368 PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 449-JUNE 12, 1948 [62 STAT. or more shall be considered a full year in computing the number of years by which the rate of 2% per centum is multiplied. Lieuenant conm- (i) Women officers of the grade of lieutenant commander in the Regular Navy whose names, on June 30 of the fiscal year in which they complete twenty years' active commissioned service in the Regular Navy and the Naval Reserve, are not then on a promotion list for pro- motion to the next higher grade shall be placed on the retired list on that date. ieutenants and (j) Women officers of the grades of lieutenant and lieutenant (junior grade) in the Regular Navy whose names on June 30 of the fiscal year in which they complete thirteen and seven years' active commis- sioned service, respectively, in the Regular Navy and the Naval Reserve are not then on a promotion list for promotion to the next higher grade shall be honorably discharged from the Navy on that date with a lump-sum payment computed on the basis of two months active-duty pay at the time of their discharge for each year of commissioned service, but not to exceed a total of two years' pay: Provided, That for the purpose of this subsection a fractional year of six months or more shall be considered a full year in computing the number of years' commissioned service upon which to base such lump-sum payment. Retired pay. (k) The retired pay of a woman officer of the Regular Navy who is commissioned in the Regular Navy pursuant to the Act of April 18, 1s34U.S. C. I7, 1946 (60 Stat. 92), as now or hereafter amended, shall not be less than 1i1,691, 153, 15, 16, 228a; supp. I, If 2, 15. 50 per centum of her active-duty pay at the time of retirement. SEC. 208. All provisions of law now existing or hereafter enacted relating to male personnel of the Navy, except those provisions relat- ing to the same subject matter specifically provided for in this title, shall, where applicable, be construed to include women: Provided, That so much of subsection 5 (a) of the Act of April 18, 1946 (60 Stat. 34 U. S.c. 15 (a). 92), as amended, which reads "but no such person shall be appointed to a grade or rank higher than the highest grade or rank in which he served on active duty" shall not apply to any woman who may be appointed pursuant to that Act if she would have attained a higher grade or rank had she remained on active duty until the date of this Act. eClothingandequip SEC. 209. The Secretary of the Navy may prescribe the quantity and kind of clothing and equipment which shall be furnished annually to enlisted women of the Regular Navy, including that required upon their first reporting for duty, and the amount of a cash allowance to be paid to such enlisted women in any case in which such clothing and equipment is not so furnished to them. Military duty, etc. SEC. 210. The Secretary of the Navy may prescribe the manner in which women shall be trained and qualified for military duty in the Regular Navy, the military authority which they may exercise, and the kind of military duty to which they may be assigned: Provided, That they shall not be assigned to duty m aircraft while such aircraft are engaged in combat missions nor shall they be assigned to duty on vessels of the Navy except hospital ships and naval transports. Pay, leave, and al- SEC. 211. All provisions of law relating to pay, leave, money allow- ances for subsistence and rental of quarters, mileage and other travel allowances, or other allowances, benefits, or emoluments, of male per- sonnel of the Regular Navy are hereby made applicable to women Dependents. personnel of the Regular Navy: Provided, That the husbands of women officers and enlisted personnel of the Regular Navy shall not be considered dependents unless they are in fact dependent on their wives for their chief support, and the children of such officers and enlisted personnel shall not be considered dependents unless their father is dead or they are in fact dependent on their mother for their gU. S.C. I 867- 2chief support. 7.c.II SEc. 212. Title V of the Naval Reserve Act of 1938 (56 Stat. 730),
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