PUBLIC LAWS-CHS. 371-373-JULY 1, 1944 (56 Stat. 147), as amended (56 Stat. 1093; 50 App., U. S . C ., Supp. III, 1015), and payments under the retroactive provisions of such amendments are authorized to be paid from appropriations currently available. Approved July 1, 1944. [CHAPTER 372] July 1, 1944 [H. R. 4466] [Public Law 409] 56 Stat. 368 . 37 U. S. C., Supp. m, 1118. Poa, p. 730. Personnel making glider flights. Additional pay. Limitation AN ACT To amend section 18 of the Pay Readjustment Act of 1942 to provide additional pay for personnel who are required to participate in regular and frequent glider flights. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 18 of the Pay Readjustment Act of 1942, as amended, is hereby amended by adding a new paragraph at the end thereof to read as follows: Any officer, warrant officer, nurse, or enlisted man of any of the services mentioned in the title of this Act, not in flying-pay or parachute-jumping-pay status, who is required by orders of compe- tent authority to participate in regular and frequent glider flights as an essential part of his military or naval duty and training, as defined under such regulations as may be prescribed by the President, shall receive an increase of 50 per centum of their pay when in consequence of such orders they do participate in such flights: Provied, That such increase shall not exceed $100 per month in the case of any such officer, warrant officer or nurse, nor $50 per month in the case of any such enlisted man." Approved July 1, 1944. [CHAPTER 373] July 1, 1944 [H. a. 4624 x [Public Law 410] PublicHealth'Serv. Ice Act. AN ACT To consolidate and revise the laws relating to the Public Health Service, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of Americain Congress assembled, TITLE I-SHORT TITLE AND DEFINITIONS SHORT TTLE' SECTION 1. Titles I to V, inclusive, of this Act may be cited as the "Public Health Service Act". DEIFNITIONS SEC. 2 . When used in this Act- "service." (a) The term "Service" means the Public Health Service; "Surgeon General." (b) The term "Surgeon General" means the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service; "A dsttor." (C) The term "Administrator" means the Federal Security Admin- istrator; "Regulations." (d) The term "regulations", except when otherwise specified, means rules and regulations made by the Surgeon General with the approval of the Administrator; "E tve depart- (e) The term "executive department" means any executive depart- ment, agency, or independent establishment of the United States or any corporation wholly owned by the United States; (f) The term "Stat" means a State or the District of Columbia, Hawan, Alaska, Puerto Rico, or the Virgin Islands, except that as 682 [58 STAT.
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