PRIVATE LAWS ENACTED DURING THE SECOND SESSION OF THE SEVENTY-NINTH CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday, January14, 1946, and adjourned sine die on Friday, August 2, 1946 HARRY S. TRUMAN, President; KENNETH MCKELLAR, President of the Senate pro tempore; SAM RAYBURN, Speaker of the House of Representatives. [CHAPTER 1] AN ACT To authorize the President to appoint Graves Blanchard Erskine, major general, United States Marine Corps, to the office of Retraining and Reemployment Administrator, without affecting his service status and perquisites. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assemrbled, That notwithstand- ing the provisions of the Act of July 31, 1894, as amended (5 U. S . C. Annotated 62), or any other provisions of law, the President, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, is authorized to appoint Major General Graves Blanchard Erskine, a general officer in the United States Marine Corps, to the office of Retraining and Reem- ployment Administrator, and Major General Erskine's appointment to, acceptance of, and service in that office shall in no way affect any status, office, rank, or grade he may occupy or hold in the United States Marine Corps or any component thereof or any emolument, perquisite, right, privilege, or benefit incident to or arising out of any such status, office, rank, or grade: Provided, That so long as he holds the office of Retraining and Reemployment Administrator, Major General Erskine shall retain the rank and grade of major general which he now holds in the United States Marine Corps and he shall receive the pay and allowances payable to an officer serving on active duty with the rank and in the grade of major general in the United States Marine Corps, or any component thereof; and in the event the salary prescribed by law for the office of Retraining and Reemployment Administrator exceeds such pay and allowances, Major General Erskine 1105 February 8,1946 [S. 1590] [Private Law 367] Mal. Oen. Graves Blanchard Erskine. Appointment as Re- training and Reem- ploynient Administra- tor. 28 Stat. 206 . Rank and grade; pay and allowances.
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