Volume 64
Private Law 81–93
To authorize the President to appoint Lieutenant Colonel Charles H. Bonesteel as Executive Director of the European Coordinating Committee under the Mutual Defense Assistance Act of 1949, without affecting his military status and perquisites.
Approved April 19, 1950
Statutory text
AN ACT
To authorize the President to appoint Lieutenant Colonel Charles H. Bonesteel as Executive Director of the European Coordinating Committee under the Mutual Defense Assistance Act of 1949, without affecting his military status and perquisites.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That, notwithstanding the
Appointments Executive Director of European Coordinating Committee.
existing provisions of law or any rules or regulations issued thereunder, the President, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, is authorized to appoint Lieutenant Colonel Charles H. Bonesteel, an officer in the Army of the United States, as Executive Director of the European Coordinating Committee and Lieutenant Colonel Bonesteel’s appointment to, acceptance of, and service as such Executive Director of the European Coordinating Committee shall in no way affect any status, office, rank, or grade he may occupy or hold in the Army of the United States or any component thereof, or any emolument, perquisite, right, privilege, eligibility for promotion, or benefit incident to or arising out of any such status, office, rank, or grade: Provided, That Lieutenant Colonel Bonesteel shall hold the position of Executive Director of the European Coordinating Committee for a period of not to exceed three years, but during such time shall receive the salary and allowances as Executive Director of the European Coordinating Committee as one of the persons authorized to be employed under section 406 (e) of the Mutual Defense
63 Stat. 719.
22 U. S. C., Sup. III, § 1577 (e).
Assistance Act of 1949, payable from funds made, available by law for the Department of State, in lieu of his military pay and allowances.
Sec. 2.
In the performance of his duties as Executive Director of the European Coordinating Committee, Lieutenant Colonel Bonesteel shall be subject to no supervision, control, restriction, or prohibition (military or otherwise) other than would be operative with respect to him if he were in no way connected with the Department of Defense or the Army of the United States or any component thereof.
Sec. 3.
All periods of service performed by Lieutenant Colonel Bonesteel pursuant to the authority of this Act shall be credited as active service in the Army of the United States for pay, promotion, and all other purposes.
Approved April 19, 1950.