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 1076 SIXTY-EIGHTH coivennss. sae. 11. on. 371. 1925. exercises or performing the duties described in sections 92, 94 97, and 99 of the National Defense Act of June 3, 1916, as amended, or any bona fide claim therefor, shall be held or considered invalid because such warrant officer or enlisted man was of an age greater than forty-five ears at the time of his appointment or enlistment or at the time oi the performance of such d)uties." n Se§,g“°”°* Gum R°‘ Sec. 2. That section 78 of the National Defense Act of June 3, Vol'. 41. p. 782. 1916, as amended, be, and the same is hereby, amended to read as °'°“”°°d‘ follows : ,,,Q§‘§,',§§,}“““‘ °°""""‘ · “Sec. 78. Men duly qualified for enlistment in the active National ` Guard may enlist in the National Guard Reserve for a period of one or three years, under such regulations as the Secretary of War shall prescribe, and on so enlisting they shall subscribe to the following enlistment contract and take the oath therein specified: ‘ I do hereby acknowledge to have voluntarily enlisted this ——— day of ——- 19-, as a soldier in the National Guard of the United States and of, the State of ———, to serve in the Reserve thereof, or in the active ' National Guard of the United States and said State if transferred thereto for a period of one (or three) year—, unless sooner discharged b proper authority, and I do solemnly swear that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the United States of America and to the State of ————, and that I will serve them honestly and faith-. fully against all their enemies whomsoever and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the Governor of the State of ——, and of the officers appointed over me according to law and the rules and Articles of War} Under such regulations hgggg ,§g“§¤d_°¤° as the Secretaig of War may prescribe, enlisted men of the active National Guar may be transferred to the National Guard Reserve; likewise, enlisted men hereafter enlisted in or transferred to the _ National Guard` Reserve may be transferred to the active National £n°Fg;g°,,°,¤x,euded_ Guard: Provided, That no enlisted man shall be required to serve under any enlistment for a. longer time than the period for which he _ enlisted in the active National Guard or National Guard Reserve as my ‘""“° °““”’“*· the case may be. Members of said Reserve, officers and enlisted men, when engaged in field or coast defense training with the active National Guard, shall receive the same Federal pay and allowances as those occupying like grades on the active list of said guard when N° °"’°' °°’· °‘°· likewise engaged: Provzded further, That exceipt as otherwise specifically provided in this Act, no commissions or enlisted reservist shall receive any pay or allowances out of any appropriation made _ by Congress for National Guard purposes." D,”g,§'}{{,‘§,§§'°““·“" S1:c. 3. That section 81 of the National Defense Act of June 3, mg;<gaed{2» v~ 10% $$6, as amended, be, and the same is hereby, amended to read as o ows: §f,iZi°h§ij°'{,3 be M, “Sec. 81. MILITIA BUREAU or rmi WAR Dnranmmnr.-The Militia, gygéegattjegd éeugerg Division of the War Department shall hereafter be known as the Omen-sT_ “Militia Bureau of the War Department. The Chief of the Militia. ,,§l§‘§§f’“· °"“'m°“' Bureau shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, by selection from lists of active Federally recognized National Guard officers, recommended by the governors of the several States and Territories as suitable for such appointment, who have had ten or more years’ commissioned service in the active National Guard, at least live of which have been in the line, T°””’ ““‘k· "°‘ and who have attained at least the grade of major. The Chief of the Militia Bureau shall hold office for four years unless sooner removed for cause, shall be eligible to succeed himself and when he is sixty-four years of age he shall cease to hold such office. Upon accepting his office the Chief of the Militia Bureau shall also be appointed a major general in the iIicers’ Reserve Corps and shall be commissioned in the Army of the United States, WhICh appoint-