§207. Participation in police and firemen's relief fund

(a) For the purposes of retirement under section 12 of the Act entitled "An Act making appropriations to provide for the expenses of the government of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1917, and for other purposes,¹ approved September 1, 1916, as amended, service with the United States Park Police force shall be deemed service with the United States Secret Service Uniformed Division.

(b) Any member of the Metropolitan Police force appointed to the United States Secret Service Uniformed Division shall continue to be subject to the provisions of section 12 of such Act, and appointment of such member to the United States Secret Service Uniformed Division or transfer of such member to his former organization shall not affect any right, privilege, or duty of such member under the provisions of such section of such Act.

(June 25, 1948, ch. 644, 62 Stat. 681 ; Mar. 19, 1970, Pub. L. 91–217, §1(1), 84 Stat. 74 ; Nov. 15, 1977, Pub. L. 95–179, 91 Stat. 1371 .)

References in Text

Section 12 of the Act entitled "An Act making appropriations to provide for the expenses of the government of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1917, and for other purposes," approved September 1, 1916, as amended, referred to in text, is act Sept. 1, 1916, ch. 433, §12, 39 Stat. 718 , as amended, which appears in sections 4–607, 4–609, 4–610, 4–612, 4–613, 4–615, 4–616, 4–618 to 4–620, 4–622, 4–626, 4–627, 4–629, and 4–630, of Title 4, Police and Fire Departments, of the District of Columbia Code.

Amendments

1977-Pub. L. 95–179 substituted "United States Secret Service Uniformed Division" for "Executive Protective Service" wherever appearing.

1970-Pub. L. 91–217 substituted "Executive Protective Service" for "White House Police force" wherever appearing.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in section 209 of this title.

¹ So in original. Probably should be followed by close quotation.