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 PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 625-JUNE 24, 1948 ACTIVE DUTY FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS OF RESERVE COMPONENTS SEC. 7. Notwithstanding any other provision of law or of this title, the President is hereby authorized to order into the active service of the armed forces of the United States, without their consent and for a period not to exceed twenty-one consecutive months each, members (other than those exempted or deferred from training and service Ante, p. 61i under the provisions of section 6 (c)) of any or all reserve components of the armed forces of the United States who shall have had less than ninety days' continuous active service in the armed forces of the United States, exclusive of periods of active training duty. No mem- ber of the National Guard of any State, Territory, or the District of Columbia shall be ordered into the active service of the armed forces of the United States under this section unless the governor of such State or Territory, or the Commanding General of the District of Columbia National Guard in the case of a member of the District of Columbia National Guard, has consented to the ordering into active service of the armed forces of the United States of members of the National Guard of his State, Territory, or District, as the case may be, in accordance with such program or programs as may have been mutually agreed upon. Nothing in this section shall be construed to repeal or abridge any existing law which authorizes the ordering of members of reserve components of the armed forces into active service. BOUNTIES; SUBSTTrUTES; PURCHASES OF RELEASE SEC. 8. No bounty shall be paid to induce any person to enlist in or be inducted into the armed forces of the United States: Provided, That the clothing or enlistment allowances authorized by law shall not be regarded as bounties within the meaning of this section. No person liable for training and service in such forces shall be permitted or allowed to furnish a substitute for such training and service; no sub- stitute as such shall be received, enlisted, enrolled, or inducted into the armed forces of the United States; and no person liable for train- Antc, p. 60. ing and service in such forces under section 4 shall be permitted to escape such training and service or be discharged therefrom prior to the expiration of his period of such training and service by the pay- ment of money or any other valuable thing whatsoever as considera- tion for his release from such training and service or liability therefor. SEPARATION FROM SERVICE; REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS Certificate of serv- ice. Ante, p. 606. Physical examina- tion. Reemployment rights. SEC. 9. (a) Any person inducted into the armed forces under this title for training and service, who, in the judgment of those in authority over him, satisfactorily completes his period of training and service under section 4 (b) shall be entitled to a certificate to that effect upon the completion of such period of training and service, which shall include a record of any special proficiency or merit attained. In addition, each such person who is inducted into the armed forces under this title for training and service shall be given a physical examination at the beginning of such training and service, and upon the completion of his period of training and service under this title, each such person shall be given another physical examina- tion and, upon his written request, shall be given a statement of physi- cal condition by the Secretary concerned: Provided, That such state- ment shall not contain any reference to mental or other conditions which in the judgment of the Secretary concerned would prove injuri- ous to the physical or mental health of the person to whom it pertains. (b) In the case of any such person who, in order to perform such training and service, has left or leaves a position (other than a tem- porary position) in the employ of any employer and who (1) receives such certificate, and (2) makes application for reemployment within 614 [62 STAT.

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