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PUBLIC LAW 305-AUG. 9, 1955 Public Law 305

A »»o,oc= August 9, 1955 [H. R. 7000]

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[69 S T A T. CHAPTER 665

AN ACT TQ provide for strengthening of the Reserve Forces, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the "Reserve Forces Act of 1955". AMENDMENTS TO THE ARMED FORCES RESERVE ACT OF 1 9 o 2

66 Stat. 483.

50 USC 9 2 8.

Ready Reserve members.

Training duty.

Post, p. 603.

Post, p. 602.

SEC. 2. (a) Section 205(b) of the Armed Forces Reserve Act of 195.2 (50 U.S.C. 925 (b)) is amended by striking out the words "one million five hundred thousand" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "two million nine hundred thousand. Until July 1, 1957, this total shall not include any person who has a reserve obligation on the date of enactment of the Reserve Forces Act of 1955 whenever such person is not participating satisfactorily in an accredited training program in the Ready Reserve, as prescribed by the appropriate Secretary". (b) Section 208 of such Act is amended by (1) redesignating subsections (f), (g), (h), and (i) thereof as subsections (g), (h), (i), and (j), respectively, and (2) inserting, immediately after subsection (e) thereof, the following new subsection: "(f) Except as specifically provided by regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense (or the Secretary of the Treasury with respect to the United States Coast Guard), (1) each person inducted, enlisted, or appointed in any armed force of the United States or any component thereof under any provision of law after the date of enactment of the Reserve Forces Act of 1955 who becomes a member of the Ready Reserve by reason of any provision of law other than section 208 (c) of this Act, and (2) each person who after the date of enactment of the Reserve Forces Act of 1955 becomes a member of the Ready Reserve under section 263 of this Act, shall be required, while a member of the Ready Reserve, to (A) participate in not less than forty-eight scheduled drills or training periods, and to perform not more than seventeen days of active duty for training, during each year, or (B) perform annually not more than thirty days of active duty for training. Any such member of the Ready Reserve (except any member enlisted therein under section 6(c)(2)(C) of the Universal Military Training and Service Act) who in any year fails to perform such training duty satisfactorily, as determined by the appropriate Secretary pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, may be ordered, without his consent, to perform additional active duty for training for not more than forty-five days. If such failure occurs during the final year of any period of obligatory membership in the Ready Reserve, such membership shall be extended for such time, not exceeding six months, as may be required for the performance by such member of such additional active duty for training." (c) Section 208(g) of such Act, as amended by the preceding subsection of this Act, is amended by— (1) redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) thereof as paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), respectively; and (2) inserting, immediately after paragraph (1) thereof, the following new paragraph: "(2) if he (A) has served on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States for not less than twelve months, and has served satisfactorily as a member of a unit of the Ready Reserve pursuant to a transfer made under section 263(a) of this Act for

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