An Act to amend title 10, United States Code, to permit the crediting of certain minority service for the purpose of determining eligibility for retirement, and for other purposes
PL 87-165 (H.R.6597), enacted 08/25/1961

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PUBLIC LAW 87-166-AUG. 25, 1961 
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Public Law 87-164 
AN ACT 
August 25, 1961 
To provide travel and transportation allowances for members of the National 
[H. R. 4786] 
Guard and reserve components when travel is performed in an active duty 
or inactive duty training status in compliance with Federal directives. 
Be it eTvacted hy the Senate; and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 501(b) 
of the Career Compensation Act of 1949, as amended, is amended by 
striking out the words "furnished with transportation to and from 
such duty, with subsistence en route" in the first sentence and insert-
ing the words "authorized the travel and transportation allowances 
prescribed in section 303(a) of this Act for travel performed to and 
from such duty" in place thereof. 
Approved August 25, 1961. 
National Guard; 
Reserves. 
Allowanciss. 
63 Stat. 826. 
37 u s e 30 I. 
37 u s e 253. 
Public Law 87-165 
AN ACT 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to permit the crediting of certain 
minority service for the purpose of determining eligibility for retirement, 
and for other puiTposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress asserribled, That chapter 53 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended as follows: 
(1) By adding the following new section at the end thereof: 
"§ 1039. Crediting of minority service 
"For the purpose of determining eligibility for retirement or trans-
fer to the Fleet Reserve or Fleet Marine Corps Reserve, entitlement 
to retired or retainer pay, and years of service m computing retired or 
retainer pay of a member of the armed forces, any service which 
would be creditable but for the fact that it was performed by him 
under an enlistment or induction entered into before he attained the 
age prescribed by law for that enlistment or induction, shall be 
credited." 
(2) By adding the following item at the end of the analysis: 
"1039. CJrediting of minority service." 
SEC. 2. Section 1 applies to service performed, and retirements or 
transfers to the Fleet Reserve or the Fleet Marine Corps Reserve 
effected, before and after this Act takes effect. 
Approved August 25, 1961. 
August 25, 1961 
[H. R. 6597] 
Armed Forces. 
Minority service, 
credit. 
10 u s e 
1031-
1038. 
Public Law 87-166 
AN ACT 
To authorize the Secretary of the Army to reconvey to the town of Malone, 
New York, certain real property heretofore donated by said town to the 
United States of America as an Army Reserve Center and never used by the 
United States. 
August 25, 1961 
[H. R. 7725] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States, of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary 
R^onv'e'^mle of 
of the Army is hereby authorized and directed to reconvey by quit- land, 
claim deed to the town of Malone, New York, the four acres of land 
and appurtenant easements conveyed on July 26,1956, and September 
17, 1958, by said town to the United States of America as the site 
for a United States Army Reserve Center and never used for that 
purpose. 
Approved August 25, 1961.