sixrrnrenrn ooiveanss. sms. 11. cs. sn. 1925. 1077 ment and commission shall terminate when he ceases to hold such office. The Chief of the Militia Bureau shall have the rank, pay, and $°{’ 2;*** ¤§;,"°¤°°¤· allowances of a major general provided in section 8 of the Pay °` 'p` ` Readjustment Act of June 10, 1922, during his tenure of office, but shall not be entitled to retirement or retired pay. For duty in the R *, QQ? Militia Bureau and for instruction of the National Guard, the Presi- in.•»¤=. Y or Y dent shall assign such number of officers and enlisted men of the Regular Army as he may deem necessary. The President may also N,{{,?§§§,“§Q,'§,$‘§,¥,§‘j,f,§ assign with their consent, to duty in the Militia Bureau three oii- w¤¤¤r¤re¤¤¤v¤¤1¤¤¤r¤- cers who, at the time of their initial assignment, are active Federally recognized National Guard officers and who are reserve officers, and any such omcer while so assigned shall receive the pay and allow- S2? “i§‘,°p“}}2%"°“°°‘ ances provided in the Pay Readjustment Act of June 10, 1922 as l l l amended, for officers of the National Guard when authorized by law _ to receive §ederal pay. The President may also assign, with their w ‘{"‘“‘° °"°’ consent an within the limits of the appropriations previously made for this specific purpose, not exceeding five hundred officers of the active Federally recoglnized National Guard, and who are reserve officers, to duty with the Regular Army, in addition to those attending service schools, and while so assigned they shall receive the pay and allowances authorized in the preceding sentence. In case the c,§,°'.§}°$'l`,Z‘,‘Y’,,c;?}‘l,‘§{,_l" office of Chief of the Militia Bureau becomes vacant or the incumbent, because of disability, is unable to discharge the powers and duties of the office, the reserve officer, senior in rank on duty in the Militia Bureau, appointed from_ the National Guard, shall act as ‘ chief of said bureau until the incumbent is able to resume his duties, P or the vacancy in the office is regularly filled. The ay and allow- Nada;.] 3°.§’;,d {EEST ances provided in this section for the Chief of the Elilitia Bureau and for the reserve officers assigned to duty from the National Guard Shall be paid out of the whole fund appropriated for the support of mm, CH , the National Guard. The age limitations herein prescribe shall tmp: from sf; iuiiii not apply to the existing Chief of the Militia Bureau during his “"°"· present term of office." D W, Sec. 4. That section 87 of the National Defense Act of June 3, sm. ul °’° y' %9h6, as amended, be, and the same is hereby, amended to read as ,,dY°L°°·°·’°‘·““’°““' o ows: " Sec. 87. DISPOSITION AND nnrmcmmwr or pamaoan mzormrrr, ,,,§,*?Q,‘Q$,‘§"{‘§,,g§,‘;,‘§ ’°` AND so ron·ru.—A11 military property issued to the National Guard as herein provided shall remain the progprtyl of the United States. Sum}, md mm Whenever any such property issued to the ational Guard in any by Amy omw. State or Territory or the District of Columbia shall have been lost, damaged, or destroyed, or become unserviceable or unsuitable by use in service or from any other cause, it shall be examined by a disinterested surveying officer of the Rvzzgular Army or the National Guard, detailed br the Secretary of ar, and the report of such Surveying officer shall be forwarded to the Secretary 0 War, or to atm F ed Hug Such officer as he shall designate to receive such reports; and if it w5,,,,,,,§§§§ ‘ shall appear to the Secretary of lVar from the record of survey that the property was lost, damaged, or destroyed through unavoidable causes, he is hereby authorized to relieve the State _0r Territory or the District of Columbia from further accountability V therefor. If it shall appear that the loss, damage, or destruction dul;*§{m,;§*je;‘§',,;‘;$é,gf of property was due to carelessness or neglect, or that 1tS. loss, damage, or destruction could have been avoided by the exercise of reasonable care, the money value of such property shall be charged to the accountable State, Territory, or District of Columbia to be paid from State, Territory, or District funds, or any funds other than Federal. If the articles so surveyed are found to be S8§i{,_§,?f,§ ,,,‘Q§d,,sP"‘ unserviceable or unsuitable, the Secretary 0 War shall direct what
