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 156 Post, p. 160. Provisos. Deemed not in active service except when so ordered. Appointment of non - co mm ie vi on ed National Guard office rs. Vol. 39, p. 197. Unit organizations. President to pre- scribe. Proviso. State approval. Vol.39,p.200; Vol. 43, p. 470. Enlistments, Nation- al Guard and National Guard of the United States. Provisos. Transfe rs of e nlisted men to National Guard of United States for unexpired terms. Enlistment period may be extended in an eme rge ncy . Vol. 39, p. 201 ; Vol. 41, p. 781, amended. Enlistment contract and oath. Form. 73d CONGRESS. SESS. I. CH. 87. JU NE 15, 1933 . National Guard of the United States, as hereinafter provided, and of such other officers and warrant officers as may be appointed therein as provided in section 111 hereof : Prov ided, That the mem- bers of the National Guard of the United States shall not be in the active service of the United States except when ordered thereto , in accordance with law, and, in time of peace, they shall be admin- istered, armed, uniformed, equipped and trained in their status as the National Guard of the several States, Territories, and the Dis- trict of Columbia, as provided in this Act : And provided further, That under such regulations as the Secretary of War shall prescribe,, noncommi ssioned officers, first-class pri vates, and enlis ted specialists of the National Guard may be appointed in corresponding grades, ratings, and branches of the National Guard of the United States, without vacating their respective grades and ratings in the National Gua rd ." SEC . 6. That section 60 of said Act be, and the same is hereby, amended by striking out the same and inserting the following in lieu thereof " SEC. 60. ORGANIZATION OF NATIONAL GUARD UNITS .-Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, the organization of the National Guard, including the composition of all units thereof, shall be the same as that which is or may hereafter be prescribed for the Regular Army, subject in time of peace to such general exceptions as may be authorized by the Se cretary of War. And the President may prescribe the particular unit or units, as to branch or arm of service, to be maintained in each State, Territory, or the Dis trict of Columbia in order to se cure a force which, when com- bined, shall form complete higher tactical units

Pro vided , That no chang e in a llotm ent, branch, or arm of units or organ izatio ns wholly within a single State will be made without the approval of the governor of the State concerned ." SEC. 7. That secti on 69 of said Act be, and the same is hereb y, amended by striking out the same and inserting the following in lieu thereof " SEC. 69. ENLISTMENTS IN THE NATIONAL GUARD AND IN TH3: NA TIO NAL GUARD OF THE UNIT ED STATES .-Original enlistments in the National Guard and in the National Guard of the United States shall be for a period of three years, and subs equent e nlistmen ts for periods of one or three years e ach : Provided, That all enlisted men of the National Guard on the date of approval of this Act may . under such regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary of War, be enlisted in grade, rating, and branch in the National Guard of the United States for the remaining unexpired portions of their enlistments in the National Guard : And Provided further, That in the event of an emergency declared by Congress the period of any enlistment which otherwise would expire may by Presidential proc- lamation be extended for a period of six months after the termina- tion of the emergency ." SEC . 8 That section 70 of said Act be, and the same is hereby, amended by striking out the same and inserting the following in lieu the reo f " SEC. 70. Men enlisting in the National Guard of the several States, Territories, and the District of Columbia, and in the National Guard of the United States, shall sign an enlistment contract and subscribe to the following oath or affirmation "I do hereb y acknow ledge to have vo luntaril y enlist ed this 	 day of, 19__, as a soldier in the National Guard of the United States and the State of 	for the period of three (or one) year_-, under the conditions prescribed by law, unless sooner dis-