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 628 Provisions limited to present emergency. 6 F. R. 2617. Suspension of nu- merical limitation. 54 Stat. 886. 50U.S.C.,app.§ 303 (b). Proviso. Monthly report to Congress. Enlistments with- ont regard to com- ponent. 54 Stat. 213 . 41 Stat. 785. 10 U.S. C. §634. Army reserve com- ponents, etc., exten- sion of service. 54 Stat. 858 . 50U.S.C., app.§ 401. Short title. PUBLIC LAWS-CHS. 362, 363-AUG. 18, 1941 personnel of the Regular Army for each month of military service rendered by him after the date of enactment of this joint resolution, and after his total military service (rendered before or after such date) exceeds twelve months. (b) The provisions of this section shall be applicable only during the period of the unlimited emergency declared by the President on May 27, 1941. SEC. 9. During the existence of the authority conferred by section 2 of this joint resolution and for six months thereafter the limitation on the number of men who may be in active training and service at any one time under section 3 (b) of the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 is hereby suspended: Provided,That the Secretary of War shall report to the Congress each month the number of men in active training and service in the land forces under section 3 (b) of said Act. SEC. 10. During the existence of the authority conferred by section 2 of this joint resolution, enlistments in the Army of the United States, without regard to component, are hereby authorized in the manner provided by the concluding paragraph of section 127a of the National Defense Act, as amended. SEC. 11. Section 1 of Public Resolution Numbered 96, Seventy-sixth Congress, approved August 27, 1940, is hereby amended (1) by insert- ing after "June 30, 1942," the following: 'or six months after the termination of the authority conferred by section 2 of the Service Extension Act of 1941, whichever is the later" and (2) by adding at the end thereof the following: "Notwithstanding the foregoing pro- visions of this section the President is authorized to order the same member or the same unit into the active military service of the United States for more than one period, except that in the case of any such member any active military service under authority of this resolution in excess of twelve months shall be deemed an extension of active military service within the meaning of section 2 of the Service Exten- sion Act of 1941." SEC. 12 . This joint resolution may be cited as the "Service Exten- sion Act of 1941". Approved, August 18, 1941. [CHAPTER 363] August 18, 1941 [S. 173] [Public Law 214] National Defense Act, amendment. 39 Stat. 198; 54 Stat. 1206. 32U.8.C.§194. Maintenance of troops by State, Terri- tory, etc. Prorisos. Use ot National Guard. Police or constabu- lary. Other militaryforces while National Guard in active Federal serv- ice. AN ACT To amend section 61 of the National Defense Act of June 3, 1916, as amended, for the purpose of extending to Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico, and the Canal Zone the permission to organize military units not a part of the National Guard which was granted to the States by the amendment made to such section by the Act of October 21, 1940. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 61 of the National Defense Act of June 3, 1916, is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 61. No State or Territory nor Puerto Rico or the Canal Zone shall maintain troops in time of peace other than as authorized in accordance with the organization prescribed under this Act: Pro- vided, That nothing contained in this Act shall be construed as limit- ing the rights of the States and Territories and Puerto Rico and the Canal Zone in the use of the National Guard within their respective borders in time of peace: Provided further, That nothing contained in this Act shall prevent the organization and maintenance of State or Territorial police or constabulary: Provided further, That under such regulations as the Secretary of War may prescribe for discipline in training, the organization by and maintenance within any State or Territory or Puerto Rico or the Canal Zone of such military forces [55 STAT.

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