A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, relating to promotion of members of the uniformed services who are in a missing status.
PL 93-26 (S.1493), enacted 04/27/1973

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PUBLIC LAW 93-26-APR. 27, 1973 
[87 STAT. 
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDIXATIOX, AXD 
W E L F A R E 
OFFICE OF EDUCATIOX 
86 Stat. 248. 
20 u s e 1070a, 
1070b. 
82 Stat. 102 8. 
86 Stat. 272. 
42 u s e 2 751; 
20 u s e 1087aa. 
86 Stat. 402. 
Ante, p. 7. 
64 Stat. 1100. 
20 u s e 236. 
20 u s e 238. 
HIGHER EDUCATION 
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided. Subparts 1 
and 2 of Part A ($332,400,000), Part C ($270,200,000), and Part E 
($269,400,000) of Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as 
amended, $872,000,000 to remain available until June 30, 1974: Pro-
vided^ That of the sums herein appropriated for Subparts 1 and 2 of 
Part A, not to exceed $122,100,000 (including $11,500,000 for admin-
istrative expenses) may be used for Subpart 1. 
SCHOOL ASSISTANCE I N FEDERALLY AFFECTED AREAS 
Xone of the funds made available by the Continuing Resolution as 
amended (Public Law 92-334, Public Law 93-9) for carrying out title I 
of the Act of September 30,1950, as amended (20 U.S.C, ch. 13), shall 
be available to pay any local educational agency in excess of 54 per 
centum of the amounts to which such agency would otherwise be 
entitled pursuant to section 3(b) of said title I and none of the funds 
shall be available to pay any local educational agency in excess of 90 
per centum of the amounts to which such agency would otherwise be 
entitled pursuant to section 3(a) of said title I if the number of 
children in average daily attendance in schools of that agency eligible 
under said section 3(a) is less than 25 per centum of the total number 
of children in such schools. 
GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSAL SERVICE 
62 Stat. 1225, 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For an additional amount for "Operating expenses" for the national 
reserve established by the National Industrial Reserve Act of 1948 
(50 LLS.C. 451-462), $1,800,000, to remain available until expended. 
Approved April 26, 1973. 
April 2 7,1973 
[S.1493] 
Uniformed 
services. 
Missing status, 
promotions, 
86 Stat. 796. 
70A Stat. 116. 
80 Stat. 629. 
Effective dates 
38 u s e 401. 
Public Law 93-26 
AN ACT 
To jimeiid title 37. United States Code, relating to promotion of members of tlie 
uniformed services who are in a missing status. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Refresentatives 
of the 
rnited States of America in Congress assembled, That section 552(a) 
of title 37. United States Code, is amended by adding the following 
sentence at the end thereof: "Notwithstanding section 1523 of title 10 
or any other provision of law, the promotion of a member while he is 
in a missing status is fully effective for all purposes, even though the 
Secretary concerned determines under section 556(b) of this title that 
the member died before the promotion was made." 
SEC. 2. For the purposes of chapter 13 of title 38, United States 
Code, this Act becomes effective as of November 24, 1971. For all 
other i)uri)oses this Act becomes effective as of February 28, 1961. 
Approved April 27, 1973.