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 71 S T A T. 3

PUBLIC LAW 85-155-AUG. 21, 1957

(18) Section 8915 is amended— (A) by inserting " (a) " at the beginning thereof; (B) by striking out the words "section 8067" and inserting in place thereof the words "section 8067(a) - (d) or (g) - (i) "; and (C) by adding the following new subsection at the end thereof: " (b) The Secretary of the Air Force may defer the retirement under this section of any Air Force nurse or medical specialist in the regular grade of major until the thirtieth day after she completes 28 years of service computed under section 8927(a) of this title." (19) Section 8916(a) is amended by striking out the words ", except an Air Force nurse or a woman medical specialist,". (20) Section 8927(a) is amended— (A) by inserting the following new clause after clause (2): "(3) For an Air Force nurse or medical specialist, the period of service credited to her under the Army-Navy Nurses Act of 1947, as amended, or credited to her under section 8287(b) of this title at the time of her appointment, plus her years of active commissioned service in the Regular Air Force after her appointment in the Regular Air Force." (B) by striking out in present clause (4) the words "(1) or (3) " and inserting in place thereof the words " (1), (3), or (4) "; (C) by striking out in present clause (5) the words "clause (2) " and inserting in place thereof the words "clause (2) or (3) "; and (D) by redesignating present clauses (3), (4), and {5) as " (4) ", " (5) ", and " (6) ", respectively. (21) The analysis of chapter 867 is amended— (A) by striking out the following items:

389 Retirement. 70A Stat. 550.

70A Stat. 550. 70A Stat. 553.

70A Stat. 548.

"8912. Twenty years or more: Regular Air Force nurses and women medical specialists."; "8915. Twenty-five years: female majors except those designated under section 8067 of this title."; and "8928. Computation of years of service: voluntary retirement; Regular Air Force nurses and women medical specialists."; and

(B) by inserting the following new item: "8915. Twenty-five years: female majors except those designated under section 8067 (a) - (d) or (g)-(i) of this title."

(22) Section 8991 is amended— (A) by striking out formula " A " of the table therein; and (B) by redesignating formulas " B ", "C", " D ", and " E " as "A", " B ", "C", and " D ", respectively. SEC. 302. The Secretary of the Air Force may convene boards of officers to review the records and compute the service of each Air Force nurse or medical specialist who is on the active list of the Regular Air Force on the effective date of this Act, in order to adjust the service credited to each of them to reflect the service authorized to be credited under section 8287(b) of title 10, United States Code. When that adjustment is made, the officers whose credit is so adjusted shall be given precedence for promotion purposes in accordance with their adjusted dates of rank. If, as a result of readjustment of service credit under this section, an officer becomes eligible for promotion, she shall be considered for promotion by the next selection board considering officers of her grade and category. If she is promoted on the recommendation of that board, her date of regular grade and her position on the applicable promotion list shall be adjusted to reflect her increased service. SEC. 303. An Air Force nurse or medical specialist who is promoted to a higher regular grade within one year after the effective date of this Act and who would otherwise be retired under chapter 865 or 867

Retired pay. 70A Stat. 556.

Service adjustment.

70A Stat. 508.

Retirement date.

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