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 56 STAT.] 77TH CONG. , 2D SESS.-CH. 805-DEC. 22, 1942 of students and apprentices) as the Secretary of War may consider necessary, whose qualifications, duties, and assignments shall be in accordance with regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary, and who shall be appointed and, at his discretion be removed, by the Surgeon General, subject to the approval of the Secretary. Such personnel shall have relative rank and receive pay and money allow- ances for subsistence and rental of quarters, and mileage and other travel allowances, as now or hereafter provided by law, for com- missioned officers, without dependents, of the Regular Army in the third to the first pay periods, respectively. Persons appointed under the provisions of this section and their dependents shall be entitled to the same allowances and the same rights, privileges, benefits, and gratuities as members of the Army Nurse Corps and their dependents. SEC. 3 . The superintendent of the Army Nurse Corps shall receive pay and allowances of the sixth pay period and have the relative rank of colonel; such assistant superintendents or directors as the Secretary of War may designate shall receive pay and allowances of the fifth or fourth pay periods and have the relative rank of lieutenant colonel or major, respectively; one chief dietitian may be designated by the Secretary of War as Director of Dietitians and one chief physical therapy aide may be designated by the Secretary of War as Director of Physical Therapy Aides, each to have the relative rank of major and receive the pay and allowances of the third pay period; all other assistant superintendents and assistant directors, chief dietitians and chief physical therapy aides shall receive pay and allowances of the third pay period and have the relative rank of captain; chief nurses, head dieticians and head physical therapy aides shall receive the pay and allowances of the second pay period and have the relative rank of first lieutenant- and head nurses, nurses, dieticians and physical therapy aides shall receive pay and allowances of the first pay period and have the relative rank of second lieutenant. Every person paid under the provisions of this Act shall receive an increase of 5 per centum of the base pay of her period for each three years of service up to thirty years, and during any period of service while on sea duty as such duty may be defined by the Secretary of War, or duty in any place beyond the continental limits of the United States or in Alaska, an increase in base pay of 10 per centum. In computing service of members of the Army Nurse Corps there shall be credited active serv- ice in the Army Nurse Corps and in the Navy Nurse Corps, active service as contract nurse prior to February 2, 1901, and service as a reserve nurse on active duty since February 2, 1901. In computing service of female dietetic and physical therapy personnel there shall be credited all active full-time service (except as a student or appren- tice) in the dietetic or physical therapy categories rendered subse- quent to April 6 1917, as a civilian employee of the War Department. SEO. 4 . Employment by the military establishment of female dietetic and female physical therapy personnel (except students and apprentices) shall be limited to persons appointed under the provi- sions of this Act while its provisions are in effect. Appointments of such personnel (except students and apprentices) under the provisions of any other law are hereby terminated as of the last day of the third month following the month in which this Act is enacted if not sooner terminated. Persons whose appointments are terminated by the pro- visions of this section may be appointed under the provisions of this Act in accordance with such regulations as may be promulgated by the Secretary of War. SEa, 5. The Secretary of War is authorized to use appropriations available to the Military Establishment to carry into effect the provi- sions of this Act. 65714°--43-PT. I-68 1073 Superintendent, as- sistants, etc. Longevity pay. Increase for sea duty or duty abroad. Computation of service. Limitation on em- ployment. Appointments un- der other laws. tFuds availabl

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