Public Law 84–368

That section 303

Uniformed services.

Travel and transportation.

37 USC 253.

(a) of the Career Compensation Act of 1949 (63 Stat. 813) is amended by inserting the following sentence immediately after the first sentence thereof:

“Under uniform regulations prescribed by the Secretaries concerned, a member of the uniformed services who—

“(1)“(1)

is retired for physical disability or placed upon the temporary disability retired list; or

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“(2)“(2)

is retired with pay for any other reason, or is discharged with severance pay, immediately following at least eight years of continuous active duty (no single break therein of more than ninety days);

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may select his home for the purposes of the travel and transportation allowances payable under this subsection.”

Sec. 2.

Section 303 (e) of the Career Compensation Act of 1949 (63 Stat. 814) is amended by inserting the following sentences at the end thereof:

“Under uniform regulations prescribed by the Secretaries concerned, a member of the uniformed services who—

“(1)“(1)

is retired for physical disability or placed on the temporary disability retired list; or

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“(2)“(2)

is retired with pay for any other reason, or is discharged with severance pay, immediately following at least eight years of continuous active duty (no single break therein of more than ninety days);

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is entitled to transportation for bis dependents and for his baggage and household effects to the borne selected for allowance purposes under subsection (a) of this section.”

Sec. 3.

This Act shall be effective from April 1, 1951. No additional

Effective date.

amount may be paid to members of the uniformed services as a result of enactment of this amendatory Act unless travel to such selected home be performed on or prior to April 28, 1953, or within one year after such retirement, placement upon the temporary disability retired list, or discharge, whichever is later.