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10 U.S.C.§ 628 note.

Enlistment extensions. 50 U.S.C.app. §454 note.

10 U.S.C. § 20j note. Personnel strength limitation. 10 U.S.C. § 316a; 34 U.S.C. §§ 105a, 625h;0 U.S.C. § 627a. Ante, p. 75. 34 U.S.C. §§ 151, 691. 10 U.S.C. §§ 20j, 20s.

Increased periods of service.

Separability.

Intoxicating liquors. Regulation of sale, etc.

PUBLIC LAW 51—JUNE 19, 1951

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of the Armed Forces between the period December 7, 1941, and September 2, 1945, inclusive, who is now or may hereafter be ordered to active duty pursuant to this section, shall upon completion of 17 or more months of active duty since June 25, 1950, if he makes application therefor to the Secretary of the branch of service in which he is serving, be released from active duty and shall not thereafter be ordered to active duty for periods in excess of 30 days without his consent except in time of war or national emergency hereafter declared by the Congress: Provided, That the foregoing shall not apply to any member of the inactive or volunteer reserve ordered to active duty whose rating or specialty is found by the Secretary of the military department concerned to be critical and whose release to inactive duty prior to the period for which he was ordered to active duty would impair the efficiency of the military department concerned." SEC. 2. (a) Section 1 of the Act of July 27, 1950 ((54 Stat. 379), is amended by striking out "July 9, 1951" and inserting in lieu thereof "July 1, 1953" and by adding at the end of such section a new sentence as follows: "Xo person whose enlistment has been extended heretofore or hereafter for twelve months pursuant to this Act shall have his enlistment extended for any additional period of time under this Act." (b) Section 7 of the Act of September 9, 1950 (64 Stat. 828), is amended by striking out "July 9, 1951" and inserting in lieu thereof "July 1, 1953". SEC. 3. The Act of August 3, 1950 (64 Stat. 408), is amended to read as follows: "That provisions of law imposing restrictions on the authorized personnel strength of any component of the Armed Forces, including sections 102, 202, 213, and 302 of the Women's Armed Services Integration Act of 1948 (62 Stat. 357, 363, 369, and 371), section 2, title I of the Selective Service Act of 1948 (62 Stat. 605),, as amended, section 2 of the Act of April 18, 1946 (60 Stat. 92), and sections 102 and 202 of the Act of July 10, 1950 (64 Stat. 322 and 323), are hereby suspended until July 31, 1954. "SEC. 2. The active-duty personnel strength of the Armed Forces, exclusive of personnel of the Coast Guard, personnel of the reserve components on active duty for training purposes only, and personnel of the Armed Forces employed in the Selective Service System, shall not exceed a total of five million persons at any time during the period of suspension prescribed in the first section of this Act." SEC. 4. Wherever in this amendatory Act the period of active service for any category of persons is increased, such increased period of service shall be applicable to all persons in such category serving on active duty in the Armed Forces on the date of the enactment of this amendatory Act. SEC. 5. If any provision of this Act or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of the Act and of the application of such provision to other persons and circumstances shall not be aflfected thereby. SEC. 6. The Secretary of Defense is authorized to make such regulations as he may deem to be appropriate governing the sale, consumption, possession of or traffic in beer, wine, or any other intoxicating liquors to or by members of the Armed Forces or the National Security Training Corps at or near any camp, station, post, or other place primarily occupied by members of the Armed Forces or the National Security Training Corps. Any person, corporation, partnership, or association who knowingly violates the regulations which may be made hereunder shall, unless otherwise punishable under the Uniform Code

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