Private Law 81–587

the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Egbert G. Gesell, presently residing in Washington, District of Columbia, in full satisfaction of his claim against the United States for pay and allowances for active military service actually performed by him in the period June 18, 1941, to July 9, 1941, both dates inclusive, as a major, Specialist Reserve, Army of the United States (Army serial number XXXXXX), assigned to duty with the Office of Administrator of Export Control, a sum equal to the amount of the pay and allowances which he would have been entitled to receive for such service for such period if valid orders had been issued prior to June 18, 1941, by competent military authority placing him on active duty effective on such date.

In the administration of the Civil Service Retirement Act, as

41 Stat. 614.

5 U. S. C. § 691 note; Sup. Ill, § 691 et seq.

64 Stat., Pt. I, pp. 214, 215, 320, 843, 1120.

amended, such service performed by said Egbert G. Gesell in such period shall be deemed to have been active military service in the Army of the United States.