Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 66.djvu/554

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PUBLIC LAW 4 7 6 - J U L Y 9, 1952

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shall be appointed as a Reserve officer of the appropriate Armed Force in the grade of major general, and shall be commissioned in the Army of the United States, and shall be a member of the National Guard of the United States or A i r National Guard of the United States, as appropriate." in paragraph 1 thereof, and by striking out the words "hold appointments in" and inserting in lieu thereof the following words: "are members of" in paragraph 2 thereof, and by inserting after the word "States" where it first appears in paragraph 3 thereof, the words "or the Air National Guard of the United States,", and by striking out the words "provided in this section" in the last sentence of said paragraph, and in the same sentence after the word "States" by inserting the words "or Air National Guard of the United States", and by striking the period at the end of the sentence and adding the words "or Air National Guard." (h) The seventh paragraph of section 127(a), as amended (10 U.S.C. 513), is further amended by deleting the period at the end thereof and substituting a colon and adding the following: ^Provided further, That persons may be appointed as Reserve officers of the Army or the Air Force in time of war." (i) Section 55, as amended (10 U.S.C. 421, 423, 424, 425), is further amended by deleting all of the section except the last sentence thereof; and the last sentence of section 55, as amended, is further amended by deleting the comma first appearing therein and the words "whether" and "or the Enlisted Reserve Corps", and by inserting after the words "Regular Army" the words "or in the Regular A i r Force". (j) Section 58, as amended (32 U.S.C. 4), is further amended by striking the word "twenty-one" appearing in the first sentence thereof and inserting in lieu thereof the word "eighteen". SEC. 807. (a) Subsection (b) of section 2 of the Army Organization Act of 1950 is amended by inserting after the words "in any of the components of the Army; the words "all persons appointed or enlisted as Reserves of the Army, including persons transferred to such status under any provision of law;". (b) Section 301 of the Army Organization Act of 1950 is amended— (1) by striking out the words "Organized Reserve Corps" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "Army Reserve"; and (2) by inserting after the words "above-named components;" the words "all persons appointed or enlisted as Reserves of the Army, including persons transferred to such status under any provision of law;". SEC. 808. Section 205 of the Naval Reserve Act of 1938 (34 U.S.C. 854 (d)) is amended by deleting the second proviso therein and inserting in lieu thereof: '•Provided further, That men so transferred to the Fleet Reserve for the four-year period and officers and men otherwise assigned thereto pursuant to title II of this Act, or other provision of law, may be ordered by competent authority to active duty without their consent (a) in time of war or national emergency declared by the Congress for the duration of the war or national emergency, and for six months thereafter, and (b) in time of national emergency declared by the President or when otherwise authorized by law; and, except as otherwise provided in this title, shall be under no obligation to perform training duty or drill, and shall be paid in advance $20 per annum: And provided further, That the Secretary of the Navy may release any member of the Fleet Reserve from active duty or active duty for training at any time, except that, in time of war or national emergency hereafter declared by the Congress, or in time of national emergency hereafter proclaimed by the President, a