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 §29[ TITLE 10. · texyed tb ln' that Agt dud ln all subsequent Acts c£“C0ngr0ss shéll bcjmoyvn as the Air C0rps."* · The Air Corps Act of July 2, 1926, consisted of 14 sections which are plgced in the appendix as follows :_ —  —. l Sectiycu 1 is quqtcd above. · _ n ' Scctiqm 2 appears as section 291 of this Title in the appendix. ` Section 3 appears as section 292a. of this Title ln the appcudlxt Sevtkau 4 appears as section 553:1 of this Title in the uppendi;. _ Section _·5 appears as section 23a‘0f this Title 1¤_ the appendix. Section! 6 appearé as section 29 ct Titlé 37 ·i¤ the appendix. Sectiau *7 ameudéd section 6 ot this Title and appgars as partst that sczieticu fn the appendix. ·¥ _ I y - Section 8 appears as section 292b,¤Lthis 1‘it1e in the appendix, E - Seivtian 9 authorized an additional Assistant Secretary ot State ami appears in Title 5, chapte1·‘3, in the appendix. ~ Scctién 10 appears as section 310 of this Title in the appendix. Sections 11,12, and 13·appcai·s as Sections 1428, 1429, and 1430 V of tlxis Title id the appendix. . _ . ‘· · Section 14 providedps follows: “That if any section or provision J of this Act shall be held td be imfalid, it iq hereby fpiovided that ali owe: sections and provisions of this Act uqt expressly l1eld‘t0_ he iufulid shall ccmtiziueju full force and ·e§ect. No prqvision of t%1is`Act shall be retxoactive and the p1·9v:lsi0usYjhcre0f shall [take 'cmect upon date ot. approval thereof, except. as otherwise pmvédcd for heieiu, and all Acts or parts df Acts contrary to the pmvisions bf this Act or inconsistent therewith `be; 'aud, the same L greyhereby, repealed." E ,_ - " - · ‘ _ , $1l Establishment add composition of Air C§rps.g-Tlxere isd created au”Ai1··C0`i‘ps. The ·Al1‘_C01‘p§ shall consist of dime Chief of the kit Ccrpg, with the rimk·‘ of·maj0r_.genc1•a1; tthxva asélzisqtants, with the rank of·brig11die1f ggncral_; one thou- ’ y®¤d Evahuudxicd andfourtgcn officers in grades from colonel lieutwaxat, inclusive; and sixteen thousand eplitedt mm,  not tq»exceéd" twat thousand five hundred ilyirfg  such part of xvlxom as the Pxjesldent may direct `bei_ug`  lata tactical units or bands, organized as he may pre-  Prcddegl, That the Chief of the Air.“C0;·ps, at least two éh#@dic1;* generals, and at least 90 per ceutuml of the ombgrs    grade bclcw that of the brigwdier général shall be flying    i Pmvided further, That in time? of wa,r 10 per »ceutuQq1  l the total number 0t_0Qcers that may be &lll'h01°l26d·fol' the '    fo1·'s11ci1_ warmdy be immediately commissioned as' " ‘ 0§¢€1'S$ Rmvided igrther, That as soon as ag sumgiaxit AV ga be trained, at jeast 90 per éemtum` tif the tptal T ci 9§{£!.`S authorized for the! Air Gmjps for stnéh war _ i  wing o§ce,1js: Prpcided further, Thati hereafter in — t  `agtwce in prder to insure that the commissioned `0Qcers* tm Air  shall be pmpqrly qualided dylqg cmcers and, ‘   at  givl.ug b t cmts gt the Anjmy mi opportunlty, _ sti  the Smmtary of Wm is l1m·aby_au‘th0rl¤éd tb  l tc      G0rm-o&cers ct all gmdw audusqch qmcers I  start dying training   upon ming so detailed} Sum 6&mrs Jsball xiot r2mai¤.~d%§s1led td thé tfqxfa period ina éxcmct que year 01·`be`pér;napently thexwn  they quhlityy as dying embers: l ide; {fauna, t *1*1:gtt my  "whc is ·   rec0m··V  by the   ci War because at special qmnlmcw l » t    dtlismtljmu as s dye: may be, ddmilod, td the Air     y d ’ g gerlad  M .;<=~¤  than me year, qr may be Qermamntly _ Q in the Air Corps, but such Wamceix, together with  dying (wears who shall have lzgcoma disqqa§ldM for  slmil apt bejacludgd nmcnpthe 90 ipe: aexxtum of dying N “: Am pnpvidcd tgrtlier, That énotbing ln this Act? shall    ¢mstmed_(to,1im{t th$.B{1B1béJ." gt @cém lu each grade that be denim to  Ai; Corps {er   as dying pécerg wat t§e tctul mzmbes bt ¤$cm·s“41lctm tb the Air  y y €‘ j ¤.11,m§.»t becxccedgd. _ Flying @1m shall ·i¤ all  mm-·¤ d ’ W  cmecrs. ,Whm¤ycr    anygng _ in Gm; at mace ia_d¢¤md.,aZs one wm has mmlmd m_ t      @u 1:im1 ratlm as n vilot at     bt    '1'hat all 9@mrs of the Air   how Mldlqg any _ ¤,s‘~ at pilot shall be gousldered as. sym mcm within d ‘_ *`“ Act " should bd tnmilnted “ chapte1·.” - . _ · `

.—-~ARMY 1993- the zhoaoing of this Act': Proockied further, That hereafter in order to roooivé ag rating as a pilot in time of pooco on odlcor or an onlistéd man must Hy in hoa_v_lor~tlmn·air craft at least. two hundred hoixrs while aotiug as a pilot, seventy-Qve of wlnioh must be alone, and must sqccessfully complete tho course pro-, scribed, by competent authority: And provided further, That iuttjme of war a dying omcer may include any officer who has received on aeronautical rating as u pilot of Sorviqe types of air craft an! also in time ot wor moyrinéludo any officer who llas_ received zuxgzoronautical rating as ·0bS€1’V€l'. Othoors and enlisted mon of tho·Army shall receive ongiuoroase ot 50.per contum of thoir pay when by orders of competent authority they org required/to participate ‘ regularly arid tréquontly ini `aerial flights; and when `in oonsequouco/of such orders they do participate in regplar and fréquopt aerial Sights as dé>§ned by such Executive orders as have heretofore been, ormuy hereafter bo, ‘promulgo.tod ~by the President: Provided, `That hothing in this Aot‘ ghall bé construed as amending existing provisions oi law relating to iiying cadets. O1: and éftor July 1,91929; and in timé of péace, not loss than 20 por centum of tho totalntimbor of pilots employed in tactical units of tbc_“Air_ Corps shall bo enlisted mon, except when the Secretary ot·Wor shall determine that it is iizupmcticol to secure that nmmlyor of enlisted giilotsr iu the Air Corps who havé` demonstrated · their Bptnoss and shoym that they {possess tuoyooossory. technical gualidcatloos therefor a`nd‘ are ongagod·~ ixponf the duties {pertaining thereto may- be rated as oir mechanics, 'first class; o1€»-di? mechanics, second "closs,"ui1dor such regulations as- the Sécrotaigy of War moy prosbrlbo. “Each enlisted mon yvhilo holdihg `tho rating of air mechanic, iirst olasé, `andeperformiug the duties no such shall receive the D8? tot the second. grade, and each enlistedmm; while holding the ratil1g_ of Rlitmechanic, sgoood class, and pérforqning tho duties as éuch shall receive the pay of the Qthird gradoi .?w·o¢,·ided, Tbatimch number soothe Secretary ot ’War inoly determine as nocomary, not to exceed 14 por booting: o£—`tho.total aixtborizcd enlisted strength of the Afr Corps; shall be ratod as air mechanics, first closts, or air mechanics; second class. " (July·2,;_1§>26, o. 721, §'2, 44 Stat. 780.) f   Section 2 of the Aot of July 2, 1926, struoi out sectioo 291 of  this Title in tho Code, `ahd sufntitutcd   text in lieu thereof.  jllomponry rank for Air Co1‘po_o§cers.~Tbjo Séoroto ry of ·W'a.r__§_8 hereby `authorized to assim; under such rogolations `as_ ho may dproscribe; owcors oirtho Air Corps togying com$ moods, including wings, groups, sqoadroxis, mgm, oobools, hisimogmnt air stétloosfand to the stem of   otltroops, which ussigriment shall carry with ittompomry rank, including pay ood allowances aporoprloto tozsoch took, no detiarminod by tho`Socrotory oi Wor, for tho period otsoch woiknmmtz Providedt Thgt pooh tomporory rank is limited to two grgdos above tho permanent rank of the owcmv apmlntod:   ftrtkor, Tbat no omcoré s.holl"bo jtomporgrily gdrmcod ih raixk os com tozngilétod in thi; s&t§o¤_unle$ tho Chief oi the Air doo that no omoerb ol! suitable pérnmnont nu are availhblo forritho duty ;roq¤l¤’i¤s, the. increased {And prooidok p'ufthor·, That no omor hold/ing temporary rink mrder tbo__provmoos ot. this soctiou shall be ollxiblo to copmand outside ot bis own corps oxcoptoby_m¤ior1t:y under bis pormmxoot mission (July 2, 19% c. 721, 5 3. §4 Stat. 782.) ' Now soctionr,  · o ’ ( ~ . _ Q 292b. Fivoqogr Air Corps_progrs1¤[~=—I·`or tho purpose of inorooslng thooomcicocy ·-ot tho Air Corps ot tho Army and for its turthog dovolopmodt tho; follosvlug dvoyoor p”rogrom· is d¤tbori@: · _ o,     ~ r ". P·¤·mnq•d.—-The number ot promotion!-list omcors now author- MM by law   tho grodo of socond lieutenant of the RQQUHE Army is bomb; irloronsed by four hundred and three, ard the _ ¥" Aot " should be trygnshtéd “ cboptcr." M fl t
 * Enlisted mon of Jtho fourth, ilfth, `sixth; and sorénth grades;