An Act to amend the act of January 6, 1951 (64 Stat. 1221), by authorizing certain rehabilitation at the United States Military Academy
PL 83-408 (S.3446), enacted 06/18/1954

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concerned may be readjusted as necessary to maintain for him the 
precedence evidenced by his position on the appropriate lineal list." 
(b) Adding to section 312 new subsections (1) and (m) as follows: 
"(1) Officers of the grades of lieutenant or lieutenant (junior grade) 
except lieutenants of the Nurse Corps, who after March 29, 1951, have 
twice been considered for selection for promotions under the Act of 
July 24, 1941 (55 Stat. 603), as amended, and who on the date of 
enactment of this amendatory Act have not been recommended for 
promotion may be honorably discharged from the Navy as soon as 
practicable if they request discharge within a period of six months 
after the date of enactment of this amendatory Act. 
Such officers 
upon discharge pursuant to the provisions of this subsection shall be 
entitled to receive a lump-sum payment computed as prescribed in 
subsection (h) of this section. 
" (m) The acceptance of a lump-sum payment under subsections (h) 
(1) of this section shall not deprive a person of any retirement 
or 
benefits from the Government to which he would otherwise become 
entitled, but there shall be deducted from such retirement benefits to 
such a person such portion thereof as is attributable to the active service 
in respect of which lump-sum payment shall have been made to him 
under subsections (h) or (1) until the total of the deductions so made 
equals the total of such lump-sum payment." 
(c) Adding to section 314 a new subsection (v) as follows: 
" (v) The provisions of subsection 304 (t) relating to the affirmation 
of temporary appointments made under the Act of July 24, 1941 (55 
Stat. 603), as amended, shall not apply to officers of the Marine Corps." 
Approved June 18, 1954. 
34 u s e 41 Oj. 
Discharge on re-
quest. 
Lump-sum p a y -
ment. 
34 u s e 626-1. 
Ante, p. 256. 
Nonapplicability. 
Public Law 408 
CHAPTER 312 
AN ACT 
To amend the Act of January 6, 1951 (64 Stat. 1221), by authorizing certain 
rehabilitation at the United States Military Academy. 
June 18, 1954 
[S« 3446] 
Be if enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 101, 
title I, of the Act approved January 6, 1951 (64 Stat. 1221), is hereby 
amended by inserting immediately following the words "Facilities for 
Army Field Force stations, $79,722,525" a comma and the following: 
"of which $497,000 shall be available for the repair, rehabilitation, and 
modification of cadet barracks, buildings numbered 737 and 747 at the 
United States Military Academy, New York". 
Approved June 18, 1954. 
Public Law 409 
CHAPTER 313 
AN ACT 
To provide for the transfer of the site of the original Fort Buford, North 
Dakota, to the State of North Dakota. 
June 18, 1954 
[H.R. 107] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled. That notwithstand-
ing the provisions of the Act of May 3, 1950 (64 Stat. 98; 40 U. S. C. 
440) the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to consent to a grant, 
donation, and conveyance by the North Dakota Rural Rehabilitation 
Corporation to the State of North Dakota, for the use by the North 
Dakota State Historical Society, of that portion of the site of the 
F o r t 
B u f o r d , 
N. Dak. 
Conveyance. 
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