SE VENT IETH CONGRESS . SEss. I . CH. 735. 1928 .
735- CHAP . 735 .-An Act Making eligible for retirement, under certain condi-
May 24,1928. tions, officers and former officers of the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps of the [s .777 .] United States, other than officers of the Regular Army, Navy, or Marine Corps, [Public, No . 506 .] who incurred physica l disability in line of duty while in th e service of the United States during the World War . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That all persons reti red re tof oA , rmy who have served as officers of the Army, Na vy, or Marine Corps of Na v y , and Ma rine the U nited States during the Wor ld War, other than as offi cers of o Cre tea for off icers the Regular Army, Navy, or Marine Corps who during such service serving in world war other than as of Regu- have incurred physical disability in line of duty, and who have lar Army, etc ., having been, or may hereafter, within one year, be, rated in accordance with rated not rat not s than than 30 law at not less than 30 per centum permanent disability by the per cent permanent by United States Veterans' Bureau for disability resulting directly veter ans' Bure au . from such war service, shall, from date of receipt of application by the Director of the United States Veterans' Bureau, be placed upon, and ther eaft er c onti nued on, sep arat e re tire d li sts, her eby crea ted as part of the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps of the United States, to be known as the emergency officers' retired list of the Army, Navy, or Marine Corps of the United States, respectively, with the ae
ad when discharged, n rank held by them when discharged from their commissioned serv- privileges of Regular A rmy, etc ., officers re- ice, and shall be entitled to the same privileges as are now or may tired for phys ical dis- hereafter be provided for by law or regulations for officers of the abili ty . Regular Army, Navy, or Marine Corps who have been retired for physical disability incurred in line of duty, and shall be entitled to To have hospita liza- tion, etc., authorized all hospitalization privileges and medical treatment as are now by Veterans' Bureau, and retired pay at rate or may hereafter be authorized by the United States Veterans of75percentofpayat Bureau, and shall receive from date of receipt of their application time of di scha rge . retired pay at the rate of 75 per centum of the pay to which they were entitled at the time of their discharge from their commissioned \ro,c4 Exception . 601 . service, except pay under the Act of May 18, 1920 : Provided, That Provisos . Payments solely from all pay and allowances to which such persons or officers may be military and naval entitled under the provisions of this law shall be aid solely out of compensation fund of p
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Veterans' Bureau, in the military and naval compensation appropriation fund of the lieu of all disability United States Veterans' Bureau, and shall be in lieu of all disability CO Vol . 43, pp. 60~ benefits. 'Compensation benefits to such officers or persons provided in the Vol. 44, p . 790. W orld W ar Vet erans' Act, 1924, and a mendm ents t hereto, exce pt Exc ept ion . p .1064. as ot herwise autho rized herein, and except as provided by the Act . of December 18, 1922 : Provided further, That all persons who have l ess If disability acerated at served as officers of the Army, Navy, or Marine Corps of the United than 10 lOpsrcentperma- nent, to be placed on States during the World War, other than as officers of the Regular thet'retired list with be
on Army, Navy, or Marine Corps, who during such service have rank but hwiithout incurred physical disability in line of duty, and who have hereto- retired pay. fore or may hereafter be rated less than 30 per centum and more than 10 per centum permanent disability by the United States Veterans' Bureau, for disability resulting directly from such war service, shall, from date of receipt of application by the Director of the United States Veterans' Bureau, be placed upon, and thereafter con- tinued on, the appropriate emergency officers' retired list, created by this Act, with the rank held by them when discharged from their c ommi ssio ned serv ice, but wit hout ret ired
and shall be entitled T have only co m- pay,
pens ation, etc ., pro- only to such compensation and other benefits as are now or may here- Baran, by Veterans' after be provided by law or regulations of the United States Veterans' Bureau, together with all privileges as are now or may hereafter be provided by law or regulations for officers of the Regu- lar Army, Navy, or Marine Corps who have been retired for physical Lists to be published disability incurred in line of duty : And provided further, That the an nually in th e Army retired list created by this Act of officers of the Army shall be pub- and Navy Registers . lished annually in the Army Register, and said retired lists of officers
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