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 1100 SIXTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS, Sess. II. CHS. 411,412. 1925. missioned and enlisted persomiel of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Coast and Geodetic Survey, and Public Health S¢¤<>¤lde¤=¤¤ °¤¤*¤r no. 3. ut ereto ore r orme re 1re 0 cers 0 the - gilt °fsrgi¤i°(? oiiiiiiig ippine Scouts? pursuant topBWar Depahment orders purporting to ’°§‘,'§’°,§i,§,$¥ have been issued under section 40b or section 55c, respectively, of iwwv- said National Defense Act of June 3, 1916, as amended by the Act of June 4, 1920, including, in either case, temporary duty for attendance on anyecourse of preparatory instruction required by such order, shall construed to be active duty for the purpose of increase of longevity pay of such retired officers, within the meaning of the aforesaid Act of Jime 3, 1916, as amended by the Act of June 4, 1920, and the aforesaid Act of May 12, 1917, and the aforesaid Act _ of June 10, 1922. ,,,,,D°§§‘,'“§§h'§,°‘§$d,‘§%l; Sec. 4. Duty erformed prior to July 1, 1922, b retired officers gig; *0 July,  of the Regular igrmy and duty performed prior to K; une 10, 1922, by em. retired 0 cers of the Philippine Scouts, pursuant to War Department orders issued or purporting to have been issued nmder section 40b or section 55c, respectively, of said National Defense Act of June 3, 1916, as amended by the Act of June 4, 1920, including, in either case, temporary duty for attendance on any course of preparatory instruction required by such order, shall be construed to be active du? for the purpose of promotion of such retired officers on the retire list, within the meaning of the aforesaid Act of J nme 3, 1916, as amended by the Act of June 4, 1920, and the aforesaid Act ofSJune 1(E922. h f k b h .M¤i¤*=¢¤¤*'° ¤°· nc. 5. y a `strative action ereto ore ta en the War i?o°§11cbli•i1eitxzi.ilsli1iIi’1a•ilh<iiid Department dependent for validity upon the abovementiioned con- ‘*“" °°““““°"‘ structions of the indicated statutes, or a like construction of any other statute authorizing the detail of retired officers of the Army to educational iplstitutiorés, is hereby ratigiedmand confilpmed; and Withheld Dev me- that an pa otherwise ue to any retire officers of the Re lar
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of a construction o any of the indicated statutes inconsistent with those foregoing shall be considered due and payable. Approved, March 3, 1925. CHAP. 412.—An Act To provide for the appointment of a leader of the Army “’(i·Eni1ET~$T'§xT band. Am, Be it enacted by the Senate and H case of Representatives Q the Avwi¤¢m¤¤{8:{,w¤· United States of America in Oondgress assembled, That the ecre- `L·°.i.§°m¤:°j§f° °t°f tary of War is hereb authorize to appoint a warrant officer of P,y_m_ the Regular Army learlbr of the Army band, who, while holding such appointment, shall receive, in lieu of any and all pay and allowances as warrant officer, the base pay and the allowances of a captain of the Regular Army in the third ay period and shall be entitled to longevity pkay provided for an ogcer for each three years of service under suc appointment plus any previous active commissioned service under a Federal appointment which the appointee may have mRtjxS¤¤§¤:;}}w;<;d'¤*¤¤f had, but shall not be entitled to pass to a higher pay period. The ' leader of the Army band may be relieved from his appointment as such and returned to his former status at the discretion of the Secre- Rsmd ¤¤Y-M tary of War. Upon retirement he shall be retired as a warrant officer and shall receive the retired pay to which he would have been entitled had he not been appointed and received the pay and allowmmzm. ances of leader of the Army band: Pro/vided That no back pay or N° °°‘* ’°"’"“‘ allowances shall be allowed to the leader of the Army band by rea- ,,,§,·;,g_;°* °¤ ¤¤*¤*·•* son of the passage of this Act: And promkied further, That nothing