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PUBLIC LAW 157-JULY 13, 1955
SEC. 2. Section 2 of the Act of September 27, 1950 (ch. 1053, 64 Stat. 1067), is amended by inserting before the final period a colon and the following proviso: 'Provided, That in the case of any such member receiving a pension, retirement pay, disability compensation, or retired pay from the Government of the United States by virtue of prior military service who is ordered to extended active duty for a period in excess of thirty days in time of war or national emergency and is found physically qualified to perform active duty, entitlement to the pension, retirement pay, disability compensation, or retired pay shall be suspended for the period of the extended active duty unless that compensation is greater than the compensation specified in clause (1) of this section. During the period of extended active duty the member shall receive the compensation for that duty specified in clause (1) of this section. Upon termination of the period of extended active duty the pension, retirement pay, disability compensation, or retired pay of the member shall be resumed and paid as provided by law. The suspension herein provided shall not operate to affect any other rights or benefits to which the member or his dependents may be entitled under this or any other provision of law." SEC. 3. Section 3 of the Act of September 27, 1950 (ch. 1053, 64 Stat. 1067), is hereby amended by changing the comma after "1947" to a period and striking out the words "and shall terminate five years after the date of approval of this Act." SEC. 4. The term "disability allowance" is deleted from section 10 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (60 Stat. 854), as amended, and from section 2 of the Act of September 27, 1950 (ch. 1053, 64 Stat. 1067). Approved July 12, 1955.
10 USC 369b.
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34 USC 853e-l. 10 USC 369b.
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Public Law 157
AN ACT Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1956, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1956, for military functions administered by the Department of Defense, and for other purposes, namely: TITLE I OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE SALARIES AND EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for the Office of the Secretary of Defense, including hire of passenger motor vehicles; and not to exceed $60,000 for emergency and extraordinary expenses, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of Defense for such purposes as he deems proper, and his determination thereon shall be final and conclusive; $12,250,000. OFFICE or
PUBLIC AFFAIRS
For salaries and expenses necessary for the Office of Public Affairs, $420,000.
July 13, 1955 [H. R. 6042]
Department of Defense Appropriation Act, 1956.
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