344 PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 523-JUNE 29, 1946 [60 STAT. receive the same increases for length of service and the same enlist- ment allowance or gratuity for reenlisting as is now or may hereafter be provided for other enlisted men of the Marine Corps: Provided ofPaPotion" tleader further, That in the event of promotion of the second leader, or a musician of the band, to leader of the band, all service as such second leader, or as such musician of the band, or both, shall be counted in Concerttours. computing longevity increase in pay: And provided further, That hereafter during concert tours approved by the President, members of the Marine Band shall suffer no loss of allowances." MRetired membr (d) Retired members of the band of the United States Marine Corps and former members of the band of the United States Marine Corps heretofore transferred to the Fleet Marine Corps Reserve shall have their retired pay and retainer pay computed as now authorized by law on the basis of the pay provided in section 11 of the Act of March 4, 1925, as amended by subsection (c) of this Act, which pay shall include increases for all active duty performed since retirement or transfer to the Fleet Marine Corps Reserve in the computation Restriction. of their longevity pay: Provided, That nothing contained in this Act shall operate to reduce the present pay of any former member of the band of the United States Marine Corps now on the retired list or drawing retainer pay. 56 Stat.36p. SEC. 2. (a) The second and third paragraphs of section 8 of the v, §o. ' sp Pay Readjustment Act of 1942, as amended, are hereby amended to read as follows: Army Mine Planter "First mates and assistant engineers of the Army Mine Planter First mates and as- Service shall receive base pay at the rate of $2,340 per annum and istant engeers. shall be entitled to the money allowances for subsistence and for 37 SUatsc. Supp. rental of quarters as established by sections 5 and 6 of this Act for v, § 105, 106. officers receiving the pay of the first period. Chet warrat o- "Chief warrant officers of the Army except masters and chief engi- neers in the Army Mine Planter Service, and commissioned warrant officers with less than ten years of commissioned service, of the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, shall receive base pay at the rate of $2,520 per annum and shall be entitled to the money allowances for subsistence and for rental of quarters as established by sections SuLra. 5 and 6 of this Act for officers receiving the pay for the second period: Promotions. Provided,That a commissioned warrant officer or chief warrant officer promoted from the grade of warrant officer or warrant officer (junior grade) shall suffer no reduction of pay by reason of such promotion: Payand allowances. Provided further, That nothing herein contained shall be held to affect the authority of the Secretary of War to designate permanent or temporary chief warrant officers of the Army to receive the base pay and allowances of the third and fourth pay periods as provided 5Sat. 652 upp in section 3 of the Act approved August 21, 1941 (Public Law 230, v,i9a. ' Seventy-seventh Congress) ." 56 Stat.363u (b) The seventh paragraph of section 8 of the Pay Readjustment v, 108s. Act of 1942, as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows: Payndaowances. "When the total pay and allowances authorized by this section for any person shall exceed the rate of $550 per month, the amount of the allowances to which such person is entitled shall be reduced by the amount above $550." 56 stat. 362 . SEC. 3. The first paragraph of section 7 of the Pay Readjustment 37 U. S. C., Supp. v, 107. Act of 1942, as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows: Brigadier general, "The annual base pay of a brigadier general of the Army or the Marine Corps, rear admiral (lower half) of the Navy, the Coast Guard, or the Coast and Geodetic Survey, the Assistant Commandant of the Coast Guard, the Engineer in Chief of the Coast Guard, com- modore of the Navy, an Assistant Director of the Coast and Geodetic Survey, and an assistant to the Surgeon General of the Public Health
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