to the proviso of section 6 and the provisions of section 9 of the afore mentioned act, as amended, in accordance with the regulations promulgated by the National Archives Council under the provisions of said act. Respectfully submitted to the Senate and House of Representatives. Members on the Part of the House. Members on the Part of the Senate. O 81ST CONGRESS 1st Session } HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DISPOSITION OF SUNDRY PAPERS REPORT No. 650 MAY 20, 1949.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed Mr. GARMATZ, from the Joint Committee on the Disposition of Executive Papers, submitted the following REPORT The joint select committee of the Senate and House of Representatives, appointed on the part of the Senate and House of Representatives and acting in compliance with the provisions of the act approved July 7, 1943 (57 Stat. 380), as amended by the act approved July 6, 1945 (59 Stat. 434), respectfully reports to the Senate and House of Representatives that it has received and examined the report of the Archivist of the United States No. 49-12, dated May 16, 1949, to the Eighty-first Congress, first session, submitting the following lists or schedules, or parts of lists or schedules, covering records proposed for disposal by the Government agencies indicated: Your committee reports that the records proposed for disposal in the said lists or schedules, or parts of lists or schedules, reported by the Archivist of the United States do not, or will not after the lapse of the period specified, have sufficient administrative, legal, research, or other value to warrant their continued preservation by the Government and recommends that their disposal be accomplished subject to the proviso of section 6 and the provisions of section 9 of the afore mentioned act, as amended, in accordance with the regulations promulgated by the National Archives Council under the provisions of said act. Respectfully submitted to the Senate and House of Representatives. Members on the Part of the House. Members on the Part of the Senate. О RELATING TO THE RETIREMENT OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ENGAGED IN THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE CRIMINAL LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES MAY 20, 1949.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed Mr. WHITAKER, from the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany H. R. 3756) The Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 3756) to amend the Civil Service Retirement Act of May 29, 1930, to provide that the annuities of certain officers and employees engaged in the enforcement of the criminal laws of the United States shall be computed on the basis of their average basic salaries for any five consecutive years of allowable service, having considered the same, report favorably thereon without amendment and recommend that the bill do pass. STATEMENT This bill, H. R. 3756, amends the law relating to the retirement of Federal employees engaged in the investigation, apprehension, or detention of persons suspected or convicted of criminal acts against the United States. Under the present law, the basis for computing the retirement of such persons is the last 5 years of service while the standard provision for other Federal employees is any consecutive 5 years of service, at the option of the employee. This bill provides for using the standard provision for computing the retirement of these employees. The Civil Service Commission, the Treasury Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation are all of the opinion that the change which this bill would bring about is desirable. The Civil Service Commission, from the standpoint of administration, feels procedures would be simplified by having only one standard instead of two. The Commission is of the opinion that very few individual employees would be affected so the additional cost, if any, would be slight, taking into consideration administrative savings. At hearings testimony was presented which pointed out that under the present provision there might be a reluctance on the part of employees to transfer to lower-rated positions because of the effect it would have on their retirement while at the same time other factors, such as health, might make such transfers desirable both for the agency and the employee. The Civil Service Commission and the Treasury Department, which are the major agencies concerned, have submitted favorable reports. These reports explain the background and purpose of the bill and are as follows: UNITED STATES CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, Washington, D. C., April 21, 1949. Hon. Toм MURRAY, Chairman, Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, House of Representatives. DEAR MR. MURRAY: I am referring further to your letter of March 31, 1949. relative to H. R. 3756, a bill to amend the Civil Service Retirement Act of May 29, 1930, to provide that the annuities of certain officers and employees engaged in the enforcement of the criminal laws of the United States shall be computed on the basis of their average basic salaries for any five consecutive years of allowable service. The act of July 2, 1948, amended section 1 (d) of the retirement law to permit employees, whose duties are hazardous and involve primarily the investigation, apprehension, or detention of persons suspected or convicted of offenses against the criminal laws of the United States, to retire at age 50 after completing 20 years of such service. The law provides for computation of the retirement benefit in each case as follows: "and the annuity of such officer or employee shail be equal to 2 per centum of his average basic salary for the five years next preceding the date of his retirement, multiplied by the number of years of service, not exceeding thirty years." The bill would change the quoted clause to read: “and the annuity of such officer or employee shall be equal to 2 per centum of his average basic salary for any five consecutive years of allowable service at the option of such officer or employee. multiplied by the number of years of service, not exceeding thirty years. The enactment of this proposal would permit use of the highest five consecutive years in each case rather than requiring consideration of only the last 5 years. The Commission would interpose no objection to such proposal, since annuities generally under the Civil Service Retirement Act are based on the highest 5 years. Such amendment could affect only a small percentage of the employees involved under section 1 (d) of the act, since in most instances an individual's highest salary attaches during the last years of his Federal employment. The Bureau of the Budget advises that there is no objection to the submission of this report. By direction of the Commission. Very sincerely yours, HARRY B. MITCHELL, President TREASURY DEPARTMENT, Hon. Toм MURRAY, Chairman, Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, House of Representatives, Washington, D. C. MY DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: Mr. Belen of your committee staff has requested a statement from the Treasury Department respecting its views on H. R. 3756, "to amend the Civil Service Retirement Act of May 29, 1930, to provide that the annuities of certain officers and employees engaged in the enforcement of the criminal laws of the United States shall be computed on the basis of their average basic salaries for any five consecutive years of allowable service." Section 1(d) of the Civil Service Retirement Act, as amended, providing for the retirement of officers and employees the duties of whose position are primarily |