An Act to amend title 28 of the United States Code so as to provide for two United States commissioners for Great Smoky Mountains National Park
PL 82-477 (S.1705), enacted 07/09/1952

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PUBLIC LAW 477-JULY 9, 1952 
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member of the Fleet Reserve who is serving on active duty shall be 
released from active duty only on the approved recommendation of a 
board of officers convened by competent authority if the member 
requests such action, if such release from active duty is not during a 
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period of demobilization or reduction in strength of the Navy."' 
SEC. 809. All provisions of law which refer to appointment or enlist-
ment in or transfer to any of the reserve components shall be deemed 
to refer to appointment or enlistment as a Reserve or transfer to such 
status in the appropriate Armed Force of the United States. 
All 
provisions of law which refer to persons enlisted or appointed in or 
transferred to any of the reserve components shall be deemed to refer 
to persons appointed or enlisted as Reserves or transferred to such 
status in the appro])riate Armed Force of the United States. 
SEC. 810. Any right accrued or any proceeding commenced before 
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this Act takes effect is not affected by the provisions of this Act, but 
all procedure thereafter taken shall conform to the j)rovisions of this 
Act. 
SEC. 811. (a) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to repeal, limit, 
or modify, in any manner, the authority to order persons or units 
to active military service or training pursuant to the Universal Mili- g^^2 stat. 604; 65 
tary Training and Service Act, as amended. 
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(b) Except as otherwise specifically provided in section 806 (g), 
nothing in .this Act shall be construed as changing existing laws per-
taining to the Chief of the National Guard Bureau. 
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SEC. 812. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, no back pay or 
allowances shall be held to have accrued under the pi-ovisions of this 
Act for any period prior to the effective date thereof. 
SEC. 813. Section 4 (d) (8) of the Universal Military Training and 
Service Act, as amended, is further amended by striking out the words 
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"appointed in the Armed Forces" where first appearing therein and by 
inserting in lieu thereof the words "appointed, under any provision of 
law, in the Armed Forces, including the reserve components thereof," 
This section shall be effective as of June 19, 1951. 
Approved July 9, 1952. 
Effective date of 
section. 
62 Stat. 915. 
Public Law 477 
CHAPTER 609 
AN ACT 
July 9, 1952 
To amend title 28 of the United States Code so as to provide for two United States 
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commissioners for Great Smolty Mountains National Park. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Repr-esentativen of the 
United Statef^ of America in Congress assemhled. That section Q'^1 (a) ..^'f^* ^>w°''^ 
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ot title 28 01 the United States Code is amended by striking out "Great ^^^%^' 
Smoky Mountains" and by inserting after the second paragraph of 
such section the following new paragraph: 
"Two United States commissioners may be appointed for Great 
Smoky Mountains National Park. 
One, whose jurisdiction shall be 
limited to the portion of the park situated in Tennessee, shall be 
appointed by the district court for the eastern district of Tennessee; the 
other, whose jurisdiction shall be limited to the portion of the park 
situated in North Carolina, shall be appointed by the district court 
for the western district of North Carolina." 
SEC. 2. The jurisdiction of the United States commissioner holding 
office as commissioner of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park 
on the date of enactment of this Act shall be limited to the portion 
of the park situated in North Carolina. 
Approved July 9, 1952.