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 73d CONGRESS. SESS. II. CHS. 368-370 . MAY 29, 1934 . 815 shipmen graduated in 1933 who received a certificate of graduation Class of 1933 . and hon orable disch arge a nd whe ther t hey hav e sinc e been marri ed or not may, upon their own application, if physically qualified, and under such regulations as the Secretary of the Navy may prescribe, be appointed as ensigns prior to August 1, 1934, by the President and shall take rank next after the junior ensign appointed in 1933 and among themselves in accordance with their proficiency as shown by the order of merit at date of graduation : And provided further, That the number of such officers so appointed shall, while in excess Excess to be carried of the total number of line officers otherwise authorized by law, extra num bers, etc . be considered in excess of the number of officers in the grade of ensign as determined by any computation, and shall be excluded from any computation made for the purpose of determining the authorized number of line off icers in any grade on the a ctive lis t above t he grade of lieutenant (junior grade) until the total number of line officers shall have been red uced below the numb er ot herwi se a uthor ized by law ." SEC . 6 . That h ereafter any staff officer on the a ctive lis t below t he rank of lieutenant commander shall be advanced to the next higher rank in his corps when the running mate of such staff officer or an officer junior to such running mate has been promoted to that higher rank in the line of the Navy or when a vacancy in that rank exists in the line of the Navy which will in due course be filled by the pro- motion of his running mate or an officer junior to his running mate

Provided, That such staff officer is found qualified in accordance with law for such advancement. The provisions of law relating to the advancement of staff officers now embodied in sections 255, 321, and 348r (Supplement VII), of title 34, United States Code, are hereby amended in accordance with this section. Approved, May 29, 1934. [CHAPTER 370.] Equalization of pro- motions, staff with line officers. Proviso. Qualification require- me nts . U.S.C., Su pp . VII, p. 802. [CHAPTER 369 .] AN ACT May 29, 1934. To provide for the donation of certain Army equipment to posts of the American 	[s .1328.1 Legion. [rublic, No. 265 .] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o f A merica in Co ngress assemb led, That the Secretary of War is authorized and directed to give to each post of the Amer- ican Legion to which obsolete or condemned Army rifles, slings, or cartrid ge bel ts hav e been loane d unde r autho rity of the Act en titled "An Act authorizing the Secretary of War to loan Army rifles to posts of the American Legion ", approved February 10, 1920, as amended, any such equipment now held by such post, and to cancel and release all obligations to the United States incurred pursuant to such Act in connection with loans of such equipment to posts of the Amer ican Leg ion. Approved, May 29, 1934. Am erican Legio n. ObsoleteArmy equip- ment donated to. Vol .41,pp . 403, 977. AN ACT To amend the laws re lating to the length of tours of duty in the Tropics and certain foreign sta tions in the case of offi cers and enl isted men of the Army, Navy, a nd Marine Corps, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o America in Congress assembled, That secti on 12 Foreign assignments f f of Army, etc, officers. (requiring assignments of officers of the Army, Navy, or Marine Provision concerning permanent du ty at Corps to permanent duty in the Tropics and at certain foreign sta- certain forei gn stations tions to be for no t less than three years) of the Treas ury an d Post repealed. May 29, 1934. [S. 3397.] [Public, No. 266.]