An Act to amend the District of Columbia Police and Firemen's Salary Act of 1958 to increase salaries, and for other purposes
PL 90-320 (H.R.15131), enacted 05/27/1968

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PUBLIC LAW 90-320-MAY 27, 1968 
[82 STAT. 
80 Stat. 495. 
5 u s e 5581-
5583. 
Group life in-
surance. 
80 Stat. 592; 
81 Stat. 219, 646-
648. 
5 u s e 8701-
8716. 
Sick and emer-
gency leave. 
63 Stat- 842; 
65 Stat. 660. 
Effective date. 
be paid (1) to any employee covered in this Act who retired during the 
period beginning on October 1,1967, and ending on the date of enact-
ment of this Act, for services rendered during such period, and (2) 
in accordance with the provisions of subchapter VIII of chapter 55 
of title 5, United States Code (relating to settlement of accounts of 
deceased employees), for services rendered during the period begin-
ning on October 1, 1967, and ending on the date of enactment of this 
Act, by any such employee who dies during such period. 
(b) For 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 municipal government of the 
District of Columbia. 
SEC. 4. For the purpose of determining the amount of insurance for 
which an individual is eligible under the provisions of chapter 87 of 
title 5, United States Code (relating to Government employees group 
life insurance), all changes in rates of compensation or salary which 
result from the enactment of this Act shall be held and considered to bo 
effective as of the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 5. The last sentence of the first section of the District of Colum-
bia Teachers' Leave Act of 1949 (D.C. Code, sec. 31-691) is amended 
by adding before the period at the end thereof the following: ", except 
that in the case of leave taken under this sentence for any purpose 
(other than to attend a religious service or to observe a religious 
holiday), no more than 5 per centum of the total number of the 
teachers in any school in the District of Columbia public school 
system, or 3 teachers in such school, whichever is greater, may be on 
leave under this sentence". 
SEC. 6. The amendments made by paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) 
of section 2 of this Act shall tali;e effect on the first day of the first 
month beginning after the date of enactment of this Act. 
Approved May 27, 1968. 
May 27, 1968 
[H.R. 15131] 
Public Law 90-320 
AN ACT 
To amend the District of Columbia Police and Firemen's Salary Act of 1958 to 
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increase salaries, and for other purposes. 
D.C Police and 
Firemen's Salary 
Act Amendments 
of 1968. 
80 Stat. 1591. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) effective on 
the fii-st day of the first pay period beginning on or after October 1, 
1967, the salary schedule contained in section 101 of the District of 
Columbia Police and Firemen's Salary Act of 1958 (D.C. Code, sec. 
4-823) is amended to read as follows: 
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"SALARY SCHEDULE 
Service step 
Longevity step 
"Salary class and title 
— 
B 
Class 1: 
Subclass(a) 
$7,800 J8,040 $8,280 $8,520 $8,844 $9,168 $9,492 $9,816 
$10,140 
Fire private. 
Police private. 
Subclass<b) 
8,090 
8,330 
8,570 
8,810 
9,134 
9,458 
9,782 
10,106 
10,430 
Private assi{;ned as: 
Technician I. 
Plainclothesman. 
Subclass(c) 
8,380 
8,620 
8,860 
9,100 
9,424 
9,748 10,072 10,396 
10,720 
Private assigned as: 
Technician II. 
Station clerk. 
IVIotorcycle officer. 
Class 2: 
Subclass(a) 
8,844 
9,168 
9,492 
9,816 
10,140 10,464 
10,788 
Fire inspector. 
Subclass(b) 
9,134 
9,458 
9,782 10,106 
10,430 10,754 
11,078 
Fire inspector assigned as 
technician I. 
Subclass(c).... 
- 
9,424 
9,748 10,072 10,396 
10,720 11,044 
11,368 
Fire inspector assigned as 
technician II. 
Class 3: 
Assistant marine engineer 
9,458 
9,782 10,106 10,430 
10,754 11,078 
11,402 
Assistant pilot. 
Detective. 
Class 4: 
Subclass (a)-... 
9,745 10,069 10,393 10,717 
11,041 11,365 
11,689 
Fire sergeant. 
Police sergeant. 
Subclass (b)... 
10,325 10,649 10,973 11,297 
11,621 11,945 
12,269 
Dfitcctivfi S6rEG3nt 
SubclassCc) 
'- 
10,419 10,743 11,067 11,391 
11,715 12,039 
12,363 
Police sergeant assigned as 
motorcycle officer. 
Class5 
11,506 11,934 12,362 12,790 
13,218 13,646 
Fire lieutenant. 
Police lieutenant 
Class6 
12,577 13,005 13,433 13,861 
14,289 14,717 
IVIarine engineer. 
Pilot 
Class7 
13,647 14,182 14,717 15,252 
15,787 16,322 
Fire captain. 
Police captain. 
Class8 
15,792 16,327 16,862 17,397 
17,932 18,467 
Battalion fire chief. 
Police inspector. 
Class 9: 
Subclass (a)-... 
18,469 19,004 19,539 20,074 
20,609 21,144 
Deputy Fire Chief. 
Deputy Chief of Police. 
Subclass(b).— 
19,540 20,075 20,610 21,145 
21,680 22,215 
Assistant Fire Chief. 
Assistant Chief of Police. 
Commanding officer of the 
White House Police. 
- : 
Commanding officer of the 
U.S. Park Police. 
Class 10... 
23,800 24,335 24,870 25,405 
Fire Chief. 
Chief of Police." 
(b) Effective on the first day of the first pay period beginning on or 
after July 1,1968, such salary schedule is amended to read as follows: 
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"SALARY SCHEDULE 
Service step 
Longevity step increases 
"Salary class and title 
6 
A 
B 
Subclass (a).. 
$8,000 $8,200 $8,400 $8,600 $8,940 $9,280 $9,620 $9,960 $10,300 
Fire private. 
Police private. 
Subclass(b) 
8,290 
8,490 
8,690 
8,890 
9,230 
9,570 
9,910 10,250 
10,590 
Private assigned as: 
Technician I. 
Plainclothesman. 
Subclass(c) 
8,580 
8,780 
8,980 
9,180 
9,520 
9,860 10,200 10,540 
10,880 
Private assigned as: 
Technician II. 
Station clerk. 
Motorcycle officer. 
Subclass(a) 
8,940 
9,280 
9,620 
9,960 
10,300 10,640 
10,980 
Fire inspector. 
Subclass(b) 
9,230 
9,570 
9,910 10,250 
10,590 10,930 
11,270 
Fire inspector assigned as 
technician 1. 
Subclass(c) 
9,520 
9,860 10,200 10,540 
10,880 11,220 
11,560 
Fire inspector assigned as 
technician II. 
Assistant marine engineer 
9,570 
9,910 10,250 10,590 
10,930 11,270 
11,610 
Assistant pilot. 
Detective. 
Class 4: 
Subclass(a) 
10,175 10,515 10,855 
11,195 
11,535 11,875 
12,215 
Fire sergeant. 
Police sergeant. 
Subclass (b)... 
10,485 10,825 11,165 11,505 
11,845 12,185 
12,525 
Detective sergeant 
Subclass(c) 
10,555 10,895 11,235 11,575 
11,915 12,255 
12,595 
Police sergeant assigned as 
motorcycle officer. 
Class5. 
11,710 12,138 12,566 12,994 
13,422 13,850 
Fire liJutenant. 
Police lieutenant. 
Cla3s6 
12,781 13,209 13,637 14,065 
14,493 14,921 
Marine engineer. 
Pilot 
Class7 
13,852 14,387 14,922 15,457 
15,992 16,52? 
Fire captain. 
Police captain. 
ClassS. 
15,994 16.529 17,064 17,599 
18,134 18,669 
Battalion fire chief. 
Police inspector. 
Subclass(a) 
18,671 19,206 19,741 20,276 
20,811 21,346 
Depiiy Fire Chief. 
Deputy Chief of Police. 
Sttbclass(b) 
19,742 20,277 20,812 21,347 
21,882 22,417 
Assistant Chief of Police. 
Assistant Fire Chief. 
Commanding officer of the 
White House Police. 
Commanding officer of the 
U.S. Park Police. 
Class 10 
24,000 24,535 
25,070 25,605 
Fire Chief. 
Chief of Police." 
rafeT^ad"ustmrnt 
^^^- ^- (^) '^^^ I'ates of basic compensatioii of officers and members 
to whom the amendments made by the first section of this Act apply 
shall be adjusted as follows: 
(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, 
each officer and member receiving basic compensation immediately 
prior to the first day of the first pay period which begins on or after 
October 1, 1967, at one of the scheduled service or longevity rates of 
a salary class or subclass of a salary class in the salary schedule in 
section 101 of the District of Columbia Police and Firemen's Salary 
D^c.^^ode 4- 
^^^ ^^ 1^^^ (hereafter in this section referred to as the "salary sched-
823. 
ule") shall receive a rate of basic compensation at the corresponding 
rate in effect on such day. 
Post, 
p. 144. 
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(2) Each officer and member receiving basic compensation immedi-
ately prior to the first day of the first pay period which begins on or 
after July 1, 1968, at one of the scheduled service or longevity rates 
of a salary class or subclass of a salary class in the salary schedule shall 
receive a rate of basic compensation at the corresponding rate in effect 
on such day. 
(b) Initial advancement to longevity steps shall be made, as of the in^re^^e"!'.*^ ***^ 
effective date of this Act, in the following manner: 
(1) An officer or member who was serving in salary class 1 
immediately prior to such date and who on such date had com-
pleted at least 10 but less than 13 years of service as a private shall 
be advanced to longevity step A in such salary class and such serv-
ice shall be credited to him for advancement to longevity step B 
in such salary class under section 401 of the District of Columbia 
Police and Firemen's Salary Act of 1958. 
(2) An officer or member who was serving in salary class 1 
immediately prior to such date and who on such date had com-
pleted at least 13 but less than 16 years of service as a private 
shall be advanced to longevity step B in such salary class and such 
service shall be credited to him for advancement to longevity step 
C in such salary class under section 401 of the District of Colum-
bia Police and Firemen's Salary Act of 1958. 
(3) An officer or member who was serving in salary class 1 im-
mediately prior to such date and who on such date had com-
pleted at least 16 years of service as a private shall be advanced 
to longevity step C in such salary class. 
(4) An officer or member who was serving in service step 4 of 
salary class 2, 3, or 4 immediately prior to such date and who on 
such date had completed at least 156 but less than 208 calendar 
weeks of continuous active service in such step in such salary 
class shall be advanced to longevity step A in such salary class 
and such service shall be credited to him for advancement to 
longevity step B in such salary class under section 401 of the 
District of Columbia Police and Firemen's Salary Act of 1958. 
(5) An officer or member who was serving in longevity step 7 
of salary class 2, 3, or 4 immediately prior to such date and who 
on such date had completed at least 156 but less than 208 calendar 
weeks of continuous active service in such step in such salary 
class shall be advanced to longevity step B in such salary class 
and such service shall be credited to him for advancement to 
longevity step C in such salary class under section 401 of the 
District of Columbia Police and Firemen's Salary Act of 1958. 
(6) An officer or member who was serving in longevity step 8 
of salary class 2, 3, or 4 immediately prior to such date and who 
on such date had completed at least 156 calendar weeks of con-
tinuous active service in such step in such salary class shall be 
advanced to longevity step C in such salary class. 
(7) An officer or member who was serving in service step 4 of 
salary class 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9 immediately prior to such date and 
who on such date had completed at least 156 but less than 208 
calendar weeks of continuous active service in such step in such 
salary class shall be advanced to longevity step A in Such salary 
class and such service shall be credited to him for advancement to 
longevity step B in such salary class under section 401 of the Dis-
trict of Columbia Police and Firemen's Salary Act of 1958. 
(8) An officer or member who was serving m longevity step 7 
of salary class 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9 immediately prior to such date and 
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Conditions for 
step increases. 
72 Stat. 484. 
Ante, pp. 141, 
142. 
Detectives, con-
tinuation of 
Permanent pro-
motions. 
who on such date had completed at least 156 calendar weeks of 
continuous active service in such step in such salary class shall 
be advanced to longevity step B in such salary class. 
Each such officer or member shall receive the appropriate scheduled 
rate of basic compensation for the longevity step to which he was 
advanced under this subsection. In computing the service of an officer 
or member for purposes of this subsection, only periods of satisfactory 
service as an officer or member and periods of satisfactory service in 
the Armed Forces of the United States shall be included. 
SEC. 3. Section 401 (a) of the District of Columbia Police and Fire-
men's Salary Act of 1958 (1).C. Code, sec. 4-832(a)) is amended to 
read as follows: 
"SEC. 401. (a) In recognition of long and faithful service, each officer 
and member, except the (^lief of Police and Fire Chief, shall receive an 
amount (to be known as a longevity step increase) in addition to the 
rate of compensation prescribed in the salary schedule in section 101 for 
the maximum scheduled service step in the subclass of the salary class 
in which he is serving, or for the salary class in which he is serving if 
there are no subclasses in his salary class, for each 156 calendar weeks of 
continuous service completed by him following the effective date of this 
subsection at such maximum rate or at a rate in excess thereof, without 
change to a higher salary class, subject to all of the following 
conditions: 
" (1) No officer or member shall receive more than one longevity 
step increase for any 156 calendar weeks of continuing service, and 
in order to be eligible therefor he shall have a current performance 
rating of 'satisfactory' or better. 
"(2) Not more than three successive longevity step increases 
may be granted to any officer or member in salary classes 1 through 
4, nor more than two successive longevity step increases may be 
granted to any officer or member in salary classes 5 through 9. 
"(3) In the case of officer's or members serving in salary class 1, 
each longevity step increase shall be equal to the increment between 
service step 4 and service step 5. In the case of officers or members 
serving in the other salary classes, each longevity step increase 
shall be equal to one step increase of the salary class or subclass of 
a salary class in which the officer or member is serving. 
" (4) Each longevity step increase shall begin on the first day of 
the first pay period following completion of each 156 weeks.'' 
SEC. 4. The Commissioner of the District of Columbia (or his dele-
gate) may not as a part of any reorganization of the Metropolitan 
Police force or through any other administrative action— 
(1) change the title of the positions of Detective and Detective 
Sergeant in salary classes 3 and 4, respectively, of the salary 
schedule contained in section 101 of the District of Columbia 
Police and Firemen's Salary Act of 1958 (D.C. Code, sec. 4-823), 
(2) change the job description or duties of such positions as in 
effect on the effective date of this Act, or 
(3) deny any individual serving in the position of Detective on 
the effective date of this Act reasonable opportunities to advance to 
the position of Detect^Ve Sergeant, or transfer such individual 
without his consent to any other position, 
so long as any individual serving in the position of Detective on the 
effective date of this Act is serving in such position. 
SEC. 5. Any officer or member of the Metropolitan Police force, the 
White House Police force, the United States Park Police force, or the 
Fire Department of the District of Columbia who— 
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(1) successfully completed a written examination required for 
promotion to a position in such force or Department, 
(2) was placed on a list of individuals eligible for a permanent 
promotion to such position, 
(3) was assigned to serve in such position on an "acting" basis, 
and 
(4) on January 1, 1968, had served at least 5 years in such 
position on such basis, 
shall be given a permanent promotion, as of the effective date of this 
Act, to such position without the administration of any other written 
examination. 
SEC. 6. The .second paragraph under the center heading "METRO-
POLITAN POLICE" in the first section of the Act of August 31,1918 
(D.C. Code, sec. 4-105), is amended to read as follows: 
"No person shall receive a permanent appointment who has not 
served the required probationary period, but the service during proba-
tion shall be deemed to be service in the uniformed force if succeeded 
by a permanent appointment, and as such shall be included and counted 
in determining eligibility for advancement, promotion, retirement, and 
pension in accordance with existing law. If at any time during the 
period of probation, the conduct or capacity of the probationer is 
determined by the Commissioner of the District of Columbia, or his 
designated agent, to be unsatisfactory, the probationer shall be sepa-
rated from the service after advance written notification of the reasons 
for and the effective date of the separation. The retention of the proba-
tioner in the service after .satisfactory completion of the probationary 
period shall be equivalent to a permanent appointment therein." 
SEC. 7. (a) Retroactive compensation or salary shall be paid by 
reason of this Act only in the case of an individual in the service of the 
District of Columbia government or of the United States (including 
service in the Armed Forces of the United States) on the date of enact-
ment of this Act, except that such retroactive compensation or salary 
shall be paid (1) to an officer or member of the Metropolitan Police 
force, the Fire Department 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 begins on or after October 1, 1967, and ending on the date of 
enactment of this Act, for services rendered during such period, and 
(2) in accordance with the provisions of subchapter VIII of chapter 
55 of title 5, United States Code (relating to settlement of accounts 
of deceased employees), for services rendered during the period 
beginning on the first day of the first pay period which begins on or 
after October 1,1967, 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 train-
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. 
SEC. 8. For the purpose of determining the amount of insurance 
for which an officer or member is eligible under the provisions of 
chapter 87 of title 5, United States Code (relating to Government 
employees group life insurance), all changes in rates of compensation 
or salary which result from the enactment of this Act shall be held and 
considered to be effective as of the date of enactment of this Act. 
Probationary 
period. 
40 Stat. 938. 
Retroactive 
salary provisions. 
80 Stat. 495. 
5 u s e 5581-
5583. 
Insurance eligi-
bility. 
80 Stat. 592; 
81 Stat. 219, 646-
648. 
5 u s e 8701-
8716. 
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Effective dates. 
Short title. 
SEC. 9. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of the first section 
of this Act and in subsection (b) of this section, the effective date of 
this Act and the amendments made by this Act shall be the first day of 
the first pay period beginning on or after October 1,1967. 
(b) The effective date of the amendment made by section 6 of this 
Act shall be the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 10. This Act may be cited as the "District of Columbia Police 
and Firemen's Salary Act Amendments of 1968". 
Approved May 27, 1968. 
May 29, 1968 
[S. 5] 
Public Law 90-321 
AN ACT 
To safeguard the consumer in connection witli the utilization of credit by 
requiring full disclosure of the terms and conditions of finance charges in credit 
transactions or in offers to extend credit; by restricting the garnishment of 
wages; and by creating the National Commission on Consumer Finance to 
study and make recommendations on the need for further regulation of the 
consumer finance industry; and for Other purposes. 
Consumer Credit 
Protection Act. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Bepresentatives 
of tJie 
United States of America in Congress assembled, 
§ 1. Short title of entire Act 
This Act may be cited as the Consumer Credit Protection Act. 
Citation of 
title. 
TITLE I—CONSUMER CREDIT COST 
DISCLOSURE 
Chapter 
Section 
1. 
G E N E R A L 
PROVISIONS 
101 
2. 
CREDIT 
T R A N S A C T I O N S 
121 
3. 
CREDIT ADVERTISING 
141 
CHAPTER l—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Sec. 
101. Short title. 
102. Findings and declaration of purpose. 
103. Definitions and rules of construction. 
104. Exempted transactions. 
105. R^ulations. 
106. Determination of finance charge. 
107. Determination of annual percentage rate. 
108. Administrative enforcement 
109. Views of other agencies. 
110. Advisory committee. 
111. Effect on other laws. 
112. Criminal liability for willful and knowing violation. 
113. Penalties inapplicable to governmental agencies. 
114. Reports by Board and Attorney General. 
§ 101. Short title 
This title may be cited as the Truth in Lending Act. 
§102. Findings and declaration of purpose 
The Congress finds that economic stabilization would be enhanced 
and the competition among the various financial institutions and other 
firms engaged in the extension of consumer credit would be strength-
ened by the informed use of credit. The informed use of credit results 
from an awareness of the cost thereof by consumers. It is the purpose 
of this title to assure a meaningful disclosure of credit terms so that 
the consumer will be able to compare more readily the various credit 
terms available to him and avoid the uninformed use of credit.