SIXTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 224. 1924. 251- rooms, to such an officer receiving the base pay of the third period the amount of this allowance shall be equal to that for four rooms, to such an officer receiving the base pay of the fourth period the amount of this allowance shall be equal to that of five rooms, and to such an officer receiving the base ay of the fifth or sixth period the amount of this allowance shall be equal to that for six rooms. "An officer having no dependent, receiving the base pay of the paliiglil with °° d°` first or second period shall receive the allowance for two rooms, such an officer receiving the base pay of the third or fourth period shall receive the allowance for three rooms, and such an officer receiving the base pay of the fifth or sixth period shall receive the allowance for four rooms. " No rental allowance shall accrue to an officer, having no depend· ,,u$$°g°§c,§°!{§°§°¤§$°§it1 ents, while he is on field or sea duty, nor while an officer with or °'“°· without dependents is assigned as uarters at his permanent station the number of rooms provided by(law for an officer of his rank or a less number of rooms in any particular case wherein, in the judgment of competent superior authority of the service concerned, a less number of rooms would be adequate for the occupancy of the officer and his dependents. " Regulations in execution of the provisions of this section in mU‘§g°',‘f,‘,dV§",§'§°'Q§’, peace and in war shall be made by the President and shall, when- }’m¤i<1¤¤* M ¤¤ wrever practicable in his 'udgment, be uniform for all of the services °°s` concerned, including adjunct forces thereof." N V and com Sec. 3. That section 10 of said Act be, and the same is hereby, amid? amended by adding thereto the following paragraphs: ,dY°“2·“°3°·“m°”d' " The retainer pray of all men who were on that day transferred fcxgejgémgggfjgggcég members of the leet Naval Reserve or the Fleet Marine Corps meme. Reserve shall be computed on the rates of pay authorized for enlisted men of the naval service by the Act approved June 10, 1922: Provided, That the retainer pay of such reservists shall be not less §§°g§"§§_ than that to which the were entitled on June 30, 1922, under decisions of the Comptroller of the Treasury in force on that date. " That all enlisted men of all the services mentioned in the title of ;;SlQ°§°g,$,`§l,ly,l§°Z'.{,°}l§,’l§ this Act who serve as warrant or commissioned officers in an of ggm°'j,”*f;§°¤$,°’}*; said services, including adjunct forces thereof, shall be creshted Deamieraivzn. ' with all active service so performed during the period from April 6, 1917, to December 31, 1921, in the computation of their enlisted service for longevity pay purposes, and shall be paid accordingly? Sec. 4. That section 20 of said Act be, and the same is hereby $L{¤g2¤’d¤gim°m_ amended by striking out the last sentence of said section 20 and sd. p` inserting in lieu thereof the following: _ _ " Officers, warrant officers, and enlisted men of the National Guard ,,c{‘p§{{,'{,“,§“§;dm,,@ participating in exercises or performing duties provided for by gg;. £g?1ed¤¤g) Lg sections 92, 94, 97, and 99 of the Nationa Defense Act, as amende , ¤¤am£1pay,a¤.,r0r. and of the reserves of the services mentioned in the title of this Act vQff’},,§_§’{g,f"°· wh called to active duty shall receive an increase of 50 per centum of their pay while on duty requiring them to participate regularly and frequentl in aerial flights, and when such flying duty involyes , travel they shall also receive the same allowances for traveling expenses as are or hereafter may be authorised for the_ Regular _ Army. Regulations in execution of the provisions of this section mgS“f’°""**’°"”“'°‘ shall be made by the President and shall, whenever practicable in his judgment, be uniform for all the services concerned? _ mud Sec. 5. That section 21 of said Act be, and_the same is hereby, $§{g§_*f,j§f‘,,,,,,,d; amended by substituting a colon for the period and adding the edfollowing proviso at the end thereof: N lv .1 Academy “Pro·v£ded, That the pay and allowances of the members of the new to mm wm Naval Academy Band shal be not less than that which was author- ""'°""""°“·‘°'· ized for the various ranks and ratings in said bands on June 30,
