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 PUBLIC LAWS ENACTED DURING THE FIRST SESSION OF THE SEVENTY-NINTH CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday, January3, 1945, and adjourned sine die on Friday, December 21, 1945 FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, President until his death, April 12, 1945; HARRY S. TRUMAN, President on and after April 12, 1945; HENRY A. WALLACE, Vice President to January 20, 1945; HARRY S. TRUMAN, Vice President from January 20, 1945, to April 12, 1945; KENNETH MCKELLAR, President of the Senate pro tempore; SAM RAYBURN, Speaker of the House of Representatives. [CHAPTER 1] AN ACT To further amend section 22 of the Act approved March 4, 1925, entitled "An Act providing for sundry matters affecting the naval service, and for other purposes", by changing the limitation on the total personnel of the Naval Reserve Officers' Training Corps, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That subsection (a) of section 22 of the Act approved March 4, 1925 (43 Stat. 1276), as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows: "SEC. 22. (a) A Naval Reserve Officers' Training Corps is hereby authorized to be established and operated under such regulations as the President may prescribe, which regulations shall, so far as may be practicable, conform to the provisions of the National Defense Act approved June 3, 1916, sections 40 to 53, inclusive (39 Stat. L . 191-194), as amended: Provided, That the powers conferred therein upon the Secretary of War with regard to the Reserve Officers' Training Corps are hereby conferred upon the Secretary of the Navy with regard to the Naval Reserve Officers' Training Corps: Pro- vided further, That all expenditures in connection with the estab- lishment and operation of the Naval Reserve Officers' Training Corps shall be specifically appropriated therefor: Provided further, That members of the Naval Reserve Officers' Training Corps shall be eligible for appointment as Naval Reserve officers under the same conditions as provided by law for the appointment of Naval Reserve officers from other citizens of the United States, and when so appointed shall have the same status and be entitled to the same benefits in all respects as provided by law for other members of the Naval Reserve: Providedfurther, That the word 'naval' wherever used in this section shall be construed to include Marine Corps: And provided further That until the expiration of one year after the cessation of hostilities in the present war as declared by the President or by concurrent resolution of Congress, the total personnel 3 February 13, 195 [H. R. 621] [Public Law 1] Naval Reserve Offi- cers' Training Corps. 34 U. S. C., Supp. IV, § 821 (a). Establishment and operation. P'oa, p. 204. 10U. .C.. 381d eq.; Supp. IV, 383 d ¶?owers of Secretary of Navy. Specific appropria- tion required. Eligibility as Naval Reserve officers. Status and benefits. "Naval" to include Marine Corps. Total personne

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