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[74 Stat. 467]
PUBLIC LAW 86-000—MMMM. DD, 1960
[74 Stat. 467]

74

STAT.]

PUBLIC

LAW 86-632-JULY 12, 1960

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Public Law 86-632 AN ACT To amend and clarify the reemployment provisions of the Universal Military Training and Service Act, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 9 of the Universal Military Training and Service Act, as amended (50 U.S.C. App. 459), is amended as follows: (1) By inserting in paragraph (2) of subsection (g) the words "and other than for training" after the words "physical fitness" in the parenthetical phrase thereof. (2) By amending paragraph (3) of subsection (g) to read as follows: "(3) Any member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States who is ordered to an initial period of active duty for training of not less than three consecutive months shall, upon application for reemployment within thirty-one days after (A) his release from that active duty for training after satisfactory service, or (B) his discharge from hospitalization incident to that active duty for training, or one year after his scheduled release from that training, whichever is earlier^ be entitled to all reemployment rights and benefits provided by this section for persons inducted under the provisions of this title, except that (A) any person restored to a position in accordance with the provisions of this paragraph shall not be discharged from such position without cause within six months after that restoration, and (B) no reemployment rights granted by this paragraph shall entitle any person to retention, preference, or displacement rights over any veteran with a superior claim under the Veterans' Preference Act of 1944, as amended (5 U.S.C. 851 and the following)." (3) By adding the following new paragraphs at the end of subsection (g): "(4) Any employee not covered by paragraph (3) of this subsection who holds a position described in paragraph (A) or (B) of subsection (b) of this section shall upon request be granted a leave of absence by his employer for the period required to report for the purpose of being inducted into, entering, determining his physical fitness to enter, or performing active duty for training or inactive duty training in the Armed Forces of the United States. Upon his release from a period of such active duty for training or inactive duty training, or upon his rejection, or upon his discharge from hospitalization incident to that training or rejection, such employee shall be permitted to return to his position with such seniority, status, pay, and vacation as he would have had if he had not been absent for such purposes. He shall report for work at the beginning of his next regularly scheduled working period after expiration of the last calendar day necessary to travel from the place of rejection or training to the place of employment following his rejection or release, or within a reasonable time thereafter if delayed return is due to factors beyond the employee's control. Failure to report for work at such next regularly scheduled working period shall make the employee subject to the conduct rules of the employer pertaining to explanations and discipline with respect to absences from scheduled work. If that employee is hospitalized incident to active duty for training, inactive duty training, or rejection, he shall be required to report for work at the beginning of his next regularly scheduled work period after expiration of the time necessary to travel from the place oi discharge from hospitalization to the place

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