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 548 Extension, by vol- untary written agree- ment. Pay and allow- anc es. Temporary deten- tion b eyond term o f enlistment. Public Health Serv- ice, hospitals. 28 Stat. 229. 24U.S.0.58. Adm ittance of Coas t Guard p er- so nnel. Dependents, etc. Co llecti ons for hos- pi talizat ion, us e of. Act repealed. 45 Stat.603. 14 U.S. C.°179. Admission to citi- zenship. Filipinos in Coast Guard. 75T H CONGRESS, 1sT SESSION-CH. 545-JULY 30, 1937 resulting from his own intemperate use of drugs or alcoholic liquors, or other misconduct, or while in confinement under sentence, or while awaitin g tria l and-d isposit ion of his ca se if t he tri al resu lts in conviction. "( b) The term of enlistment of any enlisted man in the Coast Guard may, by his voluntary written agreement, under such regu- lations as m ay be prescri bed by the Se cretary of the Treasury, be extended for a period of one, two or three full years from the date of expiration of the then-existing term of enlistment, and subsequent to said date an enlisted man who extends his term of enlistment as herein authorized shall be entitled to and shall receive the same pay and allowanc es in all res pects as thou gh regularly d ischarged and reenlisted i mmediately up on expiration of his term o f enlistment . No such extension shall operate to deprive the enlisted man con- cerned, upon discharge at the termination thereof, of any right, privilege, or benefit to which he would have been entitled if his term of enlistment had not been so extended . "(c) The commanding officer of a ny vessel of t he Coast Guar d is authorized, in his discretion, to detain an enlisted man beyond the term of his enlistment until the first arrival of the vessel at its permanent station, or at a port in a State of the United States or in the District of Columbia, unless, in his opinion, the detention of such person for a further period is essential to the public interests, in which case he may detain him for a further period, not exceeding thirty days, after arrival at such station or port. Any person so detained shall be subject in all respects to the laws and regulations for the government of the Coast Guard until his discharge there- from ." SEC . 2 . The Act entitled "An Act extending the benefits of the Marine hospitals to the keepers and crews of life saving stations", approved August 4, 1894, as amended (28 Stat . 229 ; U . S . C ., 1934 edition, title 24, sec . 8), is hereby further amended to read as follows : "(a) Under such regulations as may be prescribed by the Presi- dent, upon the recommendation of the Surgeon General with the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury, all commissioned officers, chief warrant officers, warrant officers, cadets, and enlisted men of the Coast Guard, including those on shore duty and those on detached duty, whether on active duty or retired, shall be entitled to medical, surgical, and dental treatment and hospitalization by the Public Health Service ; and the dependent members of families of officers and enlisted men of the Coast Guard shall be furnished medical ad- vice and out-patient treatment by the Public Health Service at its firs t-, seco nd-, and thi rd-c lass rel ief stat ions, an d su ch d epen dent members of families shall be furnished hospitalization at marine hospitals, if suitable accommodations are available, at a per-diem cost to the officer or enlisted man concerned equivalent to the uniform per-diem reimbursement rate for Government hospitals as approved by the President for each fiscal year. Collections of the Public Health Service for the hospitalization of such dependent members of families shall be credited to the applicable appropriation for the operation of marine hospitals and relief stations. "(b) The Act entitled An Act to extend medical and hospital relief to reti red off icers and ret ired en listed men of the Un ited S tates Coast Guard', approved May 18 1928 (45 Stat . 603 ; U . S . C., 1934 edition, title 14, sec . 179), is hereby repealed ." SEC. 3. Subdivision "Seventh" of section 4 of the Act entitled "An Act to establish a Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization, and to provide for a uniform rule for the naturalization of aliens throughout the United State s", approved June 29, 1906, as amended