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 58 STAT.] 78TH CONG., 2D SESS.-CH. 453-SEPT. 30, 1944 SEC. 6. Section 9 of said Act is hereby amended to read as follows: "SEC. 9. No member of the auxiliary, solely by reason of such membership, shall be vested with or exercise any right, privilege, power, or duty vested in or imposed upon the personnel of the Coast Guard or the Reserve, except that any such member may, under appli- cable regulations, be assigned specific duties, which, after appropriate training and examination, he has been found competent to perform, to effectuate the purposes of the auxiliary. No member of the auxil- iary shall be placed in charge of a motorboat, yacht, aircraft, or radio station assigned to Coast Guard duty unless he has been specifically designated by authority of the Commandant to perform such duty. Members of the auxiliary, when assigned to specific duties as herein authorized, shall, unless otherwise limited by the Commandant, be vested with the same power and authority, in execution of such duties, as members of the regular Coast Guard assigned to similary duty. When any member of the auxiliary is assigned to such duty he may, pursuant to applicable regulations, be paid actual necessary traveling expenses, including a per diem allowance of not to exceed $6 in lieu of subsistence, while traveling and while on duty away from his home: Provided, however, That no per diem shall be paid for any period during which quarters and subsistence in kind are furnished by the Government: Provided further, That no per diem shall be paid for any period while such member is performing duty on a vessel." SEC. 7 . Said Act is hereby further amended by adding thereto a new section 11, to read as follows: "SEc. 11 . When any member of the auxiliary is physically injured or dies as a result of physical injury incurred while performing patrol duty or any other specific duty to which he has been assigned as herein authorized, such member or his beneficiary shall be entitled to the same benefits as are now or as may hereafter be provided for temporary members of the Coast Guard Reserve who suffer physical injury or death resulting from physical injury incurred in line of duty. Members of the auxiliary who contract sickness or disease while performing patrol duty or any other specific duty to which they have been assigned as herein authorized shall be entitled to the same hospital treatment as is afforded members of the Regular Coast Guard." SEC. 8. Said Act is hereby further amended by adding thereto a new section 12, to read as follows: "SEC. 12. Members of the auxiliary shall be entitled only to such rights, privileges, and benefits as are specifically set forth in this Act for them or as may be specifically provided for them in any other law. Any law which grants rights, privileges, or benefits generally to military personnel or, among others, to personnel of the Coast Guard and the Reserve component thereof, without specifi- cally granting such rights, privileges, or benefits to members of the auxiliary shall not be deemed applicable to members of the auxiliary." SEC. 9 . Section 302 of said Act is hereby amended to read as follows: "SEc. 302. The Secretary of the Treasury, when the Coast Guard is operating in the Treasury Department, and the Secretary of the Navv, when the Coast Guard operates as part of the Navy, are hereby authorized to prescribe one or more suitable distinguishing flags, pennants, or other identifying insignia to be displayed by the motorboats, yachts, aircraft, and radio stations owned by members of the auxiliary or the Reserve, one or more suitable insignia which may be worn by such members, and one or more suitable unifonns which may be worn by members of the auxiliary. Such flags, pen- 761 55 Stat. 10 . 14U.S. C. §268. Rights, powers, du- ties, etc., of members. Assignment limita- tions. Traveling expenses Per diem restrie. tions. Injury or death ben- efits. Hospital treatment. Limitations on gts prght, ivlege, and 55 Stat. IS. 14 U. S. C., Supp. m, 1352. Flags, pennants, and insignia.

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