62 STAT.] 80rn CONG. , 2 0 SESS.-CHS. 16, 17, 35 -JAN. 26, 27, 1948 SEC. 3. Subsection (a) of section 106 of such Act, as amended, is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 106. (a) There is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the amount of $400,000,000 for the purpose of paying compensation to the extent authorized by this title, and of such sum, not to exceed $12,000,000 shall be available to pay the expenses of the Commission. All moneys heretofore or hereinafter appropriated under authority of this title shall remain available until April 30,1951." Approved January 26, 1948. [CHAPTER 17] AN ACT To amend the Civil Service Retirement Act so as to make such Act applicable to the officers and employees of the National Library for the Blind. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That subsection (a) of section 3 of the Civil Service Retirement Act, approved May 29, 1930, as amended (U. S. C., title 5, section 693 (a)), is amended by inserting before the colon preceding the first proviso thereof a comma and the following: "and to all officers and employees of the National Library for the Blind at the election of such officers and employees as herein provided". SEC. 2. Subsection (a) of section 3 of such Act is further amended by adding at the end thereof two new sentences as follows: "In the case of any officer or employee in the service of the National Library for the Blind on the effective date of this amendment, notice of desire to come within the purview of the Act must be given to the disbursing officer by whom his salary is paid within six months from the date of enactment of this Act. In the case of any officer or employee of the National Library for the Blind who enters the service of such Institution after the date of enactment of this amendment, such notice of desire to come within the purview of this Act must be given within six months after the date of entrance into such service." SEC. 3 . The first paragraph of section 5 of such Act is amended by inserting after "or the legislative branch of the Government" a comma and "and periods of service as an officer or employee of the National Library for the Blind". SEC. 4. Any service rendered prior to the effective date of this Act as an officer or employee of the National Library for the Blind shall be considered creditable service for the purposes of section 9 of such Act. Approved January 26, 1948. [CHAPTER 35] AN ACT To amend section 2 of the Act prescribing regulations for the Soldiers' Home located at Washington, in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes, approved March 3, 1883 (22 Stat. 564). 5 60 Stat. 131. 50U.S.C. § 1756 (a). Appropriation thorized. app. au- Availability of funds. January 26, 1948 [S. 1324] [Public Law 400] National Library for Blind. Retirement of offi- cers and employees. 46 Stat. 470. 5U.S.O., Supp.I, § 693 (a). Post, p. 49. 46 Stat. 472. 6 U.S. 0. §707. Post, p. 50. Credit for priorserv- ice. 46 Stat. 475. 6 U.S. C.§736b. Post, p. 63 . January 27 1948 [S. 929 [Public Law 401] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 2 of U . s . Soldiers' the Act of March 3, 1883 (22 Stat. 564), is hereby amended to read 24 .. C .I 6 as follows: "SEC. 2 . The Inspector General of the Army shall designate officers Inspetion of the Inspector General's Department under his jurisdiction to inspect
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