PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 84 -APR . 24, 1939 Expenditures by sary by the Secretary of the Treasury. The Secretary of State is Secretary of State au- Sr thorized; limitation. authorized to expend from money to the credit of the Foreign Service retirement and disability fund an amount not exceeding $5,000 per annum for the expenses necessary in carrying out the provisions of this section, including actuarial advice. Offcers promotedto (n) Any diplomatic secretary or consular officer who has been, Ambassador, etc., or appointed to Depart- or any Foreign Service officer who may hereafter be, promoted from Post,p. 1067. the classified service to the grade of Ambassador or Minister, or appointed to a position in the Department of State, shall be entitled to all the benefits of this section in the same manner and under Officrs included the same conditions as Foreign Service officers: Provided,That any under certain other officer now included under the Act of May 24, 1924, and the amend- acts entitled to bene- aits i. 4 ment thereto of July 3, 1926, shall be entitled to the benefits of this 43 Stat. 140;44 Stat. section. 902. section. Computation of pe- () For the purposes of this Act the period of service shall be Post, p. 1208. computed from the date of original oath of office as diplomatic sec- retary, consul general, consul, vice consul, deputy consul, consular assistant, consular agent, commercial agent, interpreter, or student interpreter, and shall include periods of service at different times as either a diplomatic or consular officer, or while on assignment to the Department of State, or on special duty or service in another depart- ment or establishment of the Government, but all periods of separa- tion from the service and so much of any period of leave of absence without pay as may exceed six months shall be excluded: Provided, Profn o. That service in the Department of State or as clerk in a mission or inclusion of certain service prior to ap- consulate prior to appointment as a Foreign Service officer may be Service officer included in the period of service, in which case the officer shall pay speialcontribution. into the Foreign Service retirement and disability fund a special contribution equal to 5 per centum of his annual salary for each year of such employment subsequent to July 1, 1924, with interest thereon to date of payment compounded annually at 4 per centum." 46 Stat. 1215 . SEC. 4. Section 33 of said Act is amended to read as follows: 22 U. s. C. 3a,3o 2i. "5SE. 33. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10 of this Act Annual alary in- all Foreign Service officers having a rating of satisfactory or better crases for certain who shall have been in classes 5, 6, 7, or 8 for a continuous period of cers. nine months or more, shall, on the first day of each fiscal year receive Exception. an increase of salary of $100, except that no officer shall receive a salary above the maximum of his class and all such officers in classes 1, 2,3, or 4 shall in the same circumstances receive an increase of $200: Ssralaesofroffs. rs Provided,That the Secretary of State is authorized to fix the salary unclased grade. of Foreign Service officers in the unclassified grade within the salary Ationsbased on range specified in section 10 of this Act; and, within the limits of peciy meritorious appropriation therefor, to grant to Foreign Service officers in any class additional promotion in salary within the salary range estab- lished for the classes in which they are serving, based upon especially meritorious service. Increases in salary under the terms of this sec- tion shall be paid to Foreign Service officers only as the right to such eingulatinspromd- increases accrues after the effective date of this Act. The President ing for separation from service. is hereby authorized to establish by Executive order, regulations pro- viding for the separation of Foreign Service officers from the For- eign Service, in accordance with the conditions hereinafter prescribed. eAnnoietfora Any Foreign Service officer so separated from the Foreign Service shall be retired from the Service, after a hearing by the Secretary of State, upon an annuity equal to 25 per centum of his salary at the time of retirement, in the case of an officer over forty-five years of age, or in the case of an officer under forty-five years of age with a bonus of one year's salary at the time of his retirement, either annuity or one year's salary to be payable out of the Foreign Service retire- ment and disability fund and except as herein provided, subject to 588 [53 STAT.
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