 
2,407 
1,736 
1,398 
2 
$4,152 
3,837 
3,168 
2,485 
1,791 
1,443 
3 
$4,285 
3,959 
3,272 
2,563 
1,846 
1,488 
4 
$4,418 
4,081 
3,376 
2,641 
1,901 
1,533 
5 
$4,551 
4,203 
3,480 
2,719 
1,956 
1,578 
6 
$4,684 
4,325 
3,584 
2,797 
2,011 
1,623 
7 
$4,817 
4,447 
3,688 
2,875 
2,066 
1,668 
8 
$4,950 
4,569 
3,792 
2,953 
2,121 
1,713 
9 
$5,083 
4,691 
3,896 
3,031 
2,176 
1,758 
10 
$5,216 
4,813 
4,000 
3,109 
2,231 
1,803 
11 
$5,349 
4,935 
4,104 
3,187 
2,286 
1,848 
12 
$5,482 
5,057 
4,208 
3,265 
2,341 
1,893". 
(d) The basic compensation of each employee subject to the Postal 
Field Service Schedule, the Rural Carrier Schedule, or the Fourth 
Class Office Schedule immediately prior to the effective date of this 
section shall be determined as follows: 
(1) Each employee shall be assigned to the same numerical 
step for his position which he had attained immediately prior 
to such effective date. If changes in levels or steps would other-
wise occur on such effective date without regard to enactment of 
this Act, such changes shall be deemed to have occurred prior 
to conversion. 
(2) If the existing basic compensation is greater than the rate 
to which the employee is converted under paragraph (1) of this 
subsection, the employee shall be placed in the lowest step which 
exceeds his basic compensation. If the existing basic compensa-
tion exceeds the maximum step of his position, his existing basic 
compensation shall be established as his basic compensation. 
EMPLOYEES I N T H E DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY OF T H E 
V E T E R A N S ' 
ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 105. Section 4107 of title 38, United States Code, relating to ^^ ^^at. 1117. 
grades and pay scales for certain positions within the Department of 
Medicine and Surgery of the Veterans' Administration, is amended 
to read as follows: 
"§ 4107. Grades and pay scales 
"(a) The per annum full-pay scale or ranges for positions provided 
in section 4108 of this title, other than Chief Medical Director and ''» stat. 409. 
Deputy Chief Medical Director, shall be as follows: 
(( 
SECTION 4 1 0 3 
SCHEDULE 
"Assistant Chief Medical Director, $25,890. 
"Medical Director, $22,760 minimum to $25,800 maximum. 
"Director of Nursing Service, $17,550 minimum to $23,013 
maximum. 
"Director of Chaplain Service, $17,550 minimum to $23,013 
maximum. 
"Chief Pharmacist, $17,550 minimum to $23,013 maximum. 
"Chief Dietitian, $17,550, minimum to $28,013 maximum. 
"(b) (1) The grades and per annum full-pay ranges for positions 
provided in paragraph (1) of section 4104 of this title shall be as 
follows: 
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'PHYSICIAN AND DENTIST SCHEDULE 
"Director grade, $20,075 minimum to $25,435 maximum. 
"Executive grade, $18,730 minimum to $24,355 maximum. 
"Chief grade, $17,550 minimum to $23,013 maximum. 
"Senior grade, $15,106 minimum to $19,813 maximum. 
"Intermediate grade, $12,873 minimum to $16,905 maximum. 
"Full ^rade, $10,927 minimum to $14,338 maximum. 
"Associate grade, $9,221 minimum to $12,056 maximum. 
a 
NURSE 
SCHEDULE 
"Assistant Director grade, $15,106 minimum to $19,813 maximum. 
"Chief grade, $12,873 minimum to $16,905 maximum. 
"Senior grade, $10,927 minimum to $14,338 maximum. 
"Intermediate grade, $9,221 minimum to $12,056 maximum. 
"Full grade, $7,696 minimum to $10,045 maximum. 
"Associate grade, $6,730 minimum to $8,749 maximum. 
"Junior grade, $5,867 minimum to $7,649 maximum. 
"(2) No person may hold the director grade unless he is serving as 
a director of a hospital, domiciliary, center, or outpatient clinic (inde-
pendent) . No person may hold the executive grade unless he holds the 
position of chief of staff at a hospital, center, or outpatient clinic (inde-
pendent) , or the position of clinic director at an outpatient clinic, or 
comparable position." 
79 Stat. 1118. 
FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICERS; STAFF OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES 
SEC. 106. (a) The fourth sentence of section 412 of the Foreign Serv-
ice Act of 1946, as amended (22 U.S.C. 867), is amended to read as 
follows: "The per annum salaries of Foreign Service officers within 
each of the other classes shall be as follows: 
'Class 1. 
Class 2. 
Class 3. 
Class 4, 
Class 5, 
Class 6, 
Class 7. 
Class 8, 
$23,935 
19,333 
15,841 
12,873 
10,602 
8,843 
7,473 
6,451 
$24,770 
20,004 
16,391 
13,321 
10,970 
9,147 
7,724 
6,664 
$25,890 
20,675 
16,941 
13,769 
11,338 
9,451 
7,975 
6,877 
$21,347 
17,491 
14, 
217 
11,706 
9,755 
8,226 
7,090 
$22,018 
18,041 
14,665 
12,074 
10,059 
8,477 
7,303 
$22,689 
18,591 
15,113 
12,442 
10,363 
8,728 
7,516 
$23,360 
19,141 
15,561 
12,810 
10,667 
8,979 
7
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7
2
9
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^ 
(b) The second sentence of subsection (a) of section 415 of such 
Act (22 U.S.C. 870(a)) is amended to read as follows: "The per 
annum salaries of such staff officers and employees within each class 
shall be as follows: 
'Class 1.. 
Class 2., 
Class 3.. 
Class 4., 
Class 5. 
Class 6. 
Class 7_ 
Class 8. 
Class 9. 
Class 10 
$15,841 
12,873 
10,602 
8,843 
7,974 
7,201 
6,614 
5,853 
5,341 
4,776 
$16,391 
13,321 
10,970 
9,147 
8,246 
7,441 
6,832 
6,051 
5,517 
4,936 
$16,941 
13,769 
11,338 
9,451 
8,518 
7,681 
7,050 
6,249 
5,693 
5,096 
$17,491 
14, 
217 
11,706 
9,755 
8,790 
7,921 
7,268 
6,447 
5,869 
5,256 
$18,041 
14,665 
12,074 
10,069 
9,062 
8,161 
7,486 
6,645 
6,045 
5,416 
$18,591 
15,113 
12,442 
10,363 
9,334 
8,401 
7,704 
6,843 
6,221 
6,576 
$19,141 
15,561 
12,810 
10,667 
9,606 
8,641 
7,922 
7,041 
6,397 
5,736 
$19,691 
16,009 
13,178 
10,971 
9,878 
8,881 
8,140 
7,239 
6,673 
5,896 
$20,241 
16,457 
13,546 
11,275 
10,150 
9,121 
8,358 
7,437 
6,749 
6,056 
$20,791 
16,905 
13,914 
11,579 
10,422 
9,361 
8,576 
7,636 
6,926 
6,216" 
(c) Foreign Service officers, Eeserve officers, and Foreign Service 
staff officers and employees who are entitled to receive basic compen-
sation immediately prior to the effective date of this section at one 
of the rates provided by section 412 or 415 of the Foreign Service Act 
of 1946 shall receive basic compensation, on and after such effective 
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date, at the rate of their class determined to be appropriate by the 
Secretary of State. 
AGRICULTURAL 
STABILIZATION AND CONSERVATION 
COUNTY 
COMMITTEE 
EMPLOYEES 
52 Stat. 31, 
79 Stat. 1120. 
79 Stat. 1122. 
SEC. 107. The rates of compensation of persons employed by the 
county committees established pursuant to section 8(b) of the Soil 
Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act (16 U.S.C. 590h(b)) shall 
be increased by amounts equal, as nearly as may be practicable, to the 
increases provided by section 102(a) of this title for corresponding 
rates of compensation. 
SALARY R.\TES FIXED BY ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION 
SEC. 108. (a) The rates of basic compensation of assistant LTnited 
States attorneys whose basic salaries are fixed pursuant to section 508 
of title 28, United States Code, shall be increased, effective on the ,,„''f^^*^*;,'!,^^^' 
effective date of section 102 of this title, by amounts equal, as nearly 
as may be practicable, to the increases provided by section 102(a) of 
this title for corresponding rates of compensation. 
(b) Notwithstanding section 3679 of the Kevised Statutes, as 
amended (31 U.S.C. 665), the rates of compensation of officers and 
employees of the Federal Government and of the municipal govern-
ment of the District of Columbia w^hose rates of compensation are 
fixed by administrative action pursuant to law and are not otherwise 
increased by this Act are hereby authorized to be increased, effective 
on the effective date of section 102 of this title, by amounts not to 
exceed the increases provided by this title for corresponding rates 
of compensation in the appropriate schedule or scale of pay. 
(c) Nothing contained in this section shall be held or considered 
to authorize any increase in the rates of compensation of officers and 
employees whose rates of compensation are fixed and adjusted from 
time to time as nearly as is consistent with the public interest in 
accordance with prevailing rates or practices, 
(d) Nothing contained in this section shall affect the authority con-
tained in any law pursuant to which rates of compensation may be 
fixed by administrative action. 
EFFECTIVE DATES 
SEC. 109. This title shall become effective as follows: 
(1) This section and sections 101, 103, and 108 shall become 
effective on the date of enactment of this Act. 
(2) Sections 102, 104, 105, 106, and 107 shall become effective 
on the first day of the first pay period which begins on or after 
July 1,1966. 
TITLE II—JUDICIAL BRANCH 
SHORT T I T L E 
SEC. 201. This title may be cited as the "Federal Judicial Salary 
Federal judicial 
Act of 1966". 
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JUDICIAL BRANCH EMPLOYEES 
SEC. 202. (a) The rates of basic compensation of officers and 
employees in or under the judicial branch of the Government whose 
rates of compensation are fixed by or pursuant to paragraph (2) of 
subdivision a of section 62 of the Bankruptcy Act (11 U.S.C. 102(a) 
(2)), section 3656 of title 18, United States Code, the third sentence 
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of section 60^5, sections 671 to 675, inclusive, or section 604(a) (5), of 
62^star*9iy g'u- 
^^^^^ ^^' United States Code, insofar as the latter section applies to 
79 Stat! 1121. ' 
graded positions, are hereby increased by amounts reflecting the re-
spective applicable increases provided by section 102(a) of title I of 
this Act m corresponding rates of compensation for officers and 
employees subject to the Classification Act of 1949, as amended. The 
rates of basic compensation of officers and employees holding un-
graded positions and whose salaries are fixed pursuant to such section 
604(a) (5) may be increased by the amounts reflecting the respective 
applicable increases provided by section 102(a) of title I of this Act 
in corresponding rates of compensation for officers and employees 
subject to the Classification Act of 1949, as amended. 
Secretaries and 
(b) The limitations provided by applicable law on the effective 
law clerks. 
^^^^ ^^ ^j^^g scctiou with respect to the ag^e^ate salaries payable 
to secretaries and law clerks of circuit and district judges are hereby 
increased by amounts which reflect the respective applicable increases 
provided by section 102(a) of title I of this Act in corresponding 
rates of compensation for officers and employees subject to the Classi-
fication Act of 1949, as amended. 
62 sutTal^"^^' 
^^^ Section 753(e) of title 28, United States Code (relating to the 
79 stat^ii22.' 
comj)ensation of court reporters for district courts), is amended by 
striking out the existing salary limitation contained therein and insert-
ing a new limitation which reflects the respective applicable increases 
provided by section 102(a) of title I of this Act in corresponding rates 
of compensation for officers and employees subject to the Classification 
Act of 1949, as amended. 
EFFECTIVE DATES 
SEC. 203. This title shall become effective as follows: 
(1) This section and section 201 shall become effective on the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
(2) Section 202 shall become effective on the first day of the 
first pay period which begins on or after July 1, 1966. 
TiTi^ III—LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 
SHORT T I T L E 
Federal Legis- 
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Act of 1966". 
LEG1SLATI\TE BRANCH EMPLOYEES 
SEC. 302. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this title, each officer 
or employee in or under the legislative branch of the Government, 
whose rate of compensation is increased by section 5 of the Federal 
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Employees Pay Act of 1946, shall be paid additional compensation 
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at the rate of 2.9 per centum of his gross rate of compensation (basic 
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^^^^ effective date of this section of each officer or employee of the 
House of Representatives, whose compensation is disbursed by the 
Clerk of the House of Representatives and is not increased by reason 
of any other provision of this section, shall be increased by 2.9 per 
centum. 
Notwithstanding section 303 of this title or any other pro-
vision of this section, the total annual compensation of the Clerk of 
the House of Representatives and the Sergeant at Arms of the House 
of Representatives, respectively, shall be an amount which is equal 
to the total annual compensation of the Secretary of the Senate and 
the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate, respectively. 
and employees. 
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(c) The rates of compensation of employees of the House of Repre-
sentatives whose compensation is fixed by the House Employees Sched-
ule under the House Employees Position Classification Act (78 Stat. 
1079-1084; Public Law 88-652; 2 U.S.C. 291-303), including each 
employee subject to such Act whose compensation is fixed at a saved 
rate, are hereby increased by amounts equal, as nearly as may be 
practicable, to the increases provided by subsection (a) of this section. 
(d) The additional compensation provided by this section shall be 
considered a part of basic compensation for the purposes of the Civil 
Service Retirement Act (5 U.S.C. 2251 and followmg). 
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(e) This section shall not apply with respect to the compensation of 
student congressional interns authorized bjr House Resolution 416, 
Eighty-ninth Congress, and the compensation of employees whose 
compensation is fixed by the House Wage Schedule under the House 
Employees Position Classification Act. 
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(f) The basic compensation of each employee in the office of a Sen- 
Employees in 
ator is hereby adjusted, effective on the first day of the month follow- °ff^<=^ °f senator, 
ing the date of enactment of this Act, to the lowest multiple of $60 
which will provide a gross rate of compensation not less than the gross 
rate such employee was receiving immediately prior thereto, except 
that the foregoing provisions of this subsection shall not apply in the 
case of any employee if on or before the fifteenth day following the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Senator by whom such employee is 
employed notifies the disbursing office of the Senate in writing that he 
does not wish such provisions to apply to such employee. No employee 
whose basic compensation is adjusted under this subsection shall 
receive any additional compensation under subsection (a) for any 
period prior to the effective date of such adjustment during which 
such employee was employed in the office of the Senator by whom he 
is employed on the first day of the month following the enactment of 
this Act. 
No additional compensation shall be paid to any person 
under subsection (a) for any period prior to the first day of the month 
following the date of enactment of this Act during which such person 
was employed in the office of a Senator (other than a Senator by whom 
he is employed on such day) unless on or before the fifteenth day fol-
lowing the date of enactment of this x\ct such Senator notifies the 
disbursing office of the Senate in writing that he wishes such employee 
to receive such additional compensation for such period. 
In any case 
in which, at the expiration of the time within which a Senator may 
give notice under this subsection, such Senator is deceased, such notice 
shall be deemed to have been given. 
(g) Notwithstanding the provision referred to in subsection (h), senate officers. 
the rates of gross compensation of the Secretary for the Majority of 
the Senate, the Secretary for the Minority of the Senate, the Chief 
Reporter of Debates of the Senate, the Parliamentarian of the Senate, 
the Senior Counsel in the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the 
Senate, the Chief Clerk of the Senate, the Chaplain of the Senate, and 
the Postmaster and Assistant Postmaster of the Senate are hereby 
increased by 2.9 per centum. 
(h) The paragraph imposing limitations on basic and gross com-
pensation of officers and employees of the Senate appearing under the 
heading "SENATE" in the Legislative Appropriation Act, 1956, as 
amended (74 Stat. 304; Public Law 86-568), is amended by striking 
79 stat. 1121. 
out "$23,770" and inserting in lieu thereof "$24,460". 
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applicable law on the effective date of this section with respect to the 
folding of speeches and pamphlets for the Senate is hereby increased 
by 2.9 per centum. The amount of such increase shall be computed to 
the nearest cent, counting one-half cent and over as a whole cent. The 
provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to employees 
whose compensation is subject to such limitation. 
SALARY INCREASE LIMITATION 
SEC. 303. No rate of compensation shall be increased, by reason of 
the enactment of this title, to an amount in excess of the salary rate now 
or hereafter in effect for level V of the Federal Executive Salary 
78 Stat. 419. 
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EFFECTIVE DATES 
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S E C 304. This title shall become effective as follows: 
(1) This section and section 301 shall become effective on the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
(2) Sections 302 and 303 shall become effective on the first day 
of the first pay period which begins on or after July 1,11)66. 
TITLE IV—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
SALARY STEPS FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES TRANSFERRED TO POSTAL FIELD 
SERVICE 
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SEC 401. Section 3551 of title 39, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: 
"(c) The Postmaster General may appoint or advance any Federal 
employee who, together with his function, is transferred, prior to, on, 
or after the date of enactment of this subsection, to a post office or other 
postal installation at or to (1) the minimum rate for his position, or 
(2) any higher rate for his position which is less than one full step 
above the highest rate of compensation received by him immediately 
prior to such transfer.". 
POSTAL S E N I O R I T Y ADJUSTMENTS 
SEC. 402. (a) The Postmaster General shall advance any employee 
in the postal field service— 
(1) who was promoted to a higher level between July 9, 1960, 
and October 13, 1962; 
(2) who is senior with respect to total postal service to an 
employee in the same post office promoted to the same level on 
or after October 13, 1962, and is on the effective date of this sec-
tion in a step in the same level below the step of the junior 
employee; and 
(3) whom the Postmaster General determines is in the same 
craft and same branch of the Post Office Service as such junior 
employee. 
Such advancement by the Postmaster General shall be to the highest 
step which is held by any such junior employee. Any increase under 
the provisions of this subsection shall not constitute an equivalent 
increase and credit earned prior to adjustment under this subsection 
for advancement to the next step shall be retained. 
(b) Section 3552 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by 
78 Stat. 409. 
deleting subsection (d). 
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SPECIAL DELIVERY MESSENGERS 
SEC. 403. Section 3542(c) of title 39, United States Code, is 
74 stat. 646. 
amended— 
(1) by striking out "7 cents per mile or major fraction thereof" 
and inserting in lieu thereof "10 cents per mile or major fraction 
thereof"; and 
(2) by striking out "90 cents per hour" and inserting in lieu 
thereof "$1.25 per hour". 
OVERTIME 
SEC. 404. (a) Section 201 of the Federal Employees Pay Act of 
1945, as amended (5 U.S.C. 911), is amended— 
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(1) by inserting "or, with the exception of employees engaged 
in professional or technical engineering or scientific activities for 
whom the first forty hours of duty in an administrative workweek 
is the basic workweek and employees whose basic compensation 
exceeds the minimum rate of grade GS-10 of the Classification 
Act of 1949, as amended, for whom the first forty hours of duty 
in an administrative workweek is the basic workweek, in excess 
of eight hours in a day" immediately following "in excess of forty 
hours in any administrative workweek"; and 
(2) by striking out "grade GS-9" wherever it occurs therein 
and inserting in lieu thereof "grade GS-10". 
(b) Section 202 of such Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. 912), is amended 
by striking out "grade GS-9" and inserting in lieu thereof "grade 
GS-10". 
(c) Section 401 of such Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. 926), is amended 
by striking out "grade GS-9" wherever it occurs therein and inserting 
in lieu thereof "grade GS-10". 
(d) Subsections (b) and (c) of section 3573 of title 39, United 
^9 stat. 1115. 
States Code, are amended by striking out "level PFS-7" and "level 
PFS-8", wherever appearing therein, and inserting in lieu thereof 
"level PFS-10" and "level PFS-11", respectively. 
SUNDAY PREMIUM PAY 
SEC. 405. (a) The heading of title I I I of the Federal Employees 
Pa}'^ Act of 1945, as amended, is amended to read as follows: 
59 stat. 298. 
"TITLE III—COMPENSATION FOR NIGHT, SUNDAY, AND 
HOLIDAY WORK" 
(b)(1) Section 302 of such Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. 922), is 
^s stat. mo. 
redesignated as section 303 of such Act. 
(2) Any reference in any provision of law to section 302 of the 
Federal Employees Pay Act of 1945, which is redesignated as section 
303 of such Act by paragraph (1) of this subsection, shall be held and 
considered to refer to section 303 of such Act, as so redesignated. 
(c) Title I I I of such Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. 921 and following), 
is amended by inserting immediately following section 301 thereof 
the following: 
" C O M P E N S A T I O N FOR SUNDAY WORK 
"SEC. 302. Any regularly scheduled eight-hour period of service 
which is not overtime work as defined in section 201 of this Act any 
part of which is performed within the period commencing at midnight 
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[80 STAT. 
Saturday and ending at midnight Sunday shall be compensated for 
the entire period of service at the rate of basic compensation of the 
officer or employee performing such work plus premium compensation 
at a rate equal to 25 per centum of his rate of basic compensation." 
68 Stat. nil. 
(d) Section 401(1) of such Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. 926(1)), is 
amended by inserting ", Sunday," immediately following the word 
"night". 
(e) Section 401(2) of such Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. 926(2)), is 
amended— 
(1) by inserting in the first sentence thereof ", on Sundays," 
immediately following the words "duty at night"; and 
(2) by inserting in the second sentence thereof "Sunday," 
immediately following "night,". 
(f) The first paragraph of section 23 of the Independent Offices 
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Appropriation Act, 1935, as amended (5 U.S.C. 673c), is amended 
by inserting immediately before the period at the end thereof the 
following: " : Provided further^ That employees subject to this section 
whose regular work schedule includes an eight-hour period of service 
any part of which is within the period commencing at midnight Satur-
day and ending at midnight Sunday shall be paid extra compensation 
at the rate of 25 per centum of his hourly rate of basic compensation 
for each hour of work performed during that eight-hour period of 
service". 
HEALTH AND INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES ON 
LEAVE WITHOUT PAY 
SEC. 406. (a) Section 6 of the Federal Employees' Group Life 
73 Stat. 701. 
Insurance Act of 1954, as amended (5 U.S.C. 2095), is amended by 
adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: 
"(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, an officer or employee who 
enters on approved leave without pay to serve as a full-time officer 
or employee of an organization composed primarily of employees, as 
defined in section 2 of this Act, may, within sixty days after entering 
on such leave without pay, elect to continue his insurance and arrange 
to pay currently into the fund, through his employing agency, both 
employee and agency contributions from the begmning of leave with-
out pay. 
If he does not so elect, his insurance will continue during 
nonpay status and terminate as provided in subsection (a) of this 
section. 
The employing agency shall forward the premium payments 
to the fund established by section 5 of this Act." 
(b) Section T(b) of the Federal Employees Health Benefits Act 
of 1959, as amended (5 U.S.C. 3006(b)), is amended— 
(1) by inserting "(1)" immediately following " ( b ) " ; and 
(2) by adding at the end thereof the folloAving new paragraph: 
"(2) An employee who enters on approved leave without pay to 
serve as a full-time officer or employee of an organization composed 
l)rimarily of employees, as defined in section 2 of this Act, may, 
Avithin sixty days after entering on such leave without pay, file with 
his employing agency an election to continue his health benefits cov-
erage and arrange to pay currently into the fund, through his employ-
ing agency from the oeginning of leave without pay, both employee 
and agency contributions. 
If he does not so elect, his coverage will 
terminate as specified in paragraph (1) and implementing regulations. 
The employing agency shall forward the enrollment charges so paid 
to the fund." 
(c) An officer or employee who is on approved leave without pay 
and serving as a full-time officer or employee of an organization com-
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posed primarily of employees, as defined in section 2 of the Federal 
Employees' Group Life Insurance Act of 1954, as amended (5 U.S.C. 
2091), or section 2 of the Federal Employees Health Benefits Act of 73^1^3^*70?^" 
1959, as amended (5 U.S.C. 3001), as the case may be, may, within 
sixty days after the date of enactment of this Act, file with his employ-
ing agency an election (1) to continue any insurance status or health 
benefits enrollment, or both, that he has on the date of enactment of 
this Act, (2) to reacquire any insurance status or health benefits enroll-
ment, or both, which he may have lost while on leave without pay, or 
(3) to acquire an insured status or enroll in a health benefits plan, or 
both, if he was never previously eligible to do so, by arranging to pay 
currently and continuously into the employees' life insurance fund 
and the employees' health benefits fund, as appropriate, through his 
employing agency, both employee and agency contributions. 
The 
employing agency shall forward such payments to the employees' life 
insurance fund and the employees' health benefits fund, as appro-
priate. 
If he does not so elect, his insurance status and health benefits 
enrollment will continue and terminate as for other employees in 
nonpay status, or he will remain ineligible for insurance and health 
benefits, as the case may be, as though this paragraph had not been 
enacted. 
The United States Civil Service Commission is authorized 
Regulations. 
to issue regulations to carry out the purposes of this paragraph. 
INCREASE IN UNIFORM ALLOWANCES 
SEC. 407. (a) Section 402 of the Federal Employees Uniform Allow-
ance Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. 2131-2133), is amended by inserting 
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immediately following the second sentence thereof the following new 
sentence: "In those instances where the agency makes reimbursement 
direct to the uniform vendor, the head of the agency may deduct a 
, 
service charge not to exceed 4 per centum." 
(b) Such Act is further amended by adding at the end thereof the 
following new section: 
"SEC. 405. Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, each 
of the respective maximum uniform allowances in effect on April 1, 
1966, for the respective categories of employees to whom uniform 
allowances are paid under this title are hereby increased, subject to the 
maximum allowance authorized by this title, as follows: 
"(1) If the maximum uniform allowance is $100 or more, such 
allowance shall be increased by 25 per centum. 
"(2) If the maximum uniform allowance is $75 or more but 
less than $100, such allowance shall be increased by 30 per centum. 
"(3) If the maximum uniform allowance is $50 or more but 
less than $75, such allowance shall be increased by 35 per centum. 
"(4) If the maximum uniform allowance is less than $50, such 
allowance shall be increased by 40 per centum. 
Such maximum uniform allowances, as in effect on April 1, 1966, and 
as increased by this section, shall not be reduced.". 
SEC. 408. (a) Section 303(c) of the Federal Executive Salary Act 
of 1964 (78 Stat. 416; Public Law 88-426) is amended by adding at 
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the end thereof the following new paragraph: 
"(47) Director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service." 
(b) Paragraph (30) of section 303(d) of such Act is hereby repealed. 
SEC. 409. Section 2 of the Act of September 23, 1959 (73 Stat. 698; 
Public Law 86-375), is amended by striking out the figure "$10,000" 
and inserting in lieu thereof the figure "$15,000". 
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ErrEcnvE DATES 
SEC. 410. This title shall become effective as follows: 
(1) This section and sections 401,406, and 407 shall become effec-
tive on the date of enactment of this Act. 
(2) Sections 402, 403, 404, 405, 408, and 409 shall take effect on 
the first day of the first pay period after the enactment of this 
Act. 
TITLE V—CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT 
SHORT 
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DEFINITIONS 
SEC. 502. Section l(j) of the Civil Service Retirement Act (5 U.S.C. 
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^^^^(J)) ^^ amended by inserting the letter " ( d ) " after the words 
Ante, p. 131. 
"for purposes of section 10"; by striking out the words "received more 
than one-half of his support from and"; and by striking out the words 
"twenty-one" and "twenty-first" wherever they occur and inserting in 
lieu thereof the words "twenty-two" and "twenty-second", respectively. 
RETIREMENT COVERAGE FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES ON LEAVE WITHOUT PAT 
SEC. 503. Section 3 of the Civil Service Retirement Act (5 U.S.C. 
2253) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new 
subsection: 
" ( k ) ( l ) An employee who enters on approved leave without pay 
to serve as a full-time officer or employee of an organization composed 
primarily of employees, as defined in section 1(a) of this Act, may, 
within sixty days after entering on such leave without pay, file with 
his employing agency an election to receive full retirement credit for 
his periods of such leave without pay and arrange to pay currently 
into the fund, through his employing agency, amounts equal to the 
retirement deductions and agency contributions which would be appli-
cable if he were in pay status. An employee who is on approved leave 
without pay and serving as a full-time officer or employee of such an 
organization on the date of enactment of this subsection may similarly 
elect within sixty days after such date of enactment. If the election 
and all payments provided by this paragraph are not made, the 
employee shall receive no credit for such periods of leave without pay 
occurring on or after date of enactment of this subsection, notwith-
standing the provisions of the second sentence of section 3(c) of 
this Act. 
"(2) An employee may deposit with interest an amount equal to 
retirement deductions representing any period or periods of approved 
leave without pay while serving, prior to the date of enactment of 
this subsection, as a full-time officer or employee of an organization 
composed primarily of employees, as defined in section 1(a) of this 
Act, and may receive full retirement credit for such period or periods 
of leave without pay. In the event of his death, a survivor as defined 
in section l(o) of this Act may make such deposit. If the deposit 
described in this paragraph is not made in full, retirement credit shall 
be allowed in accordance with the second sentence of section 3(c) of 
this Act." 
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IMMEDIATE RETIREMENT 
70 Stat. 749. 
SEC. 504. (a) Section 6(a) of the Civil Service Ketirement Act (5 
U.S.C. 2256(a)) is amended to read as follows: 
"(a) Any employee who attains the age of fifty-five years and com-
pletes thirty years of service shall, upon separation from the service, 
be paid an annuity computed as provided in section 9." 
(b) Section 6(b) of such Act (5 U.S.C. 2256(b)) is amended to 
read as follows: 
"(b) Any employee who attains the age of sixty years and com-
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letes twenty years of service shall, upon separation from the service, 
e paid an annuity computed as provided in section 9." 
A N N U I T Y COMPUTATION 
SEC. 505. Section 9(d) of such Act (5 U.S.C. 2259 (d)) is amended 
to read as follows: 
"(d) The annuity as hereinbefore provided, for an employee re-
tiring under section 6(d), shall be reduced by one-sixth of 1 per 
centum for each full month such employee is under the age of fifty-
five years at date of separation. 
The annuity as hereinbefore pro-
vided, for a Member retiring under the second or third sentence of 
section 6(f) or the third sentence of section 8(b), shall be reduced by 
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one-twelfth of 1 per centum for each full month not in excess of sixty, 
and one-sixth of 1 per centum for each full month in excess of sixty, 
such Member is under the age of sixty years at date of separation." 
SURVIVOR ANNUITIES 
74 Stat. 813. 
SEC. 506. (a) Section 10(a) (2) of the Civil Service Ketirement Act 
(5 U.S.C. 2260(a) (2)) is amended to readlis follows : 
"(2) An annuity computed under this subsection shall commence 
on the day after the retired employee dies, and such annuity or any 
right thereto shall terminate on the last day of the month before (A) 
in the case of the survivor of a retired employee, the survivor's remar-
riage prior to attaining age sixty, or death or (B) in the case of the 
survivor of a Member, the survivor's death or remarriage." 
(b) The last sentence of section 10(c) of such Act (5 U.S.C. 
2260(c)) is amended to read as follows: "The annuity of such widow 
or dependent widower shall commence on the day after the employee 
or Member dies, and an annuity under this subsection or any right 
thereto shall terminate on the last day of the month before (1) the 
death of the widow or widower, (2) remarriage of the widow or 
widower of an employee prior to attaining age sixty, (3) remarriage 
of the widow or widower of a Member regardless of age, or (4) the 
widower's becoming capable of self-support." 
(c) Section 10(d) of such Act (5 U.S.C. 2260(d)) is amended to 
^ostat. 754. 
read as follows: 
"(d) If an employee or a Member dies after completing at least 
five years of civilian service, or an employee or a Member dies after 
having retired under any provision of this Act, and is survived by 
a wife or by a husband, each surviving child shall be paid an annuity 
equal to the smallest of (1) 40 per centum of the employee's or Mem-
ber's average salary divided by the number of children, (2) $600, or 
(3) $1,800 divided by the number of children, subject to the provi-
sions of section 18. If such employee or Member is not survived by a j/g^,^'^*" ^'*°' 
wife or husband, each surviving child shall be paid an annuity equal 
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to the smallest of (1) 50 per centum of the employee's or Member's 
average salary divided by the number of children, (2) $720, or (3) 
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$2,160 divided by the number of children, subject to the provisions 
of section 18. The commencing date of a child's annuity under this 
Act or the Act of May 29, 1930, as amended from and after Feb-
ruary 28, 1948, shall be deemed to be the day after the employee or 
Member dies, with payment beginning on that day or beginning or 
resuming on the first day of the month m which the child later becomes 
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or again becomes a student as described in section l ( j ) , provided the 
lump-sum credit, if paid, is returned to the fund. 
Such annuity shall 
terminate on the last day of the month before (1) the child's attain-
ing age eighteen unless he is then a student as described or incapable 
of self-support, (2) his becoming capable of self-support after attain-
ing age eighteen unless he is then such a student, (3) his attaining 
age twenty-two if he is then such a student and not incapable of self-
support, (4) his ceasing to be such a student after attaining age eight-
een unless his is then incapable of self-support, (5) his marriage, or 
(6) his death, whichever first occurs. Upon the death of the sur-
viving wife or husband or termination of the child's annuity, the 
annuity of any other child or children shall be recomputed and paid 
as though such wife, husband, or child had not survived the employee 
or Meim)er." 
70 Stat. 754. 
^^^ Section 10 of such Act (5 U.S.C. 2260) is amended by adding 
at the end thereof the following subsection: 
"(f) In the case of a surviving spouse whose annuity under this 
section is hereafter terminated because of remarriage before attaining 
age sixty, annuity at the same rate shall be restored commencing on 
the day such remarriage is dissolved by death, annulment, or divorce: 
Provided^ That (1) said surviving spouse elects to receive such annuity 
in lieu of any survivor benefit to which he or she may be entitled, under 
this or any other retirement system established for employees of the 
Government, by reason of the remarriage, and (2) any lump sum 
paid upon termination of the annuity is returned to the fund." 
INCREASES IN CERTAIN ANNUITIES 
SEC. 507. Section 18 of the Civil Service Retirement Act (5 U.S.C. 
116^2^*^* ^^°' 
2268) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following sub-
section : 
"(g) Effective on (1) the first day of the second month after the 
enactment of this subsection, or (2) the commencing date of annuity, 
whichever is later, the annuity of each surviving spouse whose entitle-
ment to annuity payable from the civil service retirement and disability 
fund resulted from the death of: 
"(A) an employee or Member prior to October 11,1962, or 
"(B) a reti red employee or Member whose retirement was based 
on a separation from service prior to October 11, 1962, shall be 
increased by 10 per centum." 
E F F E C T I V E DATES 
SEC. 508. (a) This section, section 509, and subsections l ( i ) , 3(k), 
6(a)j 6(b), 9(d), 10(a)(2), 10(c), 10(d), and 10(f) of the Civil 
Service Retirement Act, as enacted or amended by this title, shall 
become effective on the date of enactment of this Act. 
(b) Except as provided in section 507 and in subsection (c) of this 
section, the amendments made by this title to the Civil Service Retire-
ment Act shall not apply in the cases of persons retired or otherwise 
separated prior to these respective effective dates, and the rights of 
such persons and their survivors shall continue in the same manner 
and to the same extent as if this title had not been enacted. 
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(c) The amendments made by this title to sections l(j) and 10(d) 
of the Civil Service Retirement Act relating to payment, continuance, 
resumption, and termination of annuity to a child who is a student 
shall apply with respect to children of persons retired or otherwise 
separated prior to, on, or after the date of enactment of this title, 
except that no child's annuity shall be paid by reason of these amend-
ments for any period prior to such date of enactment. 
MISCELLANEOUS 
SEC. 509. The provisions under the heading "CIVIL SERVICE RETIKE-
MENT AND DISABILITY EUND" in title I of the Independent Offices Appro-
priation Act, 1959 (72 Stat. 1064; Public Law 85-844), shall not apply „/,^"^^ ^2 6? 
with respect to benefits resulting from the enactment of this Act. 
TITLE VI—FEDERAL EMPLOYEES' HEALTH BENEFITS 
SEC. 601. Section 2(d) of the Federal Employees Health Benefits 
Act of 1959 (73 Stat. 709; 5 U.S.C. 3001(d)) is amended by striking 
out "twenty-one" wherever it appears therein and inserting in lieu 
thereof "twenty-two". 
SEC. 602. Paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 7(a) of such Act are 
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amended to read as lollows: 
"(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the 
biweekly Government contributions for health benefits for employees 
or annuitants enrolled in health benefits plans under this Act, in addi-
tion to the contributions required by paragraph (3), shall be $1.62 if 
the enrollment is for self alone or $3.94 if the enrollment is for self 
and family. 
"(2) For an employee or annuitant enrolled in a plan for which the 
biweekly subscription charge is less than twice the Government con-
tribution established under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Gov-
ernment contribution shall be 50 per centum of the subscription 
charge." 
SEC. 603. The amendments made by sections 601 and 602 of this title 
Effective date. 
shall take effect on the first day of the first pay period which begins 
on or after the date of enactment of this Act. 
TITLE VII—MISCELLANEOUS 
SEC. 701. (a) Retroactive compensation or salary shall be paid by 
Retroactive 
reason of this Act only in the case of an individual in the service of the ''""^^"^^ '°"' 
United States (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 such retroactive com-
pensation or salary shall be paid (1) to an officer or employee who 
retired during the period beginning on the first day of the first pay 
period which begins on or after July 1, 1966, and ending on the date 
of enactment of this Act for services rendered during such period and 
(2) in accordance with the provisions of tlie Act of August 3, 1950 
(Public Law 636, Eighty-first Congress), as amended (5 U.S.C. 
61f-61k), for services rendered during the period beginning on the 
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first day of the first pay period Avhich begins on or after July 1, 1966, 
and ending on tlie date of enactment of this Act by an officer or 
employee who dies during such period. 
Such retroactive compensa-
tion or salary shall not be considered as basic salary for the purpose 
of the Civil Service Retirement Act in the case of any such retired 
or deceased officer or employee. 
(b) For the purposes of this section, service in the Armed Forces 
of the United States, in the case of an individual relieved from train-
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ing 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. 
(c) For the purpose of determining the amount of insurance for 
which an individual is eligible under the Federal Employees' Group 
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I^if® Insurance Act of 1954, all changes in rates of compensation or 
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salary which result from the enactment of this Act shall be held and 
considered to be effective as of the date of such enactment. 
Approved July 18, 1966, 7:26 p.m. 
Public Law 89-505 
July 18, 1966 
AN ACT 
[H. R. 13652] 
rpQ establish a statute of limitations for certain actions brought by 
the Government. 
Statute of limi 
tations 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That title 28 of 
Establishment 
the United States Code is amended by adding thereto the following 
for certain ac- 
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tions. 
"§2415. Time for commencing actions brought by the United 
States 
"(a) Subject to the provisions of section 2416 of this title, and 
except as otherwise provided by Congress, every action for money 
damages brought by the United States or an officer or agency thereof 
which is founded upon any contract express or implied in law or fact, 
shall be barred unless the complaint is filed within six years after the 
right of action accrues or within one year after final decisions have 
been rendered in applicable administrative proceedings required by 
contract or by law, whichever is later: Provided, That m the event of 
later partial payment or written acknowledgment of debt, the right 
of action shall be deemed to accrue again at the time of each such 
payment or acknowledgment. 
"(b) Subject to the provisions of section 2416 of this title, and 
except as otherwise provided by Congress, every action for money 
damages brought by the United States or an officer or agency thereof 
which is founded upon a tort shall be barred unless the complaint is 
filed within three years after the right of action first accrues: Pro-
vided, That an action to recover damages resulting from a trespass on 
lands of the United States, including trust or restricted Indian lands; 
an action to recover damages resulting from fire to such lands; an 
action to recover for diversion of money paid under a grant program; 
and an action for conversion of property of the United States may be 
brought within six years after the right of action accrues. 
"(c) Nothing herein shall be deemed to limit the time for bringing 
an action to establish the title to, or right of possession of, real or 
personal property. 
" (d) Subject to the provisions of section 2416 of this title and except 
as otherwise provided by Congress, every action for the recovery of 
money erroneously paid to or on behalf of any civilian employee of 
any agency of the United States or to or on belialf of any member or 
dependent of any member of the uniformed services of the United