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PUBLIC LAW 89-609-SEPT. 30, 1966

[80 STAT.

Public Law 89-609 September 30, 1961_

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Armed Forces. Male n u r s e s,

commissionsr' 71 Stat. 37 5.

71 Stat. 376.

71 Stat. 379.

72^star*i57^o^' 7 2 Stat. 1488.

AN ACT

To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the commissioning of male persons in the Regular Army in the Army Nurse Corps, the Army Medical Specialist Corps, the Regular Navy in the Nurse Corps and the Regular Air Force with a view to designation as Air Force nurses and medical specialists, 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) Section 3069 is amended— (A) by striking out the period at the end of the third sentence and the word "She" at the beginning of the fourth sentence and inserting ", and" in place thereof; and (B) by striking out "her regular grade, she" in the fifth sentence and inserting the words "the regular grade held, the Chief" in place thereof. (2) Section 3070(b) is amended— (A) by striking out the period at the end of the second sentence and the word "She" at the beginning of the third sentence and inserting ", and" in place thereof; and (B) by striking out the words "her regular grade, she" in the fourth sentence and inserting the words "the regular grade held, the Chief" in place thereof. (3) Section 3070(c) is amended— (A) by striking out the period at the end of the second sentence and the word "She" at the beginning of the third sentence and inserting ", and" in place thereof; (B) by striking out the word "She" at the beginning of the fourth sentence and inserting the words "An assistant chief" in place thereof; and (C) by amending the fifth sentence to read as follows: "Without vacating the regular grade held, each assistant chief is entitled to the temporary grade of a lieutenant colonel while so serving and ranks above all other lieutenant colonels in the section." (4) Section 3291 is amended— (A) hj striking out the word "women" wherever it appears m subsection (a) and inserting the word "persons" in place thereof; (B) by striking out the word "woman" in subsection (b) and inserting the word "person" in place thereof; and (C) by striking out the word "her" wherever it appears, and the words "that she", in subsection (c). (5) Section 3915(b) is amended to read as follows: "(b) Unless retired or separated at an earlier date, each officer of the Army Nurse Corps.and the Army Medical Specialist Corps whose regular grade is major shall be retired, except as provided by section ^^^ ^^ ^^^^® ^' ^^ ^^^® thirtieth day after completion of 25 years of service computed under section 3927(a) of this title. However, if the officer's name is carried on a list of officers recommended for appointment to the regular grade of lieutenant colonel, the officer shall be retained on the active list while the name is so carried. I n addition, if the authorized strength of the corps concerned in officers on the active list is not exceeded, the Secretary of the Army may retain the officer on the active list until completion of 28 years of service computed under section 3927(a) of this title, in which case the officer

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