57 STAT.] 78Tr CONG. , IT SESS.-CH. 187-JULY 1, 1943 [CHAPTER 187] AN ACT July i, 1943 To establish a Women's Army Corps for service in the Army of the United States. [s . 495] [Public Law 110] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That there is hereby Women's Army established in the Army of the United States, for the period of the Establishment as present war and for six months thereafter or for such shorter period oosponet of Army as the Congress by concurrent resolution or the President by procla- mation shall prescribe, a component to be known as the "Women's Army Corps". The total number of women enlisted or appointed Maximumstrength. in the Women's Army Corps shall not exceed the number authorized from time to time by the President. SEC. 2. The enlisted personnel of such corps shall consist of women Enlisted ersonnel. of excellent character in good physical health, who are enlisted in the Army of the United States under the provisions of the last para- graph of section 12'7a of the National Defense Act, as amended (54 410stt. 78. Stat. 213), and who are on the date of such enlistment citizens of the United States between the ages of twenty and fifty years. All laws and regulations now or hereafter applicable to enlisted men or former enlisted men of the Army of the United States and their dependents and beneficiaries shall, in like cases and except where otherwise ex- pressly provided, be applicable respectively to enlisted personnel and former enlisted personnel of such corps and their dependents and beneficiaries. SEC. 3. The commissioned officers of such corps shall consist of Commissioned women appointed as officers in the Army of the United States under ofo the provisions of the joint resolution of September 22, 1941 (55 Stat. 10 us. C ., supp. 728), and ordered into the active military service of the United wXp.30o. States. The commanding officer of such corps shall be a colonel and such officers of lower rank shall be appointed as the Secretary of War may prescribe: Provided, That physicians and nurses shall not be Physicians and enlisted in this corps: And provided further, That commissioned officers and noncommissioned officers of the Women's Army Corps E rd se of con- shall exercise command only over women of the Women's Army Corps and other members of the Army of the United States specifi- cally placed under their command. They and their dependents and Rlgh, priileges, beneficiaries shall have all of the rights, privileges, and benefits d beIts. accorded in like cases to other persons under that Act, except where otherwise expressly provided. . ffic' nm SEO. 4. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no woman ap- etc pointed as an officer in the Army of the United States under the pro- visions hereof who has previously held an appointment as an officer of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps established pursuant to the provisions of the Act of May 14, 1942 (Public Law 554 Seventy- o0 u.t. C., seventh Congress), shall be entitled to any uniform allowance payable n1t 1, 1701-171p;. to officers of the Army of the United States. Such officers who have opp 511.l. not received a complete issue of uniforms, insignia, accessories, and . . equipment prescribed under the provisions of section 8 of such Act 10 U.s. C., Snpp. of May 14, 1942, may be issued the remainder of such prescribed I 1i08. articles, and all such officers who have heretofore received, or may hereafter receive such complete issue, or any part thereof, may retain such articles as their personal property. Real of eisting SEc. 5. Effective on the last day of the second calendar month , epon following the date of the approval of this Act, the Act of May 14, 56Stat. 278. 10 U.s. C., Ssspp. 1942, as amended, except section 11 thereof, is hereby repealed. Sec- U.393 C, s10-7p. tion 11 of such Act of May 14, 192, shall not be applicable to enlisted 50 U. 8 .C. , s8pp. M personnel or commissioned officers of the corps established by this jnry or death Act except in cases in which its applicability is based upon the status 0 Us. . sup of such enlisted personnel or com loned fier as former members . I 371
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