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PUBLIC LAW 150—SEPT. 19, 1951

hold his appointment as Judge Advocate General and no reappointment of such officer as Judge Advocate General shall be required after the enactment of this Act. (b) The Secretary of the Air Force, the Judge Advocate General of the Air Force, and officers heretofore or hereafter designated as judge advocates shall be vested with and shall exercise the same powers and duties with respect to the administration of military justice within the Air Force as are vested in the Secretary of the Army, the Judge Advocate General of the Army and judge advocates of the Army, respectively, with respect to the administration of military justice within the Army. The Judge Advocate General of the Air Force shall perform such other legal duties as may be directed by the Secretary of the Air Force. TITLE IV — K E P E A L S, AMENDMENTS, AND PROVISIONS

Administration ol military justice.

SAVING

SEC. 401. (a) The following laws and parts of laws are hereby repealed: (1) The proviso of section 401 of the Army Organization Act of 1950 and all laws and parts of laws set forth in said section to the extent applicable to the Department of the Air Force or the Air Force Establishment and not heretofore repealed; (2) Sections 1, 2, and 3 of the Act of June 25, 1948 (62 Stat. 1014; 5 U.S.C. 627 j-1): Provided, That such repeal shall not affect the existing applicability of the Articles of War to the Air Force and actions under such articles shall be enforced in the same manner and with the same effect as if this Act had not been passed. (b) All other laws and parts of laws to the extent that they are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed. SEC. 402. The National Security Act of 1947, as amended, is hereby amended by striking out the words "command over the United States Air Force" in section 208(b) thereof and substituting in lieu thereof the words "command over the air defense command, the strategic air command, the tactical air command, and such other major commands as may be established by the Secretary under section 308(b) of the Air Force Organization Act of 1951, and shall have supervision over all other members and organizations of the Air Force,". SEC. 403. All laws and parts of laws not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act applicable to the Air Force Establishment, or to organizations, components or personnel thereof, whether so applicable by their terms or by operation of the National Security Act of 1947, as amended, shall continue in effect and shall be construed to apply to the Air Force Establishment and to the corresponding successive organizations, components, and personnel as set forth in this Act. SEC. 404. (a) Nothing in this Act shall require the reappointment or redesignation of any person in the Air Force Establishment occupying a position or performing a duty as now prescribed by law. (b) Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Act every power vested in and every duty imposed upon any office or officer, civilian or military, of the Air Force Establishment by any law, regulation, o r order in force immediately prior to the effective date of this Act, shall continue to be applicable to such office and exercised and performed by such officer until the Secretary of the Air Force shall otherwise direct in accordance with the authority conferred upon him by this Act. SEC. 405. Except as provided in section 305, nothing contained in this Act shall be construed to amend or repeal the provisions of law

64 Stat. 270. lOU.S.C.§lbno.te.

61 Stat. 503. 5 U.S.C. § 626c.

Reappointment; redesignation.

Prior powers and duties.

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