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PUBLIC LAW 85-86l-SEPT. 2, 1958 ((WEARING

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OF CERTAIN DECORATIONS

"Sec. 33 A. A member or former member of an armed force of the United States holding any office of profit or trust under the United States may wear any decoration, order, medal, or emblem accepted 10 USC 1408b. (1) under the Act of July 20, 1942, chapter 508 (56 Stat. 662), or (2) before August 1, 1947, from the government of a cobelligerent or neutral nation or an American Republic." 70A Stat. 628. (f) Section 305(b) of the Career Compensation Act of 1949 (37 U.S.C. 255 (b)) is amended by striking out the figure "1332 (a) (2)" and inserting the figure "1332" in place thereof. Effective date of (g) XMs section is effective as of August 10, 1956, for all purposes. SAVING AND SEVERABILITY CLAUSES SEC. 34. (a) In sections 1-32 of this Act, it is the legislative purpose to restate, without substantive change, the law replaced by those sections on the effective date of this Act. However, laws effective after December 31, 1957, that are inconsistent with this Act shall be considered as superseding it to the extent of the inconsistency. (b) References that other laws, regulations, and orders make to the replaced law shall be considered to be made to the corresponding provisions of sections 1-32. (c) Actions taken under the replaced law shall be considered to have been taken under the corresponding provisions of sections 1-32. (d) If a part of this Act is invalid, all valid parts that are severable from the invalid part remain in effect. If a part of this Act is invalid in one or more of its applications, the part remains in effect in all valid applications that are severable from the invalid applications. (e) The enactment of this Act does not increase or decrease the pay or allowances, including retired and retainer pay, of any person. RESTATEMENT OF SUSPENDED OR TEMPORARILY SUPERSEDED PROVISIONS SEC. 35. If on the effective date of this Act a provision of law that is restated in this Act and repealed by section 36 would have been in a suspended or temporarily superseded status but for its repeal, the provisions of this Act that restate that provision have the same suspended or temporarily superseded status. REPEAL PROVISIONS SEC. 36. The following laws are repealed except with respect to rights and duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun, before the effective date of this Act:

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