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[81 STAT. 757]
PUBLIC LAW 90-000—MMMM. DD, 1968
[81 STAT. 757]

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PUBLIC LAW 90-'235-JAN. 2, 1968

(c) Section 90() of title 87, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

    • § 906. Extension of enlistment: effect on pay and allowances

"A member of the Army, Navy, Aijr Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard, as the case may be, who extends his enlistment under section 509 of title 10 is entitled to the same pay and allowances as though he had reenlisted. For the purposes of determining entitlement to reenlistment bonus or to travel and transportation allowances upon discharge, all such extensions of an enlistment are considered one continuous extension."

757 76 Stat. 489.

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DISCHARGE AlTD SEPARATION

SEC. 3. (a) Title 10, United States Code, is amended as follows: (1) Chapter 59 is amended— 7oA Stat. 8 9; (A) by adding the following new sections at the end thereof: ^\o*usc iiei1168. '*§ 1169. Regular enlisted members: limitations on discharge "No regular enlisted member of an armed force may be discharged before his term of service expires, except— " (1) as prescribed by the Secretary concerned; " (2) by sentence of a general or special court martial; or " (3) as otherwise provided by law. ^§ 1170. Regular enlisted members: minority discharge "Upon application by the parents or guardian of a regular enlisted member of an armed force to the Secretary concerned within 9C days after the member's enlistment, the member shall be discharged for his own convenience, with the pay and form of discharge certificate to which his service entitles him, if— "(1) there is evidence satisfactory to the Secretary concerned that the member is under eighteen years of age; and "(2) the member enlisted without the written consent of his parent or guardian. ^§ 1171. Regular enlisted members: early discharge "Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned and approved by the President, any regular enlisted member of an armed force may be discharged within three months before the expiration of the term of his enlistment or extended enlistment. A discharge under this section does not affect any right, privilege, or benefit that a member would have had if he completed his enlistment or extended enlistment, except that the member is not entitled to pay and allowances for the period not served. "§ 1172. Enlisted members: during war or emergency; discharge "A person enlisted under section 518 of this title may be discharged Ante, p. 755. at any time by the President, or otherwise according to law."; and (B) by inserting the following items in the analysis: "1169. Regular enlisted members: limitations on discharge. "1170. Regular enlisted members: minority discharge. "1171. Regular enlisted members: early discharge. "1172. Enlisted members: during war or emergency; discharge." (2) Sections 3811(b), 3812, 3816, 6293, 6295, 8811(b), 8812, and Repeals. 8816 are repealed. 7OA Stat. 220. (3) The analysis of chapter 361 is amended by striking out the following items: "3812. Army enlisted members: during war or emergency; discharge. "3816. Regular enlisted members: minority discharge."