Public Law 81–779

That the first sentence of

D. C. policemen and firemen.

section 5 of the Act entitled “An Act to increase the compensation of certain employees of the municipal government of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes”, approved June 30, 1949, is hereby

Ante, p. 377.

Restriction.

amended to read as follows: “No additional compensation shall be payable by reason of the enactment of this Act for any period prior to June 30, 1949, in the case of any person who was not an employee in or under the municipal government of the District of Columbia on June 30, 1949, except that (1) such additional compensation shall be paid to a retired employee for services rendered between the first day of the first pay period which began after June 30, 1948, and the date of his retirement, and (2) a retired officer or member of the Metropolitan Police, the United States Park Police, the White House Police, or the Fire Department of the District of Columbia who is entitled to retirement compensation from the policemen and firemen’s relief fund shall be entitled, without application therefor, as of July 1, 1948, or the day on which he became entitled to such compensation, whichever is later, to the pension benefit resulting from the increase in pay made by the first section.”

Ante, p. 376.