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B-115505 1 (1972-10-04)

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      t~                COMPTROLLER  GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES
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                ~~..5O5October 4, 1972



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            Yo~ur lettcr n-f Jaly 23, 11r?2, re<queets, !n~ effect, the decision
       or thin~ 03-,ice as tro -tether interest peVy~~ts -3rdered by a U:1ited
       Stztcr District  Co--,t to be taid to Mr. APer  Miaa  wn~~d   Richard
       Statburcr rh:;-aI   be wide  from the Civil Se-xice Petlre=&t nd
       Disbility  Y,-nd (Peti-emcnt Y'und) ir from the rer--nent  indef'inite
       app   opiati-on. f=r ji Scnt3 c  tainced in 31 U.S.C. 71a

            O a !a r h 3# 172, a tbree--judpa Unrited Staotes v-ztriet Court it

       the so-callciU h~iss A-tv as   aended, 5 U.S.C. 8-12 ct ae-. war an  ex
       nan   fa !tnt la-         the nlainti1fs  in that case,  A1lger Flins and
       Richard -Zrt~abu2r-erq P~ cnnd=,t  which b-nd .ic =.rred -prinr to Sepote~be- 1,
       1954', the date Sf e- ct-ment of that 3--.-. n.e tourt therefore ortdered
       the Civi    r4-rie Ciisnion   to  rney ann uities plus  nt ere!t ti the

       eligible,  resooctiyPely, f=r Civil Service ennukities.  You state  that
ttb     e  Co MM  ion n rt6 this~ taz -a~ rndr   inefftectual eny
       Co=.Issio)n lmrno-ed fcenials. of annuiti6;z to ndli%-44 mlrwhib violated
       the poinn   of the Hisc Act prior to Sente-am= 1, 19514, Acc ,rdinn1y#
       it in your  . ition that thco-e ind~ividu1als are entitl.ed to Civil Service
       ftnnaities retroo=tively from  the date eah  becane~ eli~ible f:or re-ceipt
       of his. annuity, 14bu~t tlhat since the court ordered p-ttyment of the accrued
       annuity %ith  inlterest- only vith res'o-ect to the izntitffc in this case,,
       the Ci--iszo1  in   the ubsecce  ofL a co urt decizi= to the contrarr',
       does not  believe the otli: ation to ray interest iextends vith respect
       to thos):e individuais uho did wot sue*

            Mhe  question raised  in yo.:ur letter in 6-1,e4;he-- the funds V3~ pay the
       intercZt        to 1i r c-2r-~~ Laulld cn--n fr-,l tie Rietire-fent
       F~d  or  fr-,. the pcr~ncnt, in'.1efinite an aroriatin for
       31 U.Z.C.  '124a. You state  that thie Co'.-isinn's view is tlhat Nhile the
       accrued  but un-n:-id annujtlez should be r-aid fz ' the Retireiment Ftrd,
       thecre i~s r.o: auuirity to e;rTc.nd onry 1trom the -&'md to Try Interest
       on  crnn t5.es.  Zia CDoaission' c renaozz.-.na, as dezrribcd in yo~ur lctter,
       Is f. ollovs8

                  The Fund is anr-opriated  for the  ---synent of benefits an
                           by subc:;-a ner I-T o: chsr--- -3 -if title 5, t'nited


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