An Act to authorize the Secretary of the Army to make certain changes in the road at Whites Branch, Grapevine Reservoir, Tex
PL 86-714 (H.R.2178), enacted 09/06/1960

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PUBLIC LAW 86-714-SEPT. 6, 1960 
[74 ST A T . 
Payment of bene-
fits. 
5 u s e 2258. 
(5) In subsection (e) by striking out "(1) shall be paid an annuity 
equal to one-half of the deferred annuity of such Member beginning 
the first day of the month following the death of such Member and 
terminating upon the death or remarriage of such surviving wife or 
husband" and inserting in lieu thereof "(1) shall be paid an annuity 
equal to 50 per centum of the Member's deferred annuity commencing 
on the day after the Member's death and terminating on the last 
day of the month before death or remarriage of such surviving wife 
or husband". 
(b) Subsections (a), (b), and (c) of section 14 of the Civil Service 
Ketirement Act (70 Stat. 757; 5 U.S.C. 2264) are amended to read 
as follows: 
"(a) Each annuity is stated as an annual amount, one-twelfth of 
which, fixed at the nearest dollar, constitutes the monthly rate pay-
able on the first business day of the month after the month or other 
period for which it has accrued. 
"(b) Except as otherwise provided, the annuity 6f an employee 
or Member shall commence on the day after separation from the 
service, or on the day after salary ceases and the employee or Member 
meets the service and the age or disability requirements for title there-
to. The annuity of an employee or Member under section 8 shall 
commence on the day after the occurrence of the event on which 
payment thereof is based. An annuity otherwise payable from the 
fund allowed on or after date of enactment of this Act shall com-
mence on the day after the occurrence of the event on which pay-
ment thereof is based. 
"(c) The annuity of a retired employee or Member shall terminate 
on the day death or any other terminating event provided in this 
Act occurs. An annuity otherwise payable from the fund on or 
after date of enactment of this Act shall terminate (1) in the case 
of a retired employee or Member, on the day death or any other 
terminating event occurs, or (2) in the case of a survivor, on the 
last day of the month before death or any other terminating event 
occurs." 
SEC. 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, benefits pay-
able by reason of the amendments made by the first section of this 
Act shall be paid from the civil service retirement and disability fund. 
Approved September 6, 1960. 
Public Law 86-714 
September 6, I960 
[H. R. 2178] 
GrEpevine R e s-
ervoir, Tex.-
Road elevation. 
AN ACT 
To authorize the Secretary of the Army to make certain changes in the road 
at Whites Branch, Grapevine Reservoir, Texas. 
Be it enacted ly the Senate and House of Representatwes 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the Secre-
tary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, is author-
ized and directed to elevate, relocate, or make such other changes as 
may be necessary to insure that the road at Whites Branch, Grape-
vine Keservoir, Texas, will at all times be above elevation 565.0 feet 
above mean sea level. 
SEC. 2. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated such funds 
as may be necessary to carry out the purpose of this Act. 
Approved September 6, 1960.