Volume 69
Public Law 84–294
To authorize male nurses mid medical specialists to lie appointed as Reserve officers.
Approved August 9, 1955
Statutory text
AN ACT
To authorize male nurses mid medical specialists to lie appointed as Reserve officers.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That men may be appointed as Reserve commissioned officers in the Nurse Corps or the Naval Reserve and as Reserve officers of the Air Force designated to perform nursing or medical specialist duties, under the same provisions of law as are applicable to women, except as may be necessary to adapt such provisions to male persons.
Sec. 2.
The Army-Navy Nurses Act of 1947 is hereby amended as
follows:
In title 1, by striking out “Women’s” each time it occurs and
inserting in lieu thereof “Army”: and
In section 116 (10 U. S. C., sec. 376), by striking out “female citizens” and inserting in lieu thereof “male or female citizens, or male or female persons who have made a declaration of intent to become citizens,”.
Sec. 3.
Subsection (a) of section 307 of the Army Organization Act of 1950 (10 U. S. C., sec. 81–1) is hereby amended by striking
out “Women’s” and inserting in lieu thereof “Army”.
Section 307 of the Air Force
Organization Act of 1951 (10 U. S. C., sec. 1837) is hereby amended by striking out “women’s”.
Subsection (d) of section 303 of the Army and Air Force Vitalization and Retirement Equalization Act of 1948 (10 U. S. C., sec. 1003) is hereby amended by striking out “Women’s” and inserting
in lieu thereof “Army”.
Sec. 4.
In the computation of the pay, or retired or
Service credit.
retirement pay, of any person appointed under the first section of this Act. or of any person appoints under section 116 of the Army-Navy Nurses Act of 1947, as amended, credit, shall be given for all military and naval service rendered by such person with any branch of the Armed Forces of the United States, including active and inactive service with the reserve components thereof.
Approved August 9, 1955.