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 426 70Astat. 210.

PUBLIC LAW 86-197-AUG. 26, 1969

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(4^ Section 3683(4) is amended to read as follows: "(4) all active full-time service, except as a student or apprentice, with the Medical Department of the Army as a civilian employee— " (A) in the dietetic or physical therapy categories, if the service was performed after April 6, 1917, and Before April 1, 1943; or " (B) in the occupational therapy category, if the service was performed before appointment in the Army Nurse Corps or the Women's Medical Specialist Corps and before January 1, 1949." 70A Stat. 228. ^5^ Section 3926 is amended by adding the following new subsection tit the end thereof: " (d) For the purpose of determining whether a commissioned officer of the Army Nurse Corps or the Army Medical Specialist Corps 70A Stat. 224. may be retired under section 3911 of this title, all service computed under section 3683 of this title shall be treated as if it were service as a commissioned officer.". 70A Stat. 394. (6) Section 6324 is amended by striking out the words "an officer" and inserting the words "a regular officer or a reserve officer" in place thereof. 70A Stat. 535. (7) gection 8683(4) is amended to read as follows: " (4) all active full-time service, except as a student or apprentice, with the Medical Department of the Army as a civilian employee— " (A) in the dietetic or physical therapy categories, if the < service was performed after April 6, 1917, and before April 1, 1943; or " (B) in the occupational therapy category, if the service was performed before appointment in the Army Nurse Corps or the Women's Medical Specialist Corps and before January 1, 1949, or before appointment in the Air Force before January 1, 1949, with a view to designation as an Air Force nurse or medical specialist." 70A Stat. 552. (8) Section 8926 is amended by adding the following new subsection at the end thereof: " (d) For the purpose of determining whether an Air Force 70A Stat. 549. nurse or medical specialist may be retired under section 8911 70A Stat. 535.. ^f ^j^jg ^^[^\Q^ Q\\ service computed under section 8683 of this title shall be treated as if it were service as a commissioned officer.". SEC. 2. All appointments made after December 6, 1941, in the Army of the United States without component under the joint resolution of September 22, 1941 (ch. 414, 55 Stat. 728), that were not earlier terminated by administrative action or specific provision of law may be considered for all purposes to have continued in effect until the close of March 31, 1953. SEC. 3. This Act does not deprive anj person of any service credit to which he was entitled on the day before the effective date of this Act. nuttV*.*^"°" °^ ^"' SEC. 4. Any person who, on the effective date of this Act^ would not have completed 18 years of service for which he is entitled to credit in the computation of his basic pay under the laws in effect prior to the effective date of this Act, and who, as a result of the enactment of this Act, is credited with more than 17 years of such service, shall be allowed twelve months from the effective date of this Act to make the election provided by section 1431(b) of title 10, 70A Stat. 108. United States Code, notwithstanding the requirement of the second sentence of that section. Approved August 25, 1959.

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