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 57 STAT.] 78TH CONG. , 1ST SESS.-CHS. 281, 286 -OCT. 26, 27, 1943 SEC. 13. That section 120 (i) of such Act is amended to read as follows: "(i) The terms 'man' and 'enlisted man' mean any enlisted individual, male or female, of the first to seventh grades, both inclusive, and any aviation cadet, in any of the services mentioned in section 101 of this Act, and any member, except the leader and second leader, of the band of the United States Marine Corps, but do not include any member of the Philippine Army, the Philippine Scouts, the insular force of the Navy, the Samoan native guard or band of the Navy, or the Samoan reserve force of the Marine Corps." SEC. 14. That such Act be amended by adding a new section to title I thereof to be numbered 121 and to read as follows: "Src. 121 . The dependents of an enlisted female shall be as pre- scribed by this title except that husband and children shall be included as dependents only when found by the Secretary of the department concerned to be dependent upon her for chief support. The amount of the family allowance payable to the dependents of an enlisted female shall be as prescribed by this title except that the amount for a husband or husband and children shall be that pre- scribed for a wife or wife and children. The provisions of this sec- tion shall be applicable to dependents of any enlisted female only insofar as such' provisions are not inconsistent with the provisions of any law pertaining to the service of which she is a member." SE. 15. This Act shall be effective from the first day of the calen- dar month following the monthe of enactment: Provided, That, for the purpose of adjusting to the provisions of this Act, any family allowance in force when the Act takes effect, which is subject to change by the provisions of the Act, may be paid without change for such period, not exceeding four calendar months, as the Secretary of the department concerned may determine: Proivided further, That whenever such a family allowance is found to be subject to decrease or termination such change shall be effective at the expiration of the period of payment determined under the preceding proviso: Pro- vided further, That whenever such a family allowance is found to be subject to increase the effective date of increase shall be the effective date of this Act. Approved October 26, 1943. [CHAPTER 286] AN ACT To revive and reenact section 9 of an Act entitled "An Act authorizing the con- struction, repair, and preservation of certain public works on rivers and harbors, and for other purposes", approved August 26, 1937. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 9 of the Act approved August 26, 1937 (heretofore extended by Acts of Congress approved July 2, 1940, and September 22, 1941), authoriz- ing the State of Oregon, acting through its highway department, the North Slough Drainage District, and the North Slough Diking Dis- trict, to construct, maintain, and operate a dam and dike for pre- venting the flow of tidal waters into North Slough in Coos County, Oregon, in township 24 south, range 13 west, Willamette meridian, be, and is hereby, revived and reenacted: Provided,That this author- ity shall be null and void unless the actual construction of the dam and dike herein referred to be commenced within five years and completed within eight years from the date of approval hereof. Sic. 2 . The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved October 27, 1943. 581 66 Stat. 386. 37 U. S. C., Supp. II, § 220 (i). "Man" and "en- listed man." 56 Stat. 381. 37 U. S. c., Supp. II, § 201. Ante, p. 577. 56 Stat. 381 . 37 U. 8. C., Supp. II, §§201-220. Dependents of en- listed female. Family allowance. Limitations. Effective date. Existing allowances subject to change. October 27, 1943 [H. R. s8146 [Public Law 171] North Slough, Org. Construction ofda and dike. 50 stat. 866; 54 Stat. 715; 55 Stat. 728

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