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ble to commissioned, warrant, and enlisted members, respectively, of the National Guard of the United States and the Air National Guard of the United States referred to in this Act, and to their beneficiaries and dependents. CHAPTER 5—CIVIL EMPLOYMENT

SEC. 246. When not on active duty, members of the reserve components shall not be held or considered to be officers or employees of the United States, or persons holding any office of profit or trust or discharging any official function under or in connection with any department or agency of the United States, solely by reason of their appointments, oaths, commissions, or status as such, or any duties or functions performed or pay and allowances received as such. SEC. 247. Members of the reserve components, subject to the approval of the appropriate Secretary, may accept civil employment with and compensation therefor from any foreign government or any concern which is controlled in whole or in part by a foreign government. CHAPTER 6—SEPARATION

SEC. 248. Subject to the provisions of this Act, the discharge of commissioned officers of the reserve components shall be effected at the pleasure of the President, and the discharge of other members of the reserve components shall be in accordance with regulations promulgated by the appropriate Secretary. SEC. 249. (a) An officer of the reserve components who has completed three years of commissioned service shall not be involuntarily discharged or separated except pursuant to the approved recommendation of a board of officers convened by competent authority or the approved sentence of a court-martial: Provided, That this subsection shall not apply to separation effected under subsection (b) of this section or section 231 of this Act. (b) The President or the appropriate Secretary may drop from the rolls any member of the reserve components who has been absent without authority from his place of duty for a period of three months or more, or who, having been found guilty by the civil authorities of any offense, is finally sentenced to confinement in a Federal or State penitentiary or correctional institution. (c) A member of a reserve component discharged or separated for cause other than as specified in subsection (b) of this section shall be given a discharge under honorable conditions unless— (1) a discharge under conditions other than honorable is effected pursuant to the approved sentence of a court-martial or the approved findings of a board of officers convened by competent authority, or (2) the member consents to a discharge under conditions other than honorable with waiver of court-martial or board proceedings. CHAPTER 7—ADMINISTRATION



SEC. 250. There shall be no discrimination between and among members of the Regular and reserve components in the administration of laws applicable to both Regulars and Reserves. SEC. 251. The Secretary of the Treasury with the concurrence of the Secretary of the Navy, and, subject to such standards, policies, and procedures as may be prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Navy, and the Secretary of the Air Force shall make and publish such regulations as he determines necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. Insofar as

Regulations.

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