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PUBLIC LAW 88-471-AUG. 21, 1964
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(including any corporations wholly owned or controlled by the United States), but in no case shall any such periods of employment for which sick leave accrual benefits were not provided or periods of military service be included in the computation of such initial sick leave balance. SEC. 5. (a) No sick leave shall be charged to the account of any formanL'of^di^y officer or member of the Metropolitan Police force or the Fire Depart- °™^"^ ° ment of the District of Columbia or the United States P a r k Police force or the White House Police force for periods of absence due to injury or illness resulting from the performance of duty. (b) The determination of whether an injury or disease resulted from the performance of duty shall be made pursuant to regulations promulgated by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia for officers and members of the Metropolitan Police force and the Fire Department of the District of Columbia, by the Secretary of the Treasury for the White House Police force and by the Secretary of the Interior for the United States P a r k Police force. SEC. 6. (a) Section 202(b)(3) of the Annual and Sick Leave Act " Stat. 679. of 1951, as amended (5 U.S.C. 2061(b)(3)), is hereby repealed. (b) Section 204(a) of such Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. 2063(a)), is amended by striking the period at the end thereof and inserting in lieu thereof a comma and the following: "except that' sick leave with pay shall accrue to each officer and member of the Firefighting Division of the Fire Departmentof the District of Columbia on the basis of twofifths of a day for each full biweekly pay period." (c) Section 204(c) of such Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. 2063(c)), is amended by striking the period at the end thereof and inserting in lieu thereoi a comma and the following: "except that not to exceed twenty-four days of sick leave may be advanced to each officer and memtJer of the Firefighting Division of the Fire Department of the District of Columbia." (d) Section 205(e) of such Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. 2064(e)), is ^^ ^'^'- ^^s. amended by striking the period at the end thereof and inserting in lieu thereof a comma and the following: "except that whenever a former officer or member receiving a retirement annuity as provided under the Policemen and Firemen's Ketirement and Disability Act, as amended, is reemployed in any position subject to the provisions of this Act, his sick leave balance shall not be recredited to his account upon such subsequent reemployment." (e) Section 7 of the Act entitled "An Act to fix the salaries of officers and members of the Metropolitan Police force, the United States P a r k Police force, and the Fire Department of the District of Columbia", approved May 27, 1924 (43 Stat. 174), as amended (D.C. Code, sec. 4r-207), is amended by striking out the last sentence thereof. (f) Section 2 of the Act entitled "An Act to authorize the Commi^ioners of the District of Columbia to prescribe the area within which officers and members of the Metropolitan Police force and the Fire Department of the District of Columbia may reside", approved July 25, 1956 (70 Stat. 647; D.C. Code, sec. 4-409a), is amended by striking out the last three sentences thereof. SEC. 7. (a) The second paragraph under the heading "FOR METRO- ^^P^^^POLiTAN POLICE" in the Act of March 3, 1897 (29 Stat. 6*^; D.C. Code, sec. 4r-179), is repealed. (b) The last sentence of the first paragraph under the heading "FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT" in the Act of March 3, 1897 (29 Stat. 677; D.C. Code, sec. 4-408), is repealed. SEC. 8. This Act shall take effect on the first day of the first pay Effective date. period which begins after January 1, 1964. Approved August 21, 19 64. 31-667 0-65—40
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