7. In section 5, on page 10, in line 21, after the word "offices' insert a comma and the following: or the legislative branch.

8. In section 5, on page 11, in line 13, after the word "excluded," insert the following: except such leaves of absence granted employees while receiving benefits under the United States employees' compensa

tion act,

9. In section 6, on page 12, in line 14, after the word "thereafter", strike out the period, insert a colon, and add the following: Provided, That any employee who heretofore has failed to file an application for retirement within six months after separation from the service, may file such application within three months after the effective date of this act.

10. In section 6, on page 14, in line 1, after the word "hereof," insert the following: together with interest at 4 per centum per annum compounded on June 30 of each year.

11. In section 9, on page 18, in line 4, after the word "service," insert the following: All employees who may hereafter be brought within the purview of this act may elect to make such deposits in installments during the continuance of their service in such amounts and under such conditions as may be determined in each instance by the Commissioner of Pensions.

12. In section 12, on page 20, in line 14, after the word "the", where it occurs the first time, strike out "Secretary of the Interior, after consultation with the heads of the executive departments and with the approval of the President," and insert in lieu thereof Civil Service Commission.

13. In section 12, on page 20, in line 21, after the word "credited," strike out "together with interest at 4 per centum per annum compounded on June 30 of each year".

14. In section 12, on page 20, in line 23, after the word "employee" strike out the semicolon, insert a comma, and the following: to be maintained by the department or office by which he is employed.

15. In section 12, on page 21, in line 4, after the word "credited" strike out the comma and the remainder of the paragraph and insert in lieu thereof to such individual account.

16. In section 12, on page 21, in line 12, after the word "employee" strike out the colon and insert together with interest at 4 per centum per annum compounded on June 30 of each year.

17. In section 12, on pages 21 and 22, strike out the paragraph designated (c) and in the following paragraphs strike out the letters (d), (e), (f), and (g), and insert in lieu thereof the letters (c), (d), (e), and (f), respectively.

18. In section 19, on page 27, strike out the last line and insert in lieu thereof July, 1930.

And agree to the same.

FREDERICK R. LEHLBACH,
ADDISON T. SMITH,

Managers on the part of the House.

PORTER H. Dale,

JAMES COUZENS,

KENNETH MCKELLAR,

(With statement),

Managers on the part of the Senate.

The managers on the part of the House at the conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendment of the House to the bill S. 15, an act to amend the act entitled "An act to amend the act entitled 'An act for the retirement of employees in the classified civil service, and for other purposes,' approved May 22, 1920, and acts in amendment thereof," approved July 3, 1926, as amended, submit the following written statement explaining the effect of the action agreed on by the conference committee and submitted in the accompanying conference report:

The House amendment to S. 15 struck out all after the enacting clause and inserted the text of the new bill. The Senate receded from its disagreement to this amendment and agreed to the same with 17 amendments in which amendments to the House amendment the House conferees concur.

1. Includes among the class of employees automatically retiring at the age of 65 years employees of the Indian Service at large excepting clerks.

2. Clarifies the provision for the automatic retirement of mechanics and laborers in navy yards by including leading men and quartermen but excluding master mechanics and foremen, leaving the latter in the group retiring automatically at the age of 65 years.

3. Excepts from the provision that after August 20, 1930, no employee shall be continued in the civil service of the United States beyond the age of retirement for more than four years such employees in whose cases the head of the department or establishment certifies, and the Civil Service Commission agrees, that by reason of expert knowledge and special qualifications the continuance of the employee would be advantageous to the public service.

4. To the provision excluding from the civil-service retirement system persons within the Foreign Service as defined in the act of May 24, 1924, it adds persons within the Foreign Service as defined in amendments to such act.

5. The provision that no basic annuity shall exceed the compensation in active service is amended so that such annuity shall not exceed three-fourths of the compensation.

7. In computing the length of service upon which the retirement annuity is based periods of prior service in the unclassified civil service of the departments and establishments of the Government and in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard of the United States are included. This amendment also includes prior service in the legislative branch of the Government.

8. In computing the length of service upon which the retirement annuity is based so much of any leaves of absence as may exceed six months in the aggregate in any calendar year are excluded. This amendment makes this exclusion not applicable to leaves of absence granted employees while receiving benefits under the United States employees' compensation act.

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9. Persons entitled to disability retirement are required to make application therefore within six months after the applicant's separation from the service. This amendment permits such employees who have heretofore failed to make such application within six months to do so within three months of the effective date of this act.

11. Persons not before within the provisions of the retirement act and who subsequently come thereunder are required to make a deposit of a sum equal to such contributions as they would have made had they been under the act during their prior service if they wish such period to count in computing their length of service as the basis for an annuity. This amendment permits such deposits to be made in installments in such amounts and under such conditions as may be determined in each instance by the Commissioner of Pensions.

6, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17. The effect of these amendments is to provide that the accounts of the moneys to the individual credit of the employees and their accumulations be kept in the department or office in which they are employed instead of in a central office.

18. Makes the effective date of the act July 1, 1930, instead of the first day of the second month next after its approval.

FREDERICK R. LEHLBACH,

ADDISON T. SMITH,
Managers on the part of the House.

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ADDITION OF CERTAIN LANDS TO THE LASSEN VOLCANIC NATIONAL PARK IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

MAY 21, 1930.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union and ordered to be printed

Mr. ENGLEBRIGHT, from the Committee on the Public Lands, submitted the following

REPORT

[To accompany H. R. 10582]

The Committee on the Public Lands, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 10582) to provide for the addition of certain lands to the Lassen Volcanic National Park in the State of California, having considered the same, report favorably thereon and recommend that it do pass with the following amendments:

Page 1, line 11, after the word "park", strike out the period and insert a colon and the following: "Provided, That no privately owned lands shall be added to the park prior to the vesting in the United States of title thereto."

Page 2, after section 2, insert the following:

SEC. 3. That nothing herein contained shall affect any vested and accrued rights of ownership of lands or any valid existing claim, location, or entry existing under the land laws of the United States at the date of passage of this act, whether for homestead, mineral, rights of way, or any other purposes whatsoever, or any water rights and/or rights of way connected therewith, including reservoirs, conduits, and ditches, as may be recognized by local customs, laws, and decisions of courts, or shall affect the right of any such owner, claimant, locator, or entryman to the full use and enjoyment of his land.

This legislation has the approval of the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, as shown in the following letters: DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Washington, May 5, 1930.

Hon. DoN B. COLTON,

Chairman Committee on the Public Lands,

House of Representatives.

MY DEAR MR. COLTON: In response to your request for a report on H. R. 10582, to provide for the addition of certain lands to the Lassen Volcanic National Park in the State of California, I transmit herewith a memorandum in regard to this proposed legislation from the Director of the National Park Service.

Upon consideration of this memorandum by the Director of the Bureau of the Budget, he has advised that the proposed legislation would not be in conflict with the financial program of the President if amended to contain a proviso to the effect that no privately owned lands within the proposed addition shall be added to the park prior to the vesting in the United States of title to such lands.

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This

may be accomplished by adding the following proviso at the end of section 1 of the bill:

"Provided, That no privately owned lands shall be added to the park prior to the vesting in the United States of title thereto."

Very truly yours,

RAY LYMAN WILBUR.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE,
Washington, April 16, 1930.

Memorandum for the Secretary.

Reference is made to undated letter from the chairman Committee on the Public Lands, House of Representatives, transmitting a copy of H. R. 10582, a bill to provide for the addition of certain lands to the Lassen Volcanic National Park in the State of California, with request for report thereon.

This bill proposes to authorize the President, upon the joint recommendation of the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, to add lands totaling approximately 5,160 acres, or such part thereof as, in his discretion, may be considered necessary, to the Lassen Volcanic National Park, Calif. This land adjoins the southeastern boundary of the park and is now within the Lassen National Forest. The area includes the northern portion of Mount Kelly and the southern slopes of Mount Harkness, both of which are fairly heavily timbered, and also Warner Valley, the most important natural entrance to the park proper. Surveys of the proposed park-road system, recently completed by the Bureau of Public Roads, show that it will be necessary, in order to properly locate the main road serving this section of the park, for it to extend for a distance of approximately 3 miles entirely outside of the present park boundary. In order that this road be properly controlled and protected it is essential that the park boundary be extended southward so that it may be wholly included within the park.

Furthermore, the entire park area, as now constituted, is at a high elevation and contains no lands of valley character suitable for the development of hotels, camps, and other tourist facilities. The addition of Warner Valley to the park would provide this additional desirable feature and at the same time provide suitable areas for the development of such facilities.

While the bulk of the lands proposed for addition to the park are in private ownership, it is not intended that they be added to the park until means are available for their acquisition by the United States. It is believed, however, that authority should be had for adding all or a part of them, as may be desirable, if and when they are acquired.

In view of the above, it is recommended that H. R. 10582 receive favorable consideration by Congress.

HORACE M. ALBRIGHT, Director.

APRIL 24, 1930.

Hon. DON B. COLTON,

Chairman Committee on the Public Lands,

House of Representatives.

DEAR MR. COLTON: Receipt is acknowledged of your letter of April 11, requesting the views of this department with reference to the bill (H. R. 10582) to provide for the addition of certain lands to the Lassen Volcanic National Park in the State of California.

The lands described in the bill are within the Lassen National Forest, and, aside from those in private ownership, are now under the administration of this department as national forest lands. It has been the policy and plan of this department to so administer the lands as to utilize their economic values without impairment of their productive quality or recreational value, and further studies and fact determinations should be made before final conclusions are reached as to the necessity for a change in the present status. However, the bill H. R. 10582, by providing for the joint recommendation of the Secretaries of the Interior and of Agriculture, leaves the way open for the most satisfactory adjustment of National Park and National Forest boundaries, consequently this department knows of no objection to its enactment.

Sincerely yours,

C. F. MARVIN, Acting Secretary.

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