An Act to make the proof of financial responsibility requirements of section 39 (a) of the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act of the District of Columbia inapplicable in the case of minor traffic violations involving drivers licenses and motor vehicle registration
PL 90-589 (H.R.13480), enacted 10/17/1968

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PUBLIC LAW 90-589-OCT. 17, 1968 
[82 STAT. 
70A Stat. 
596. 
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80 Stat. 477. 
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as described in section 261 of title 10, or the Xational Guard, as 
described in section 101 of title 82; 
"(2) performs, for the purpose of providing military aid to 
enforce the law— 
"(A) Federal service under section 381, 882, 888, 8500, or 
8500 of title 10, or other provision of law, as applicable, or 
"' (B) full-time military service for his State, the District of 
(Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Canal Zone, 
or a territory of the I'nited States; 
and 
"(8) has worked at least 1040 hours, as a substitute employee in 
the postal field service, during the calendar year immediately 
before the calendar year in which he performs service described 
in subparagraph (2) (A) or (B) of this subsection; 
is entitled, during and because of such service, to leave without loss of, 
or reduction in, as a substitute employee in the postal field service, pay, 
leave to which he otherwise is entitled, credit for time or service, or 
performance or efficiency rating. Leave granted by this subsection— 
"(i) shall not exceed 160 hours in a calendar year; and 
" (ii) shall accrue on the basis of 1 hour of leave for each period 
aggregating 13 hours of service performed, as a substitute 
employee in the postal field service, during the calendar year 
immediately before the calendar year in which he performs serv-
ice described in subparagraph (2) (A) or (B) of this subsection.". 
(b) Subchapter II of chapter 55 of title 5, United Sta4:es Code, is 
amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: 
"§5519. Crediting amounts received for certain Reserve or 
National Guard service 
"An amount (other than a travel, transportation, or per diem allow-
ance) received by an employee or individual for military service as a 
member of the Reserve or National Guard for a period for which he 
is entitled to leave under section 6323 (c) or (d) of this title shall be 
credited against the pay payable to the employee or individual with 
respect to his civilian position for that period.". 
(c) The table of contents of subchapter I I of chapter 55 of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting— 
"5519. Crediting amounts received for certain Reserve or National Guard 
service." 
immediately below— 
"5518. Deductions for State retirement systems; National Guard employees.". 
Approved October 17, 1968. 
Public Law 90-589 
October 17, 1968 
A N A C T 
[H-R. 13480] 
To make the proof of financial responsibility requirements of section 39(a) of 
the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act of the District of Columbia inap-
plicable in the case of minor traffic violations involving drivers' licenses and 
motor vehicle registration. 
D.C. 
Motor Vehicle 
Safety Responsi-
bility Act, amend-
ment. 
72 Stat. 956. 
Be it enacted by the /Senate and House of Rejjresentatives 
of the 
United /States of Ainerlca in Congress assembled^ That section 39(a) 
of the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act of the District of 
Columbia (D.C. Code, sec. 40-455(a)) is amended by striking out 
"trial for"' and all that follows down through ''the operating privilege" 
and inserting in lieu thereof "trial for driving a motor vehicle within 
the District of Columbia at a time when his license is suspended or 
revoked, the operating privilege". 
Approved October 17, 1968.