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 1276 sixTY·E1o1—1TH cononnss. sm. II. cH. ssc. 1925. P*<>¤i¤°-. the Nav of corres ondin len h of service: Pfro/vided, That nothing miiiizarghiiiiiou of ml in this get shall ciperategizo regdtuce the pay that any member of the Naval Academy Band was in receipt of on June 30, 1922, nor to deprive him of credit for any service with which he was then entitled to be credited. E¤1iS¢¤1¤¤*¤- ENLISTMENTS IN THE NAVY. ~ iis}i’gg°d¤ °‘· °““** Sec. 19. That hereafter enlistments in the Navy may be for terms Vo1.` 41, p. 134. of two, three, four, or six years, and all laws now applicable to fouryear enlistments shall apply, under such regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy, to enlistments for a shorter or longer period with proportionate benefits upon discharge and reenfi'i’fi'ffnn nniiniinn listment: Provided, That hereafter upon the presentation of satiswithnut consent viper- factory evidence as to his age, and upon application for discharge by €$°5§§°i.iab§0°if?°h"g°d his parent or guardian presented to the Secretary within sixty days after the date of his enlistment, any man enlisted after July 1, 1924, in the naval service, including the Marine Corps, under twenty-one years of age, who was enlisted without the written consent of his parent or guardian, if any, shall be discharged for his own convenience. (K C.!) rubiicwom. CONSTRUCTION or CERTAIN rmxmo worms AND ACQUISITION or LANDS nmqumnn Fon NAVAL runrosrs. ind P¤i¤¢.$¤-vfnim Sec. 20. That the Secretary of the Navy be, and he is hereby, r¤¤{°ii°§i$$ii az. authorized to accept on behalf of the United States, free from encumbrances and without cost to the United States, the title in fee simple to such lands as he may deem necessary or desirable, in the vicinity of Sand Point, Washington, approximately four hundred acres, as a site for a naval air station, to be returned to the grantor nn§i¤¤¢¤di¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¢¤¤r if not used by the Government within five years, and to acquire on séum Bmouyn, behalf of the United States, by purchase or condemnation, after N·Y··'°"""‘”’°""°" an appropriation of the necessary funds for such purpose shall have been made by Congress, such land as he may deem necessary in the vicinity of South Brookl n, New York, known as the third Bush lot, not under lease to tiire Navy Department, for addition to the site of the naval supply de ot, at a cost not to exceed w§g¤¤n{nii§n**¤¤* Hr $330,000, and he is further authorized) to proceed with improvement ' to channel and harbor at the naval station, Pearl Harbor, Territory nn§;§n={nn§_j°¢°· Cem of Hawaii, at a cost not to exceed $5,982,000, and with the water- ` front develpoment at the naval base, San Diego, California, t0 consist of the construction of a pnier and sea wall, dredging, extension of railway connections, and other work incident thereto, at a cost not to exceed $1,010,000. nn§_a*¤* ¤¤*¤*>¤*=¤· mcnmsn IN murrs or oosr or CERTAIN vnssnts. nn§i$;i>g;n§Q;*n§,*;;j_ md Sec. 21. The limits of cost of the vessels heretofore authorized Limit or ms: in- and hereinafter enumerated are increased as follows: Scout cru-isers °'°‘“°vi,,_d,g’p_15,,,8m,,¤d. numbered 4, 5, and 6, from $8,250,000 to $8,650,000 each; and °d· Submarine Tender numbered 3, from $3,400,000 to $4,800,000. nn§?Yi°i}nif_fi°i§;"é°n,‘i§§" ns·rAm.1smm=;Nr or NAVAL nnsnuvn OFFICERS, ·rnA1mNc corre. ,,,,‘§‘§`§§‘§{,‘§?d t° b° _ Sec. 22. A Naval Reserve Officers’ Training Corps is hereby authori*}g{¤y,f**;i¤;_**igi_inii ized to be established and operated under such regulations as the Vol.41.DD·776—7N. President may prescribe, which regulations shall, so far as may be practicable, conform to the provisions of the national defense Act approved June 3, 1916, sections 40 to 53 inclusive (39 Statutes at