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 604 PUBLIC LAWS--CHS. 623-625- -JUNB 24, 1948 [62 STAT. rary partial disability sustained in addition thereto, shall not exceed in the aggregate the sum of $10,000." Applicability. Sc. 6. The provisions of this Act shall be applicable only to injuries or deaths occurring on or after the effective date hereof. Approved June 24, 1948. June 24, 1948 [8. 2505] [Public Law 758] [CHAPTER 624] AN ACT To amend the Act of August 1, 1947, to clarify the position of the Secretary of the Air Force with respect to such Act, and to authorize the Secretary of Defense to establish six additional positions in the professional and scientific service, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the SFecretr of UnitedStates of America in Congress assembled, That the first section of the Act, entitled "An Act to authorize the creation of additional positions in the professional and scientific service in the War and 1 .t. C., Supp. , avy Departments", approved August 1, 1947, is amended to read Si230, 476. as follows: Proiessional and "That the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Navy, and the Secretary of the Air Force are respectively authorized to establish and fix the compensation for, within their respective departments, not more than thirteen positions each, and the Secretary of Defense is authorized to establish and fix the compensation for not more than six positions, each such position being established to effectuate those research and development functions, relating to the national defense, military and naval medicine, and any and all other activities of the National Military Establishment which requires the services of spe- Compensation. cially qualified scientific or professional personnel: Provided, That the rates of compensation for positions established pursuant to the pro- visions of this Act shall not be less than $10,000 per annum nor more than $15,000 per annum, and shall be subject to the approval of the Civil Service Commission." 61. Stat.7 u. 7 SEC. 2 . Section 3 of such Act is amended to read as follows: "epo, t 47bo. "SEC. 3. The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Congress, not later than December 31 of each year, a report setting forth the num- ber of positions established pursuant to this Act in the National Military Establishment during that calendar year, and the name, rate of compensation, and description of the qualifications of each incumbent, together with a statement of the functions performed by each. In any instance where the Secretary may consider full public report on these items detrimental to the national security, he is author- ized to omit such items from his annual report and, in lieu thereof, to present such information in executive sessions of such committees of the Senate and House of Representatives as the presiding officers of those bodies shall designate." Approved June 24, 1948. Junm 24, 1948 18. 265] [Public Law 759] Selectve Service Act fd198. [CHAPTER 625] AN ACT To provide for the common defense by increasing the strength of the armed forces of the United States, including the reserve components thereof, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of Aerica in Congress assembled, TITLE I SrECON 1. (a) This Act may be cited as the "Selective Service Act of 1948".

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