1442 10 USC 711-715.
PUBLIC LAW 86-861-SEPT. 2, 1958
[72 S T A T.
(17) Chapter 41 is amended by adding the following new section after section 715: §716. Members of the armed forces: participation in international sports " (a) The Secretary of Defense, or the Secretary of the Treasury with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, may permit members of the armed forces under his jurisdiction to train for, attend, and participate in— "(1) Pan-American Games and Olympic Games; and "(2) any other international competition in amateur sports, if the Secretary of State determines that the interests of the United States will be served by participation in that competition. "(b) At least 30 days before the entry of any members under subsection (a)(2), the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of the Treasury, as the case may be, shall report to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives the details of the proposed participation. "(c) Subject to subsections (d), (e), and (f), the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of the Treasury, as the case may be, may spend such funds, and acquire and use such supplies, as he determines to be necessary to provide for— "(1) the training of members of the armed forces for the competitions covered by subsection (a); "(2) their attendance at and participation in those competitions; and "(3) the training of animals of the armed forces for, and their attendance at and participation in, those competitions. " (d) Not more than $800,000, to be apportioned among the military departments as the Secretary of Defense prescribes, may be spent during each successive four-year period beginning on March 14, 1955, for the participation of members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps in the competitions covered by subsection (a). "(e) Not more than $100,000 may be spent during each successive four-year period beginning on March 14, 1955, for the participation of members of the Coast Guard in the competitions covered by subsection (a). " (f) Appropriations available to the Department of Defense or to the Department of the Treasury, as the case may be, may be used to carry out this section." (18) The analysis of chapter 41 is amended by adding the following new item at the end thereof: "716. Members of the armed forces: participation in international sports." (19) The analysis of chapter 43 is amended by striking out the following item: "742. Ranic: ofiScers of regular and reserve components." (20) Chapter 49 is amended by striking out the words " [No present sections]" and inserting the following in place thereof: "Sec.
"971. Service credit: officers may not count enlisted service performed wbile serving as cadet or midshipman. "972. Enlisted members: required to make up time lost.
- '§ 971. Service credit: officers may not count enlisted service performed while serving as cadet or midshipman
"The period of service under an enlistment or period of obligated service while also serving as a cadet at the United States Military Academy, the United States Air Force Academy, or the United States Coast Guard Academy, or as a midshipman at the United States Naval
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