Volume 69 · 301
Public Law 84–156
To provide for the suspension of certain benefits in the case of members of the reserve components of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps ordered to extended active duty in time of war or national emergency, and for other purposes.
Approved July 12, 1955
Statutory text
AN ACT
To provide for the suspension of certain benefits in the case of members of the reserve components of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps ordered to extended active duty in time of war or national emergency, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That section 10 of (he Act of August 2, 1946 (60 Stat. 854), as amended, is further amended by deleting the final period, inserting a colon in lieu thereof, and adding the following new proviso: “Provided further, That in the case of any member of the Naval or Marine Corps Reserve receiving a pension, retainer pay, disability compensation, or retired pay from the Government of the United States by virtue of prior military service who is ordered to extended active duty in excess of thirty days in time of war or national emergency and is found physically qualified to perform active duty, entitlement to the pension, retainer pay, disability compensation, or retired pay shall be suspended for the period of the extended active duty unless that compensation is greater than the compensation specified in clause (1) of this section. During the period of such suspension the member shall receive compensation for such extended active duty as specified in clause (1) or this section. Upon termination of the period of extended active duty the pension, retainer pay, disability compensation, or retired pay of the member shall lie resumed and paid as provided by law. The suspension herein provided shall not operate to affect any other rights or benefits to which the member or his dependents may be entitled under this or any other provision of law.”
Sec. 2.
Section 2 of the Act of September 27, 1950 (ch. 1053, 64 Stat. 1067), is amended by inserting before the final period a colon
and the following proviso: “Provided, That in the case of any such member receiving a pension, retirement pay, disability compensation, or retired pay from the (Government of the United States by virtue of prior military service who is ordered to extended active duty for a period in excess of thirty days in time of war or national emergency and is found physically qualified to perform active duty, entitlement to the pension, retirement pay, disability compensation, or retired pay shall be suspended for the period of the extended active duty unless that compensation is greater than the compensation specified in clause (1) of this section. During the period of extended active duty the member shall receive the compensation for that duty specified in clause (1) of this section. Upon termination of the period of extended active duty the pension, retirement pay, disability compensation, or retired pay of the member shall be resumed and paid as provided by law. The suspension herein provided shall not. operate to affect any other rights or benefits to which the member or his dependents may be entitled under this or any other provision of law.”
Sec. 3.
Section 3 of the Act of September 27, 1950 (ch. 1053, 64 Stat. 1067), is hereby amended by changing the comma after “1947” to
a period and striking out the words “and shall terminate five years after the date of approval of this Act.”
Sec. 4.
The term “disability allowance” is deleted from section 10 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (60 Stat. 854), as amended, and from
section 2 of the Act of September 27, 1950 (ch. 1053, 64 Stat. 1067).
Approved July 12, 1955.