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 81ST CONG. , 1ST SESS.-CH. 681-OCT. 12, 1949 served beyond the continental limits of the United States between 1898-1912, such service having been computed under previous laws as double time toward retirement, shall be entitled to receive the maximum retired pay now or hereafter provided for the grade in which retired. SPECIAL PAY-PHYSICIANS AND DENTISTS SEC. 203. (a) The term "commissioned officers", as used in this section, shall be interpreted to mean only (1) those commissioned officers in the Medical and Dental Corps of the Regular Army, Navy, and Air Force and commissioned medical and dental officers of the Regular Corps of the Public Health Service who were on active duty on September 1, 1947; (2) those officers who, heretofore but subse- quent to September 1, 1947, have been or who, prior to September 1, 1952, may be commissioned in the Medical and Dental Corps of the Regular Army, Navy, and Air Force or as medical and dental officers of the Regular Corps of the Public Health Service; (3) such officers who on September 1, 1947, were or who thereafter have been or may be commissioned in the Medical and Dental Corps of the Officers' Reserve Corps, the United States Air Force Reserve, the Naval Reserve, the National Guard, the National Guard of the United States, the Air National Guard, the Air National Guard of the United States, the Army of the United States, the Air Force of the United States, or as medical and dental officers of the Reserve Corps of the Public Health Service and who heretofore, but subsequent to September 1, 1947, have volunteered and been accepted for extended active duty of one year or longer, or who may, prior to September 1, 1952, volunteer and be accepted for extended active duty of one year or longer; (4) general officers appointed from the Medical and Dental Corps of the Regular Army, the Officers' Reserve Corps, the National Guard, the National Guard of the United States, the Army of the United States, the Regular Air Force, the United States Air Force Reserve, the Air National Guard, the Air National Guard of the United States, and the Air Force of the United States who were on active duty on September 1, 1947; and (5) general officers who, subsequent to September 1 1947, have been or who may be appointed from those officers of the Medical and Dental Corps of the Regular Army, the Officers' Reserve Corps, the National Guard, the National Guard of the United States, the Army of the United States, the Regular Air Force, the United States Air Force Reserve, the Air National Guard the Air National Guard of the United States, and the Air Force of the United States who are included in parts (1), (2), or (3) of this subsection. (b) In addition to any pay, allowances, special or incentive pays that they are otherwise entitled to receive, commissioned officers as defined in subsection (a) of this section shall be entitled to receive special pay at the rate of $100 per month for each month of active service: Provided, That such sum shall not be included in computing the amount of increase in pay authorized by any other provision of this Act or in computing retired pay, disability retirement pav, or any severance pay: Provided further, That the commissioned officers described in subsection (a) (3) of this section shall be entitled to re- ceive the pay provided by this subsection only during periods of volunteer service: And provided further,That no commissioned officer as described in subsection (a) of this section shall, while he is serving as a medical or dental intern, be entitled to receive the special pay of $100 per month as is provided in this subsection. INCENTIVE PAT-HAZARDOUS DUTYr Szo. 204. (a) Subject to such regulations as may be prescribed by the President, members of the uniformed services entitled to receive "Commissioned of- ficers. " Rate of special pay. Restriction. Volunteer service. Interns. 63 STAT.] 809

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