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52 STAT.] 75rH CONG. , 3D SESS.-CH. 690---JUNE 25, 1938 employed on active duty or on training duty with pay or when employed in authorized travel to and from such duty shall be deemed to have been confirmed in grade and qualified for all general service and shall receive the pay and allowances, including longevity pay, as provided by law for the reserve forces of the United States, and shall when traveling under orders or under competent authority receive transportation in kind, mileage, or actual expenses as provided by law for travel performed by officers of the Regular Navy. Midshipmen, warrant officers, nurses, and enlisted men of the Naval Reserve, includ- ing those on the honorary retired list, or who may have been retired, when employed on active duty or on training duty with pay or when employed in authorized travel to and from such duty, shall receive the same pay and allowances as received by midshipmen, warrant officers, nurses, and enlisted men of the Regular Navy of the same rank, grade, or rating, and of the same length of service which shall include service in the Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Naval Reserve Force, Naval Militia, National Naval Volunteers, Naval Reserve, Marine Corps Reserve Force, or Marine Corps Reserve. Aviation cadets shall receive the pay and allowances and other emolu- ments provided for them by the Act of April 15, 1935 (49 Stat. L. 157; U. S . C., Supp. III, title 34, ch. 15, sec. 861a): Provided, That for the purposes of computing increases in pay of commissioned offi- cers on account of length of service, active service in the grade of aviation cadet shall be considered as commissioned service: Provided further, That when officers or men of the Naval Reserve perform active duty or training duty with pay for a period of less than thirty days such duty performed on the 31st day of any month shall be paid for at the same rate as for other days: And provided further, That officers and enlisted men of the Naval Reserve, while employed on active duty or on training duty, with pay, which involves the actual flying in aircraft in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy shall receive the same increase of pay of their grades, ranks, or ratings as may be received by officers and enlisted men in similar grades, ranks, and ratings in the Regular Navy for the performance of similar duty. SEC. 8 . Appropriations made to the various bureaus and offices of the Navy Department for part-time or intermittent employment of scientists, technicists, and other personnel in connection with the work of such bureaus and offices shall be available for the active-duty pay and allowances of such members of the Naval Reserve as, in the dis- cretion of the Secretary of the Navy, may be placed on temporary active duty for the purpose of prosecuting such work. SEC. 9 . The Secretary of the Navy shall prescribe all necessary and proper regulations, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, for the recruiting, organization, government, administration, train- ing, inspection, and mobilization of the Naval Reserve, and shall detail such officers and enlisted men of the Regular Navy and the Naval Reserve, and shall make available such vessels, material, arma- ment, equipment, and other facilities of the Regular Navy as he may deem necessary and advisable for the development of the Naval Reserve in accordance with the provisions of this Act: Provided, That all officers and employees of the United States or of the District of Columbia who are members of the Naval Reserve shall be entitled to leave of absence from their respective duties without loss of pay, time, or efficiency rating, on all days during which they may be employed with or without pay under the orders or authorization of competent authority, on training duty for periods not to exceed fifteen days in any one calendar year. 1177 Pay and allowances. Midshipmen, war- rant officers, etc. Pay and allowances on active duty. Aviation cadets, pay and allowances. 49 Stat. 167 . 34 U. 8. C., Supp. III,§ 861a. Provisos. Service credits ia computing pay in- creases. Pay for less than 30 days. Employment on ac- tive duty involving actual flying in air- craft, etc. Availability of ap- propriations. (leneral provisions. Itegulatlons for or- gasllzation, etc., of Naval Reserve. Details of personnel, ships, etc., from the Navy. Proviso. Leaves of absence for training duty.