An Act to provide for the suspension of certain benefits in the case of members of the reserve components of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps ordered to extended active duty in time of war or national emergency, and for other purposes.
PL 84-156 (S.2135), enacted 07/12/1955

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PUBLIC LAW 155-JULY 12, 1955 
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37 Stat. 516. 
power thereon, and for other purposes", approved August 24, 1912 
(48 U. S. C, sec. 82), any member of the legislature may be a candidate 
for election as a delegate in the formation of a constitutional conven-
tion and if elected may serve at such convention. 
Approved July 12, 1955. 
Public Law 155 
CHAPTER 336 
July 12, 1955 
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Authorizing the installation of additional elevators in tlie Senate wing of the 
Capitol. 
Capitol. 
Elevators. 
^propriation. 
Poet, p. 515. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Architect 
of the Capitol is authorized and directed to prepare and submit to the 
Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate plans and 
specifications for the installation of two additional elevators in the 
Senate wing of the Capitol, to be located adjacent to and east of the 
existing elevators at the main east front entrance to the Senate wing. 
Upon approval of such plans and specifications by such committee, 
the Architect of the Capitol is authorized and directed to proceed 
with the procurement and installation of such elevators, including the 
making of such structural changes in the Capitol Building as may be 
necessary to provide for such installation. 
SEC. 2. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated the sum of 
$285,000 to carry out the provisions of this Act. 
Approved July 12,1955. 
July 12,1955 
[S. 2135] 
Public Law 156 
CHAPTER 337 
AN ACT 
To provide for tlie suspension of certain benefits in tlie case of members of the 
reserve components of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps ordered 
to extended active duty in time of war or national emergency, and for other 
purposes. 
Armed Forces. 
Reserves on ac-
tive duty. 
64 Stat. 1067. 
34 u s e 853e-l 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America i/n Congress assembled, That section 10 of 
the Act of August 2, 1946 (60 Stat. 854), as amended, is further 
amended by deleting the final period, inserting a colon in lieu thereof, 
and adding the following new proviso: ''^Provided further, That in the 
case of any member of the Naval or Marine Corps Reserve receiving a 
pension, retainer pay, disability compensation, or retired pay from 
the Government of the LTnited States by virtue of prior military service 
who is ordered to extended active duty in excess of thirty days in time 
of war or national emergency and is found physically qualified to per-
form active duty, entitlement to the pension, retainer pay, disability 
compensation, or retired pay shall be suspended for the period of the 
extended active duty unless that compensation is greater than the 
compensation specified in clause (1) of this section. 
During the 
period of such suspension the member shall receive compensation for 
such extended active duty as specified in clause (1) of this section. 
Upon termination of the period of extended active duty the pension, 
retainer pay, disability compensation, or retired pay of the member 
shall be resumed and paid as provided by law. The suspension herein 
provided shall not operate to affect any other rights or benefits to 
which the member or his dependents may be entitled under this or any 
other provision of law."