An Act to authorize appointments to the United States Military Academy and United States Naval Academy of sons of certain individuals who were killed in action or who died or shall die as a result of active service in World War I, World War II, or between the period beginning June 27, 1950, and ending on a date proclaimed by the President or the Congress
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(b) In the case of a warrant officer distributed or redistributed 
under section 4 or appointed under section 17 of this Act, the term 
"active service" as used in this Act, shall include all service which 
he has performed before the effective date of this Act, and which under 
laws in effect on the day before the effective date of this Act, would be 
credited in determining his eligibility for retirement as a permanent 
warrant officer of the regular service. 
(c) The effective date of the retirement of any person retired pur-
suant to this Act shall be subject to the Act of April 23,1980 (ch. 200, 
46 Stat. 253). 
EFFECTIVE DATE 
SEC. 22. This Act shall be effective on the first day of the sixth 
month following the month in which it is enacted. 
Approved May 29, 1954. 
June 1,1954 
Public Law 380 
CHAPTER 250 
AN ACT 
[H. R. 7786] 
rpo honor veterans on the 11th day of November of each year, a day dedicated to 
world peace. 
Veterans Day. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled, That the Act entitled 
"An Act making the 11th day of November in each year a legal 
holiday"', approved May 13, 1938 (52 Stat. 351; 5 U. S. C, sec. 87a), 
is hereby amended by striking out the word "Armistice" and inserting 
in lieu thereof the word "Veterans". 
Approved June 1, 1954.^ 
Public Law 381 
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Jvine 3,1954 
[H. R. 4231] 
U. S. M i l i t a r y , 
N a v a l , a n d A i r 
Force Academies. 
Appointments. 
59 Stat. 586. 
AN ACT 
To authorize appointments to the United States Military Academy and United 
States Naval Academy of sons of certain individuals who were killed in action 
or who died or shall die as a result of active service in World W^ar I, World 
War II, or between the period beginning June 27, 1950, and ending on a date 
proclaimed by the President or the Congress. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of ths 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That so much of the 
second paragraph of the Act entitled "An Act to establish a depart-
ment of economics, government, and history at the United States Mili-
tary Academy, at West Point, New York, and to amend chapter 174 
of the Act of Congress of April 19, 1910, entitled 'An Act making 
appropriations for the support of the Military Academy for the fiscal 
year ending June 30,1911, and for other purposes""', approved June 8, 
1926, as amended (34 U. S. C, sec. 1036a), as precedes the colon 
preceding the first proviso thereof is amended to read as follows: 
"That the number of midshipmen now authorized by law at the United 
States Naval Academy is hereby increased by forty from the United 
States at large, to be appointed by the President from among the sons 
of members of the land or naval forces (including male and female 
members of the Army, Air Force, Njivy, Marine Corps, and Coast 
Guard, and of all components thereof) of the United States, who were 
killed in action or who have died, or may hereafter die, of wounds or 
injuries received, or disease contracted or preexisting injury or disease 
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aggravated, in active service (1) during World War I or World 
War I I as each is defined by laws providing service-connected com-
pensation or pension benefits for veterans of World War I and World 
War I I and their dependents, or (2) on or after June 27, 1950, and 
prior to such date as shall thereafter be determined by Presidential 
proclamation or concurrent resolution of the Congress under the joint 
resolution entitled 'Joint resolution to provide certain benefits for 
certain persons who shall have served in the Armed Forces of the 
United States on and after June 27, 1950', approved May 11, 1951 
(38U.S. C.,sec.745)"_. 
SEC. 2. (a) Subsection (b) of the first section of the Act entitled 
"An Act to amend laws relating to the United States Military Acad-
emy and the United States Naval Academy, and for other purposes", 
approved June 30, 1950 (10 U. S. C , sec. 1092a), is amended in the 
following respects: 
(1) By inserting " (1)" immediately before "during World War I''; 
and 
(2) By inserting immediately before the colon preceding the first 
proviso of such subsection the following: ", or (2) on or after June 27, 
1950, and prior to such date as shall thereafter be determined by 
Presidential proclamation or concurrent resolution of the Congress 
under the joint resolution entitled 'Joint resolution to provide certain 
benefits for certain persons AVIIO shall have served in the Armed Forces 
of the United States on and after June 27, 1950', approved May 11, 
1951 (38U. S. C.,sec. 745)"'. 
(b) This section shall apply to the Air Force Academy. 
Approved June 3, 1954. 
65 Stat. 40. 
64 Stat. 303. 
65 Stat. 40, 
Applicability. 
Public Law 382 
CHAPTER 252 
AN ACT 
To provide for the redemption of District of Columbia tax stamps. 
June 3,1954 
[H. R. 4940] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That, where any 
cigarette or alcoholic-beverage tax stamps issued under District of 
Columbia tax laws have been spoiled, destroyed, or rendered useless or 
unfit for the purpose intended, or for which the owner may have no 
use, the amount paid for such stamps may be refunded within the limit 
of appropriations therefor, or allowed as a credit on the purchase of 
new stamps. No such refund or allowance shall be made unless the 
owner of such stamps shall file a written claim therefor with the 
Commissioners of the District of Columbia or their designated agent 
within the time prescribed in this Act and unless the Commissioners 
or their designated agent upon receipt of satisfactory evidence of the 
facts, and subject to regulations prescribed by the Commissioners, 
certify that such refund or allowance is just and equitable. 
SEC. 2. No refund or allowance shall be made in any case (1) until 
the stamps so spoiled or rendered useless shall have been returned to 
the Commissioners or their designated agent, or (2) until satisfactory 
proof lias been made to the Commissioners or their designated agent 
showing the reason why the same cannot be returned, or (3), if so 
required by the Commissioners or their designated agent, unless the 
person presenting the same can satisfactorily trace the history of said 
stamps from their issuance to *he filing of his claim as aforesaid: 
Provided^ That no refund shall be made in those cases where the owner 
may be made whole by allowing him a credit on the purchase of new 
D. C. tax stands 
Redenq^tion.