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 508 73d CONGRESS. SESS. II. CH. 100. MAR CH 27, 1934 . AN ACT To authorize the Postmaster General to accept and use equipment, landing fields, men, and material of the War Department, for carrying the mails by air, and for o ther purpose s. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Air mail, postal lee . ser e • United States of America in Congress assembled, That during the i Temporary use of period not to exceed one year after the date of passage of this Act War Depar tment equ ip men t, etc., the Secretary of War is authorized to place at the disposal of the authorized . Postmaster General such airplanes, landing fields, pilots, and other employees and equipment of the Army of the United States as may be needed or required for the transportation of mail during such period by air over routes and schedules prescribed by the Postmaster Proviso. General : Provided, That this authority shall not be used unless Airplane equipment. and/or until such airplanes shall be fully equipped with the special equipment ne cessary by st andard practi ce for safe ni ght and clay air-mail transport ; and that pilots shall not be assigned to such airplanes unless and/or until fully and adequately trained in the use of such spec ial equipment. SEC. 2 . The Postmaster General is authorized to transfer to the War Department such sums appropriated under the Act approved March 3, 1933, making appropriations for the Treasury and Post Office Departments for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1934, for the inland transportation of mail by aircraft, and for the incidental expenses thereof incurred from and after February 10, 1934, as may be required to pay the expenses of carrying the mails of the United States as provided in section 1 hereof, including replacement for all airplanes and equipment and other material damaged, destroyed, or expended thereby : Provided, That officers, warrant officers, and enlisted men of the Army on duty hereunder, while away from their permanent posts of duty, shall be paid the same per diem as is payable to civilian employees of the United States under the Subsistence Expense Act o f 1926, as am ended. SEC. 3. The p erformance by military pers onnel of duty hereunder shall in no way disturb or change their military status tinder their respective commissions, warrants, or enlistments, in the Army, or any right, privilege, benefit, or responsibility, growing out of'said military status. S EC. 4 . In case an y offi cer (in cluding warra nt and Reserve offic ers) or enlisted man is injure d or killed w hile performin g duty here- under, the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs is authorized and direct ed to p ay to such of ficer o r enli sted ma n, and/ or his depend ents, pension at the rate prescribed in part I, Veterans' Regulation Num- bered 1 (a), and amendments thereto : Provided, That in the event of injury of any such officer or enlisted man the degree of disability resulting therefrom shall be determined pursuant to the rating schedule autho rized by Vete rans' Regulat ion Numbered 3 (a)
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optio nal b enef its. vided further, That choice shall be made of the benefits provided in sections 4 and 5 of this Act. SEC. 5 . Reserve officers performing duty hereunder shall be deemed to be in the active military service and if injured or killed such officer and/or his de penden ts and benefic iaries shall be enti tled t o the same ben efit s as in the case of offi cers of the Regu lar Army and /or their dependents and beneficiaries. Section 4 and this section shall be deemed to take effect on February 10, 1934. March 27, 1934. [H .R. 7966.1 [Public, No. 140.1 Pilots. Postm aste r Ge neral to reimburse War De- partment for incurred expenses. Appropriation avail- able. Vol. 47, p. 1510. Rep lac em ent damaged, etc ., plane. Proviso. Pe r diem allow ance. Vol. 44, p. 688. US.C .,Supp VII.p. 53. for a ir- Statu s of mil itary personnel not affected by change of duty . Injuries in line of duty. Payment of pension prescribed b y Veter- ans' Regulation, No. 1(a). Provisos. Determination of de. gree of disabil ity. Reserve officers per- forming duty, deemed in active service. Inj uries, etc ., be ne- fits. Effective date. [CHAPTER 100.1