PUBLIO LAWS-CH. 84-APR. 24, 1939 Transfer of ambas- "(tb) That any person appointed an Ambassador or a Minister sadors or ministers; slari s. by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, who has taken his oath of office and entered upon his official duties as required by laws may be thereafter transferred in accordance with a subsequent appointment as Ambassador or Minister by the Presi- dent, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and not- 2tU.S. 1 . 121 withstanding the provisions of section 1740 of the Revised Statutes, as amended (U. S . C., title 22, sec. 121), he shall be entitled to be paid salary at the rate prescribed by law for the Ambassador or Minister at the post from which he is transferred to the date he takes oath of office under his new appointment, and thereafter at the rate prescribed by law for the Ambassador or Minister at the new post, including in either case such period as he may be necessarily in transit traveling under orders, receiving instruction, or on authorized leave of absence, as provided by law for officers and employees of the Foreign Service of the United States. The taking of his oath by an Ambassador or Minister appointed to a post shall not operate to deprive the retiring Ambassador or Minister at such post of salary up to the date of his departure therefrom, while traveling under orders, during transit to his home in the United States and while on authorized leave of absence, as provided by the law for officers tbA=priations au. and employees of the Foreign Service of the United States. Appro- priations are hereby authorized to pay salaries in such cases." U48. sa. 21. SEC. 3. Section 26 of said Act is amended to read as follows: Foreign ervice re- "SEc. 26. The President is authorized to prescribe rules and regu- bilit systemn d . lations for the establishment of a Foreign Service retirement and dis- ability system to be administered under the direction of the Secretary fundof State and in accordance with the following principles, to wit: ance, and annie. "(a) The Secretary of State shall submit annually a comparative Annualret report showing all receipts and disbursements on account of refunds, receipts. etc., on ac*- countof, tobesubnit allowances, and annuities, together with the total number of persons ted . receiving annuities and the amounts paid them, and shall submit annually estimates of appropriations necessary to continue this sec- Approriations an- tion in full force and such appropriations are hereby authorized. Foreign Service re- "(b) There is hereby created a special fund to be known as the tirement and disa- Foreign Service retirement and disability fund. Contributions "(C Five per centum of the basic salary of all Foreign Service orie of ficers eligible to retirement shall be contributed to the Foreign ficers. Service retirement and disability fund, and the Secretary of the Treasury is directed on the date on which this Act takes effect to cause such deductions to be made and the sums transferred on the books of the Treasury Department to the credit of the Foreign Service retirement and disability fund for the payment of annuities, refunds, paarew. and allowances: Provided, That all basic salaries in excess of $10,000 cesim of$tooo per annum shall be treated as $10,000 and any Ambassador, Minister, pp'tmenatlower or Foreign Service officer appointed to a position in the Department bsaary. of State, as provided in paragraph (n) of this section, at a lower basic salary than he was receiving on the date of such appointment shall be considered for all purposes of this section as continuing to draw the higher salary and salary deductions authorized under this Optional deposit of paragraph shall be on that basis: And provided further, That any additional sums; limi- tation. Foreign Service officer may at his option and under such regulations as may be prescribed by the President, deposit additional sums in mul- tiples of 1 per centum of his basic salary, but not to exceed 10 per centum of such basic salary, which amounts together with interest thereon at 3 per centum per annum compounded on June 30 of each eturn in lump year, shall, at the date of his retirement, be returned to him in a lump eni or use dtio sum;r to ier eet the officer ma elect to use the accumulated amount of s annuity additional deposits and interest to purchase an additional annuity [53 STAT.
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