58 STAT.] 78TH CONG., 2 D SESS.-CH. 214-MAY 29, 1944 such case as where a deceased person, had he been alive on the date whereon the Act takes effect, would have been entitled to receive an annuity hereunder, and shall have been survived by a wife undivorced from him, who was his wife living with him at least one year of his service on the Isthmus of Panama during said construction, and has not since remarried, such survivor shall be entitled to receive such annuity from the effective date of the Act until her death: And pro- vided further, That in any case where an annuitant hereunder shall die after he has received any annuity payment, or payments here- under, and shall leave surviving him a wife undivorced from him, who was his wife living with him at least one year of his service on the Isthmus of Panama during said construction, such survivor shall be entitled to receive the annuity from the date to which same was paid to such deceased annuitant until her death. Any surviving person as described in this section, shall become an annuitant hereunder and shall be subject to all the provisions of this Act regarding applications for, and payment of, annuities, and she shall furnish such proof of her marriage and marital relationships to establish her right to become such annuitant as may be required by the Civil Service Commission. SEC. 5. If, after becoming an annuitant under the provisions of this Act, any person, on account of any service rendered by him as here- inbefore indicated, or rendered by him as an official or employee of the permanent organization of the Panama Canal, or of the Panama Railroad Company, subsequent to March 31, 1914, shall elect to receive, and shall receive, any special reward or annuity, under any provision of law other than that provided for by this Act, then and in that event all his further right to receive the annuity here- under authorized shall thenceforth cease. In any case where a citizen of the United States is receiving, or becomes entitled to receive, an annuity under the provisions of any law providing for the retirement of civilian officers and employees of the United States Government or any of its agencies, and had three years or more of service on the Isthmus of Panama of the character described in section 2, he may elect to have that annuity canceled, and thenceforth to become and be an annuitant under the provisions of this Act, but he shall not receive both. The annuity which may thus be paid to him under this Act shall begin with the date whereon his other annuity, hereinbefore referred to, shall cease because of his election to cancel same; and the substituted annuity, thus to be paid him, under the provisions of this Act, shall thence- forth continue until his death. As an annuitant under this Act, all its provisions shall be applicable to him. SEC. 6 . For the purposes of administration, the Civil Service Com- mission is hereby authorized and directed to perform, or cause to be performed, any and all acts, and to make such rules and regula- tions as may be necessary and proper for carrying into full force and effect the provisions of this Act. The Civil Service Commission shall make a detailed comparative report annually, showing all the receipts and disbursements on account of annuities paid under this Act, together with the total number of persons receiving such annuities and the total amounts paid them. SEC. 7. None of the annuities or moneys mentioned in this Act shall be assignable, either in law or equity, or be subject to execution, levy, lien, attachment, garnishment, or other legal process. SEC. 8. The Civil Service Commission shall submit annually to the Bureau of the Budget estimates of the appropriations necessary to pay the annuities hereunder authorized. 259 Election of special reward or annuity. Retired U. S. Gov- ernment employees. Administration. Annual report. Nonassignability, etc. Annual estimates.
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