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outside the continental United States, except that residents of Territories and possessions of the United States may be trained in the Territory or possession from which they were inducted." (k) Section 5(a) of such Act is amended by inserting before the period at the end thereof the following:": And provided fwthe)\ That nothing herein shall be construed to prohibit the selection or induction of persons by age group or groups under rules and regulations prescribed by the President: And provided further, That— "(1) no local board shall order for induction for training and service in the Armed.Forces of the United States any person who has not attained the age of nineteen unless there is not within the jurisdiction of such local board a sufficient number of persons who are deemed by such local board to be available for induction and who have attained the age of nineteen to enable such local board to meet a call for men which it has been ordered to furnish for induction; and "(•2) no local board shall order for induction for training and service in the Armed Forces of the United States any person who has not attained the age of nineteen, if there is any person within the jurisdiction of such local board who (i) is as much as ninety days older, (ii) has not attained the age of nineteen, and (iii) is deemed by the local board to be available for induction." (1) Section 6(a) of such Act is amended to read as follows: " (a) Commissioned officers, warrant officers, pay clerks, enlisted men, and aviation cadets of the Regular Army, the Navy, the Air Force, the Marine Corps, the Coast Guard, the Coast and Geodetic Survey and the Public Health Service; cadets, United States Military Academy; midshipmen, United States Navy; cadets. United States Coast Guard Academy; midshipmen, Merchant Marine Reserve, United States Naval Reserves; students enrolled in an officer procurement program at military colleges the curriculum of which is approved by the Secretary of Defense; members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces, the Coast Guard, and the Public Health Service, while on active duty; and foreign diplomatic representatives, technical attaches of foreign embassies and legations, consuls general, consuls, vice consuls and other consular agents of foreign countries who are not citizens of the United States, and members of their families, and persons in other categories to be specified by the President who are not citizens of the United States, shall not be required to be registered under section 3 and shall be relieved from liability for training and service under section 4, except that aliens admitted for permanent residence in the United States shall not be so exempted." (m)(1) Section 6(c)(1) of such Act is amended by striking out "the effective date of this title," and inserting in lieu thereof "February 1, 1951,". (2) Section 6(c)(2)(A) of such Act is amended by inserting after the words "six months" a comma and the words "prior to the determination by the Secretary of Defense that adequate trained personnel are available to the National Guard to enable it to maintain its strength authorized by current appropriations, and prior to the issuance of orders for him to report for induction,". (3) Section 6(c)(2)(B) of such Act is amended by inserting after "subsection (b) " a comma and the following: "paragraph (1) of this subsection,". (n) Section 6(d) of such Act is amended to read as follows: "(d)(1) Within such numbers as may be prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, any person who (A) has been or may hereafter be selected for enrollment or continuance in the senior division, Reserve Officers'

62 Stat. 608. 50 U. 8. C. app. §455 (a). Induction by age groups, etc.

62 Stat. 609. 60 U.S.C. §456 (a). Exemptions.

Ante, p. 76. Ante, p. 76. 62 Stat. 610. 50 U.S.C. app. §456 (c).

62 Stat. e n. 50 U.S.C. app. § 456 (d). Deferment of certain ROTC members, etc.

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