An Act to amend certain laws relating to the grade of certain personnel of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps upon retirement.
PL 84-547 (H.R.8904), enacted 05/31/1956

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PUBLIC LAW 647-MAY 31, 1956 
[70 ST A T . 
May 31, 1956 
[H. R. 8904] 
Public Law 547 
CHAPTER 348 
AN ACT 
To amend certain laws relating to the grade of certain personnel of the Army, 
Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps upcm retirement. 
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Restriction. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That— 
(1) subsections 203 (a) and 203 (e) of the Army and Air Force 
Vitalization and Retirement Equalization Act of 1948 (62 Stat. 
1085, 1086) are amended by striking the words "during the 
period September 9,1940, to June 30,1946,"; and 
(2) section 5 of the Act of August 21, 1941, as amended (62 
Stat. 1085), is further amended by striking the words "during the 
period September 9,1940, to June 30,1946,". 
SEC. 2. (a) Section 2 of the Act of July 16, 1953 (ch. 203, 67 Stat. 
175), is amended to read as follows: 
"SEC. 2. This Act takes effect on June 29,1948.'] 
(b) A retired member of the Army or the Air Force who would 
jiave been eligible to be retired in a higher grade or advanced to a 
higher grade on a retired list if the amendment made by subsection (a) 
of this section had been in effect at the time of his discharge or release 
from active duty as a commissioned officer, shall, if he applies within 
one year after the effective date of this Act, be advanced on the appli-
cable retired list to that higher grade, and be entitled to retired pay 
on and after the effective date of this Act at the rate prescribed by 
section 5 of the Act of July 31, 1935 (49 Stat. 507), as amended, for 
that grade. 
SEC. 3. Section 10 (b) (2) of the Act of July 24, 1941, as added 
by subsection 8 (a) of the Act of February 21, 1946 (60 Stat. 28), is 
amended by adding after the word "Act" the words "or title III of the 
Act of August 7,1947 (61 Stat. 829)". 
SEC. 4. (a) Subsection 10 (e) of the Act of July 24, 1941, as added 
by subsection 8 (a) of the Act of February 21, 1946 (60 Stat. 28), is 
repealed effective February 21,1946. 
(b) Subsection 203 (f) of the Army and Air Force Vitalization and 
Retirement Equalization Act of 1948 (62 Stat. 1086) is repealed. 
(c) Section 1 (c) of the Act of August 9, 1955 (69 Stat. 615), 
repealing section 7 (c) of the Act of February 21, 1946 (60 Stat. 26), 
is effective February 21,1946. 
(d) No part of this Act deprives any member or former member 
of the Armed Forces of entitlement to the retired or retirement pay 
to which he was entitled on the day before the day on which that part 
takes effect. 
SEC. 5. No person is entitled to advancement on the retired list or 
to an increase in retired or retirement pay because of this Act for any 
period before the effective date of this Act. 
Approved May 31, 1956. 
June 4, 1956 
[S. 460] 
Public Law 548 
CHAPTER 349 
AN ACT 
To amend section 4482 of the Revised Statutes, as amended (46 U. S. C. 475), 
relating to life preservers for river steamers. 
River steamers. 
Life preservers* 
46 u s e 475. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Rew'esentatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 4482 
of the Revised Statutes, as amended, is amended to read as follows: