AMENDMENTS - DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA POLICEMEN AND FIREMEN'S RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY ACT P. L. 91-509, OCTOBER 26, 1970

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• Publication Date: January 7, 1971
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7 January 1971
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBS CT; Amendments - District of Columbia Policeman and
Fireman's Retirement and Disability Act
P. L. 91-509, October 26, 1970
1. The Director expressed interest to a comment made during
his recent Carriboan trip that there have been very liberal changes
made to the Secret Service retirement act. Actually, the changes
concern the D. C. Police and Firemen retirement and disability act.
Included are only those Secret Service personnel who, for ten years
of more, have been directly engaged in protecting the President. The
act also covers the Park Police, and the White House Police.
2. The changes are as follows and probably make the act one
of the most liberal in government.
A. The term "widower" was substituted for "dependent
widower." This removed prior requirements of
dependence and recognizes the role of policewomen.
B. Any surviving child may be included for retirement
benefits if he lives with the annuitant regardless of
degree of support given. Before, more than one-half
support was necessary.
C. The deduction for membesr's contribution was increased
from 6 1/2% to 7%.
D. The annuity computation rate, in the event of disability
was increased from 2 to 2 1/2%.
E. 02tional Retirement.
(1) There is now no age requirement; before It was 50.
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(2) Minimum service is 20.years, computed now at
2 1/2% instead of 2%. (Years in excess of 20
remain unchanged at computation of 3%.) .
(3) Maximum annuity was increased from 7076 to
80%a.
Reduced from 55 to 50, the age at which an annuity
would cease should an annuitant recover from his
disability.
G. Survivor,. Annuity Benefits
(1)
A lump sum payment of $50, 000. 00 for death re-
sulting from a personal injury in the performance
of duty. This is in addition to all other annuities
and is to be given equally, only to those survivors
to whom more than one-half of support was given
by the deceased.
(2) Increased minimum annuity for a surviving spouse
from $1, 800.00 p. a. to $4, 386. 00 p. a. Formula
changed from 30%v of basic salary to 40% of the
salary of a policeman Stop 6. subclass (a), Class I
($10, 965. 00).
(3) Annuity for a surviving only child with a surviving
parent increased from $600.00 p. a. to ' $720.00 p. a.
and without a parent from $9.96.00 to $1, 200. 00 p. a.
(4) Survivors on the rolls received increases of minimum
annuities from $140.00 to $262. 00 per month to reflect
the 5.6% cost of living increase granted to Civil Service
in August-1970.
(5) By prior law, adult 'survivors who remarried, under'
age 60 lost their annuity. Now the annuity is restored
if the remarriage in terminated. Those over 60 may
remarry and retain annuity.
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(6) A student may receive child benefits up to age 22
instead of 21.
(7) By prior law, a retiree who took a reduced annuity
with a full annuity to a beneficiary should he die,
could not receive the full annuity if the beneficiary
prodoceascd him. Now he can.
(8) Automatic adjustments in survivor annuities are
now given based on cost-of-living increases, the
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