An Act to amend title 5, United States Code, to correct certain inequities in the crediting of National Guard technician service in connection with civil service retirement, and for other purposes.
PL 94-126 (S.584), enacted 11/12/1975

PUBLIC LAW 94-126—NOV. 12, 1975 
89 STAT. (S79 
Public Law 94-126 
94th Congress 
An Act 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to correct certain inequities in the crediting 
Nov. 12, 1975 
of National Guard technician service in connection with civil service re- 
[S. 584] 
tirement, and for other purposes. 
National Cuaird 
technicians; civil 
service 
retirement. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That (a) section 
8334(c) of title 5, United States Code, relating to deposits for periods 
of creditable service for civil service retirement purposes, is amended 
by striking out the last sentence. 
(b) Section 8339 of title 5, United States Code, relating to computa-
tion of civil service retirement annuities, is amended by striking out 
subsection (m) and redesignating subsection (n) as (m). 
(c) Section 8345 of title 5, United States Code, relating to payment Regulations 
of civil service retirement annuities, is amended by adding at the 
end thereof the following: 
"(g) The Commission shall prescribe regulations to provide that 
the amount of any monthly annuity payable under this section accru-
ing for any month and which is computed with regard to service 
that includes any service referred to in section 8332(b) (6) performed 
by an individual prior to January 1, 1969, shall be reduced by the 
portion of any benefits under any State retirement system to which 
such individual is entitled (or on proper application would be 
entitled) for such month which is attributable to such service per-
formed by such individual before such date." 
SEC. 2. (a) Section 8334(g)(5) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by striking out "8339(n)" and inserting "8339 (m)" in place 
thereof. 
(b) Section 8340(c) (1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
by striking out "8339(n)" and inserting "8339 (ni)" in place thereof. 
SEC. 3. The amendments made by the first section of this Act shall 
become effective as of January 1, 1969, except that such amendments 
shall not apply to a person who, on the date of enactment of this 
Act, is receiving or is entitled to receive benefits under any retire-
ment system established by the United States or any instrumentality 
thereof, unless such person requests, in writing, the office which 
administers his retirement system to apply such amendments to him. 
Any additional benefits payable pursuant to such a written request 
shall commence on the first day of the month following the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
Approved November 12, 1975. 
Effective date. 
5 u s e 8334 note. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 
HOUSE REPORT No. 94-^61 (Coram, on Post Office and Civil Service). 
SENATE REPORT No. 94-189 (Comm. on Post Office and Civil Service). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, VoL 121 (1975): 
June 16, considered and passed Senate. 
Sept. 22, Oct. 20, considered and passed House, amended. 
Oct. 30, Senate concurred in House amendment.