Public Law 83–381

That so much of the second paragraph of the Act entitled “An Act to establish a Department of economics, government, and history at the United States Military Academy, at West Point, New York, and to amend chapter 174 of the Act of Congress of April 19, 1910, entitled ‘An Act making appropriations for the support of the Military Academy for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1911, and for other purposes’ ”, approved June 8,

59 Stat. 586.

1926, as amended (34 U. S. C., sec. 1036a), as precedes the colon preceding the first proviso thereof is amended to read as follows: “That the number of midshipmen now authorized by law at the United States Naval Academy is hereby increased by forty from the United States at large, to be appointed by the President from among the sons of members of the land or naval forces (including male and female members of the Army, Air Force, Navy. Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, and of all components thereof) of the United States, who were killed in action or who have died, or may hereafter die, of wounds or injuries received, or disease contracted or preexisting injury or disease aggravated, in active service (1) during World War I or World War II as each is defined by laws providing service-connected compensation or pension benefits for veterans of World War I and World War II and their dependents, or (2) on or after June 27, 1950, and prior to such date as shall thereafter be determined by Presidential proclamation or concurrent resolution of the Congress under the joint resolution entitled ‘Joint resolution to provide certain benefits for certain persons who shall have served in the Armed Forces of the United States on and after June 27, 1950’, approved May 11, 1951 (38 U. S. C., sec. 745)

65 Stat. 40.

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