PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 77-MAY 16, 1947 60 Stat. 1058 . 34 U. S.C . § 1020b(b). 60 Stat. 1058. 34 U.S.C . §1020c. 60 Stat. 1059. 34 U. S. C. 1020d. 60 Stat. 1059. 34U. S. C. 1020e. 60 Stat. 1060. 34U. S.C. 1020f. Commission in re- serve component upon application. 60 Stat. 1060. 34 U.S. C.§ 1020g. 60 Stat. 1060. 34 U. S. C. 1020h. 60 Stat. 1060 . 34 U. S. C. 10201. 60 Stat. 1061. 34 U.S. C.§ 1039. Appointments of midshipmen. 34 U. S. C. 1032. 60 Stat. 1061 . 34U. .C.i6L Eflective date. (b) Insert a comma between the second occurrence of the word "work" and the word "and" in clause (1) of paragraph (b) of section 3. (c) Strike out the first occurrence of the word "and" and substitute in lieu thereof a comma in clause (2) of paragraph (b) of section 3. (d) Strike out the word "part" wherever occurring in section 4 and substitute in lieu thereof the word "paragraph". (e) Strike out the word "part" in section 5 and substitute in lieu thereof the word "paragraph". (f) Insert between the letter "(a)" and the word "Midshipmen" in subsection (a) of section 6 the following: "1." (g) Strike out "section 3 (a)" in the first paragraph of subsection (a) of section 6 and substitute in lieu thereof the following: "para- graph (a) of section 3". (h) Strike out "section 3 (b)" in paragraph 2 of subsection (a) of section 6 and substitute in lieu thereof the following: "paragraph (b) of section 3"; and in the same said paragraph strike out the word "part" and substitute in lieu thereof the word "paragraph". (i) Insert a comma between the second occurrence of the word "year" and the word "and" in subsection (d) of section 6. (j) Amend section 7 to read as follows: "SEC. 7. Any officer commissioned under paragraph 1 of subsection (a) of section 6 or under subsection (b) of section 6 may, upon his own application, after not less than fifteen months or two years, respectively, of satisfactory service as a commissioned officer, have his commission in the Regular service terminated and be commissioned in the Naval Reserve or the Marine Corps Reserve, and, in the discretion of the Secretary of the Navy, be released from active duty. The date of rank in such commission m a reserve component shall be the same as that of the commission previously held in the Regular service." (k) Strike out "subsection 2 of section 6 (a)" in section 8 and sub- stitute in lieu thereof the following: "paragraph 2 of subsection (a) of section 6". (1) Strike out "subsection 2 of section 6 (a)" in subsection (a) of section 9 and substitute in lieu thereof the following: "paragraph 2 of subsection (a) of section 6". (m) Strike out "subsection 1 of section 6 (a)" in the first sentence of subsection (b) of section 9 and substitute in lieu thereof the follow- ing: "paragraph 1 of subsection (a) of section 6". In the same said first sentence strike out "section 6 (b)" and substitute in lieu thereof the following: "subsection (b) of section 6". (n) Strike out "subsection 9 (a)" in section 10 and substitute in lieu thereof the following: "subsection (a) of section 9". (o) Amend section 16 to read as follows: "SEC. 16. (a) The President may appoint annually seventy-five midshipmen to the United States Naval Academy from among the sons of Army, Navy, and Marine Corps personnel. "(b) The Act of December 20, 1917 (40 Stat. 430), as amended, is hereby further amended to read as follows: 'There shall be allowed at the United States Naval Academy five midshipmen for each Senator, Representative, Delegate in Congress, and Resident Commis- sioner from Puerto Rico, and from the District of Columbia, one hundred and sixty appointed annually from enlisted men of the Navy and Marine Corps, and one hundred and sixty appointed annually from enlisted men of the Naval Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve by the Secretary of the Navy under similar conditions so far as applicable as prescribed by law for appointments from enlisted men of the Navy.' (p) Strike out the word "not" in section 19. Substitute the word "and" in lieu of the word "nor" in the same said section. SEC. 2. This joint resolution shall be effective from August 13, 1946. Approved May 16, 1947. 100 [61 STAT.
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