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 PUBLIC LAWS-CHS. 146-148-MAY 24, 1939 Status when relieved of active duty. Annual rate of re- tirement pay. Provisos. Citation for extra- ordinary heroism, etc. Limitation on amount. Determination of extraordinary heroism. Application of Act. Regulations. May 24, 1939 [S. 965] [Public, No. 88] Saint Louis River. Authorized bridge construction, Duluth, Minn., to Superior, Wis.; location modi- fied. 52 Stat. 1256 . when relieved of active service shall retain upon the retired list the rank and service held by him at the time of such relief, with pay and such increases as are prescribed in section 5 of this Act. SEC. 5. The annual rate of pay of any enlisted man retired under this Act shall be 21/2 per centum of the sum of his base pay and all permanent additions thereto at the time of his retirement, multiplied by the number of years of his service: Provided, That any enlisted man retired under this Act who has been cited for extraordinary heroism in line of duty, or whose average marks in conduct during his service in the Coast Guard shall be not less than 971/2 per centum of the maximum, shall be entitled to have his retired pay increased by an amount equal to 10 per centum of the sum of his base pay and all permanent additions thereto at the time of his retirement: Provided further, That the retired pay of any enlisted man retired under this Act shall not in any case exceed 75 per centum of the sum of his base pay and all permanent additions thereto at the time of his retirement: And provided further, That the determination of the Secretary of the Treasury as to what consti- tutes extraordinary heroism for the purpose of this section shall be final and conclusive. SEc. 6. (a) The provisions of this Act shall be supplementary to, but shall not be construed to limit or supersede, existing laws relating to the retirement of enlisted personnel of the Coast Guard. (b) The Commandant may prescribe such regulations which shall be subject to approval by the Secretary of the Treasury, as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act. Approved, May 24, 1939. [CHAPTER 147] AN ACT To amend the Act entitled "An Act authorizing the Port Authority of Duluth, Minnesota, and the Harbor Commission of Superior, Wisconsin, to construct a highway bridge across the Saint Louis River from Rice's Point in Duluth, Minnesota, to Superior in Wisconsin", approved June 30, 1938. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the first section of the Act entitled "An Act authorizing the Port Authority of Duluth, Minnesota, and the Harbor Commission of Superior, Wis- consin, to construct a, highway bridge across the Saint Louis River from Rice's Point in Duluth, Minnesota, to Superior in Wisconsin", approved June 30, 1938, is amended by striking out "to the vicinity of the lower end of Banks Avenue extended to the shore line in Superior, Wisconsin", and inserting in lieu thereof "to such point in Superior, Wisconsin, as the Harbor Commission of Superior shall designate". Approved, May 24, 1939. [CHAPTER 148] AN ACT May 24, 1939 [S. 1876] To readjust the commissioned personnel of the Coast Guard, and for other purposes. IPublic, No. 891 Coast Guard. Readjustment of commissioned person- nel. 45 Stat. 1533. 14U.S.C. 10. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the UnitedStates of America in Congress assembled, That section 1 of the Act entitled "An Act to readjust the commissioned personnel of the Coast Guard, and for other purposes", approved March 2, 1929 (45 Stat. 1533; U. S . C., title 14, sec. 10), is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following paragraph: 756 [53 STAT.

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