Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 70A.djvu/685

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627 on account of an act done under color of his office or status, or in respect to which he claims any right, title, or authority under a law of the United States respecting the armed forces thereof, or under the law of war, may at any time before the trial or final hearing thereof be removed for trial into the district court of the United States for the district where it is pending in the manner prescribed by law, and it shall thereupon be entered on the docket of the district court, which shall proceed as if the cause had been originally commenced therein and shall have full power to hear and determine the cause." (b) The analysis of chapter 89, title 28, United States Code, is amended by inserting the following item: "1442a. Members of armed forces sued or prosecuted."

AMENDMENTS TO C A K E E K C O M P E N S A T I O N ACT O F 1949 SEC, 20. (a) Section 201(e) of the Career Compensation Act of 1949 (37 U.S.C. 232 (e)) is amended by— (1) striking out the comma after the words "active list" and inserting in place thereof the word "or"; (2) inserting the words ", and all members of the uniformed services, and all members of the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard who are not Reserves of the Army o? the Air Force, as the case may be," after the words "when on active duty,"; (3) striking out the word "or" before the words "when participating"; (4) striking out the following words: "and in addition thereto, all members of the National Guard and the Air National Guard when they are entitled by law to receive from the Federal Government the same pay as that authorized for members of the regular components of the uniformed services of corresponding grade or rank,"; and (5) inserting the following proviso after the first proviso thereof: '"Provided further, That members of the National Guard called into Federal service for a period of 30 days or less are entitled to pay and allowances from the day of their appearing at the place of company rendezvous, but this provision shall not be construed to authorize any species of expenditure previous to arriving at such places of rendezvous which is not provided by law to be paid after their arrival at such places of rendezvous;". (b) Section 301(a) of the Career Compensation Act of 1949 (37 U.S.C. 251 (a)) is amended by inserting the following sentence before the last sentence: "Aviation cadets of the Air Force are entitled to receive the same allowance for subsistence as is now or may hereafter be authorized for officers of the Air Force." (c) Section 304 of the Career Compensation Act of 1949 (37 U.S.C. 254) is amended by adding the following new subsection at the end thereof: " (d) Officers entitled to receive basic pay are, while serving as senior members of the Military Staff Committee of the United Nations, in addition to the personal money allowance authorized by subsection (a), entitled to receive a personal money allowance of $2,200 per annum."