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 252 June 9, 1937 [H. R. 6293] [Public, No. 142] Co ast G uard . Rank of certain re- tired officers. 42 Stat. 1130; 49 Stat. 1924 . 14 U. S. C., Supp. II, ° 161. Commandant; re- tirement, pay, etc. Su bs equ ent ap- pointment as captain; grade, if not ap- pointed. Captains. 42 Stat. 1131; 44 Stat. 1261 . 14 U.S. C .°174. Grade ab ove to be that of rear admiral (lower half ). Commodore, retired list; rank abolished. [CH APT ER 31 11 June 10, 1937 AN ACT [H. R. 48091	 To authorize the Works P rogress Administration to lend or give World War [Public, No. 143] relics and other property at Fort Eustis, Virginia, to the American Legion Museum at New po rt News, Virginia. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the Adminis- trator of the Works Progress Administration is hereby authorized, in his discretion, to lend or give any World War relics, museum pieces, quartermaster material, surgical or medical equipment, or other material, now located at Fort Eustis, Virginia, which is of a character appropriate for display in a mu seum and which is no long er r equi red for Gov ern ment use as det ermi ned by the Dire cto r of Procurement, to the American Legion Museum at Newport News, Virginia. The Administrator of the Works Progress Administra- tion shall furnish to the Director of Procurement a list of all prop- erty lent by him pursuant to the provisions hereof. The Director of Procurement shall have custody of any such property which may hereafter be returned by the American Legion Museum, wi th authority to deal therewith as in the case of other surplus personal American Legion Museum, Ne wport News, Va. Loan or gift o f cer- tain World War relics, etc., authorized. List to he furnished. Custody of returned property. 75TH CONGRESS, IST SESSION-CHS. 30 9, 311- JUNE 9, 10, 1937 [CHAPTER 3091 AN ACT To adjust the rank of certain Coast Guard officers on the retired list. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Uni ted Stat es o f Amer ica in Cong ress as semb led, That section 2 of the Act of January 12, 1923 (42 Stat . 1130; U. S. C ., 1934 edition, title 14, sec . 161), as amended by the Act of June 25, 1936 (49 Stat . 1924; U. S. C., 1934 edition, Supp. II, title 14, sec. 161), is hereby amended by striking out the first proviso in. that section and insert- ing the following proviso in lieu thereof : "Provided, That any officer who has served or shall hereafter serve as commandant, if heretofore or hereafter retired, whether before or at any time after the termina- tion of his service as commandant, shall, if receiving the pay of a rear admiral (upper half) at the termination of his service as commandant, be placed on the retired list with the rank and retired pay of a rear admiral (upper half), or, if receiving the pay of a rear admiral (lower half) at the termination of his service as commandant, shall be placed on the retired list with the rank and retired pay of a rear admiral (lower half), and that any officer whose term of service as commandant has expired may be appointed a captain and shall be an additional number in that grade, but, if not so appointed, he shall take the place on the lineal list in the grade that he would have obtained had he not served as commandant and be an additional number in such grade;". SE C. 2 . Section 3 of the Act of January 12, 192 3 (42 Stat. 1131; U . S . C ., 1934 edition, title 14, sec . 174), as amended by the Act of February 28, 1927 (44 Stat . 1261), is hereby amended by striking out so much of the second proviso in that section as follows the semicolon and inserting in lieu thereof the following : "and, in the case of a captain, the rank and retired pay of one grade above shall be the rank and retired pay of a rear admiral (lower half). Any officer of the Coast Guard now having the rank of commodore on the retired list shall hereafter have in lieu thereof the rank of a rear admiral (lower half), without any increase in pay by reason of such change in rank ." Approved, June 9, 1937.