Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 72 Part 1.djvu/1561

 72

STAT.]

PUBLIC LAW 85-86 1 - S E P T. 2, 1958

1519

tors of medicine, osteopathy, or dentistry, as the case may be, who are citizens of the United States and who have such other qualifications as the Secretary of the Air Force may prescribe. I n addition, to be eligible for appointment under this section with a view to designation as a medical officer, a doctor of osteopathy must— "(1) be a graduate of a college of osteopathy whose graduates are eligible to be licensed to practice medicine or surgery in a majority of the States; "(2) be licensed to practice medicine, surgery, or osteopathy in a State or Territory or in the District of Columbia; "(3) under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, have completed a number of years of osteopathic and preosteopathic education equal to the number of years of medical and premedical education prescribed for persons entering recognized schools of medicine who become doctors of medicine and who would be qualified for appointment under this section in the grade for which that person is applying; and "(4) have such other qualifications as the Secretary of the Air Force prescribes after considering the recommendation, if any, of the Surgeon General. "(b) For the purposes of determining grade, position on a promotion list, seniority in his grade in the Regular Air Force, and eligibility for Dromotion, an officer appointed under subsection (a) shall be credited with the amount of service prescribed by the Secretary, but not less than four years. However, a doctor of medicine or osteopathy who has completed an internship of one year, or the equivalent, may not be credited with less than five years." (174) Section 8295 is amended to read as follows: lo use 8295. ^'§ 8295. Commissioned officers: original appointment; determination of place on promotion list "The name of each person who is originally appointed in a commissioned grade in the Regular Air Force and whose name is to be carried on a promotion list, other than a person appointed with a view to designation as a medical or dental officer or as an Air Force nurse or medical specialist, shall be placed on the applicable promotion list immediately below the junior officer of the same grade on that list who has the same or the next longer service credited to him under section 8287 of this title." (175) Section 8296(b) is amended by striking out clause (8) and lo use 8296. inserting the following new clause in place thereof: "(8) Air Force medical specialists." (177) Chapter 835 is amended— ^ lo u s e 828i8313. (A) by adding the following new section at the end thereof: ''§8314. Commissioned officers: promotion not to be delayed by another appointment "The promotion to a higher regular grade of a commissioned officer of the Air Force who is on a recommended list awaiting promotion may not be withheld or delayed because of the original appointment of any other person to a commissioned grade in the Regular Air Force. This section does not apply to appointments of persons with a view to designation as medical or dental officers or Air Force nurses or medical specialists."; and 98395-59-PT. 1-96

�