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PUBLIC LAW 89-603-SEPT. 24, 1966

[80 STAT.

Public Law 89-603 September 24, 1966 [H. R. 11488]

Medical Service Corps. Brigadier gene r a l, authorization. 70A Stat. 168.

AN ACT To authorize the grade of brigadier general in the Medical Service Corps of the Regular Army, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That title 10, United States Code, is amended as follows: (1) By striking out section 3068 and inserting the following new section in place thereof: "§ 3068. Medical Service Corps: organization; Chief and assistant chiefs "There is a Medical Service Corps in the Army. The Medical Service Corps consists of— "(1) the Chief of the Medical Service Corps, who shall be appointed by the Secretary of the Army from among the officers of the Medical Service Corps whose regular grade is above captain; "(2) the assistant chiefs of the Medical Service Corps, who shall be designated by the Surgeon General from officers in that Corps and who shall be his consultants on activities relating to their sections; "(3) commissioned officers of the Regular Army appointed therein; " (4) other members of the Army assigned thereto by the Secretary of the Army; and "(5) the following sections— " (a) the Pharmacy, Supply, and Administration Section; " (b) the Medical Allied Sciences Section; "(c) the Sanitary Engineering Section; " (d) the Optometry Section; and "(e) other sections considered necessary by the Secretary of the Army." (2) Section 3210 is amended by adding the following new subsection at the end thereof: "(e) The authorized strength of the Medical Service Corps in general officers on the active list of the Regular Army is one commissioned officer in the regular grade of brigadier general." Approved September 24, 1966.

Public Law 89-604 September 26, 1966 [H. R. 6686]

U.S. Botanic Garden. Retirement of employees. 70 Stat. 743; 78 Stat. 8. Coverage.

AN ACT To amend the Civil Service Retirement Act in order to correct an inequity in the application of such Act with respect to the United States Botanic Garden, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assemhted, That (a) section 1(c) of the Civil Service Retirement Act, as amended (5 LT.S.C. 2251(c)), is amended by inserting "an officer or employee of the United States Botanic Garden," immediately following "the Architect of the Capitol and the employees of the Architect of the Capitol,". (b) Section 2(c) of such Act, as amended (5 U ^. C. 2252(c)), is amended by inserting "and officers and employees of the United States

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