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PUBLIC LAW 87-899-OCT. 5, 1961
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SEC. 3. Subsection (e) of the first section of the Act entitled "An Act to provide a five-day week for officers and members of the Metropolitan Police force, the United States P a r k Police force, and the White House Police force", approved August 15, 1950 (64 Stat. 447), as amended (sec. 4-904, D.C. Code, 1951 ed.), is amended (a) by inserting "the Fire Department of the District of Columbia," after "Metropolitan Police force,"; (b^ by striking "Major and Superintendent of Police," and inserting in lieu thereof "Chief of Police, the Fire Chief,"; and (c) by striking therefrom "section 5 of the Act entitled 'An Act to fix the salaries of officers and members of the Metropolitan Police force and the Fire Department of the District of Columbia', approved July 1, 1930, as amended", and inserting in lieu thereof "such section". SEC. 4. The first section of the Act entitled "An Act to provide for Holiday pay. granting to officers and members of the Metropolitan Police force, the Fire Department of the District of Columbia, and the White House and United States Park Police forces additional compensation for working on holidays", approved October 24, 1951 (65 Stat. 607), as amended (sec. 4-807, D.C. Code, 1951 ed.), is amended to read as follows: "That under regulations promulgated by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia each officer and member of the Metropolitan Police force and of the Fire Department of the District of Columbia when he may be required to work on any holiday, shall be compensated for such duty, excluding periods when he is in a leave status, in lieu of his regular rate of basic compensation for such work, at the rate of twice such regular rate of basic compensation: Provided, That for the purpose of this Act, each such officer or member who works eight hours or less on any holiday shall be compensated for such duty in addition to his regular rate of basic compensation for such work, at the rate of one-eighth of his daily rate of basic compensation for each hour so worked, computed to the nearest hour, counting thirty minutes or more as a full hour: Provided further, That the total compensation to be paid any such officer or member for duty performed on a holiday shall not exceed an amount equal to twice the daily rate of pay to which such officer or member shall be entitled for performing one regular tour of duty on a day other than a holiday: And provided further, That no such officer or member shall be entitled to additional compensation for such holiday work for any day for which he is entitled to receive additional compensation under the provisions of subsection (e) of the first section of the Act approved August 15, 1950 (64 Stat. 447), as amended (sec. 4-904, D.C. Code, 1951 ed.). es Stat. 27. So much of the compensation for such holiday work as is in excess of the regular pay for such day shall not be considered as salary for the purpose of computing deductions for life insurance or for computing annuity payments under the provisions of the Policemen and Firemen's Retirement and Disability Act (39 Stat. 718, 71 Stat. 391; sec. 4-521, et seq., D.C. Code, 1951 ed.), nor shall such excess compensation be subject to deduction as provided in such Act. Appropriations for personal services for the Metropolitan Police force, the Fire Department of the District of Columbia, the White House Police force, and the United States Park Police force shall be available for payment of the additional compensation authorized by this Act." SEC. 5. Clause (D) of subsection (b) of section 405 of the District ^computation of of Columbia Police and Firemen's Salary Act of 1953, as amended ^^^' (67 Stat. 76; D.C. Code, sec. 4-821), is amended to read as follows: 72 Stat. 378.
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