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 SIXTY—FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. CHS. 36, 37, 39, 40. 1918. 501 Sno, 2. That in com uting eriod of service for any purpose offi- S¤"i¤°°¤’°°·**¤· cers of the Phili pine Scouts slfiall be credited with all time served as commissioned o&cers in the drafted forces mentioned in section one of this Act. Approved, March 30, 1918. ,_.T;. I CHAP. 37.-An Act To provide for restoration to their former grades of enlisted 1iil1r?i1t?09b¤e¤· Be it enacted by the Senate and House og Re esentatives of the United States oj America in Oemgress assemble, Tdydt any enlisted man of §§"{{,§;,d ,,,8,, ,1,, the Army of the United States who has heretofore been, or Shall g{g;§g;}S*°m¤§wr;ge$ngi·;; hereafter be, discha ed to acce t a commission in any com onent on zermttsaoimlemz. part of the Army ofrgne United Sltates, and who shall tender himself or enlistment within three months after the termination of his commissioned service, shall, Subject to Such examination for enlistment as is provided by law or regulation, be accepted and be restored to the grade held by him before being discharged to acceipt Such commission; and in computinglservice for retirement an continuousservice ay he Shall be cre `ted with all time served with the forces °°"‘°°°'°°"“' of the United States, and his service shall be deemed continuous, notwithstanding the interruption thereof by the changes of status provided for herein. Approved, March 30, 1918. CHAP. 39.—An Act To authorize the President to drop from the rolls any naval Alglliglglgi or Marine Corps officer absent without leave for three months, or who has been gon- victedpf any ouenselpurushable by confinement 111 the penitentiary by the c1v1l authorities, and prohi rung such officer’s reappomtment. Be it enacted by the Senate and House o Re esentatives o the United States of America in Congress assembZed,Jfl`ha{rthe Presideiit is hereby Colgiisiy md mm° authorized to drop from the rolls of the Navy or Marine Corps any ;m({,fi€§§Sf,§’1,l§°,}1’§t§’sg’$,‘}, officer thereof who is absent from duty without leave for a period of w“¤°¤*l°¤v°·°*¤· three months or more or who, having been foimd guilt by the civil authorities of any offense, is finally sentenced to confinement in a mm. State or Federal penitentiary: Provided, That no officer so dropped b,§{‘§,§{"°'“°“°“‘ '°" Shall be eligible for reappointment. Approved, April 2, 1918. A ril 1 . CHAP. 40.-An Act To authorize the President to reduce temporarily the course lis- gimlig of instruction at the United States Naval Academy. Be it enacted the Senate and House o Representatives of the United Na A m _ States of Americlal in Congress assembled, ’Ihat the President be, and he t_C<>¤ir§:_;l>i§»ix;;s;=u%y;¤¤ is hereby, authorized, until August first, nineteen hundred and ii€iisv,;iis. ` twenty-one, to reduce, in his discretion, the course of instruction at B·S··°°°·‘5“"·P·“‘”· the United States Naval Academy from four to three ears and to graduate classes which have oompleted such reduced, courses of _ mstruction. Approved, April 2, 1918.