An Act to amend title 14, United States Code, entitled ""Coast Guard,"" to authorize certain early discharges of enlisted personnel, and preserve their rights, privileges, and benefits
PL 84-67 (H.R.5224), enacted 06/08/1955

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PUBLIC LAW 67-JUNE 8, 1955 
[69 ST A T . 
Public Law 67 
CHAPTER 136 
June 8,1955 
IH. R. 5224] 
Coast Guard. 
Enlisted person-
nel. 
63 Stat. 524. 
AN ACT 
To amend title 14, United States Code, entitled "Coast Guard", to authorize 
certain early discharges of enlisted personnel, and preserve their ri;j;hts, privi-
leges, and benefits. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the analysis 
of chapter 11 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by insertin«^ 
following and underneath item 369 in such analysis, the following 
item: 
"370. Discharge within three months before expiration of enlistment." 
SEC. 2. Chapter 11 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting, immediately following section 369 thereof, a new section, as 
follows: 
"§ 370. Discharge within three months before expiration of enlistment 
"Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary, any enlisted man 
may be discharged at any time within three months before the exi)ira-
tion of his term of enlistment or extended enlistment without prejudice 
to any .right, privilege, or benefit that he would have received, excejjt 
l)ay and allowances for the unexpired period not served, or to which 
he would thereafter become entitled, had he served his full term of 
enlistment or extended enlistment." 
Approved June 8, 1955. 
Public Law 68 
CHAPTER 137 
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A N 
A C T 
June 10, 1955 
[S. 2061] 
To increase the rates of basic compensation of officers and employees in the field 
service of the Post Office Department. 
Be it enaeted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be 
Postal Field ^itgd as the "Postal Field Service Compensation Act of 1955". 
Service Co mp e n - 
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sation Act of 1955. 
TITLE I—DEFINITIONS, COVERAGE, AND EXEMPTIONS 
DEFINITIONS 
SEC. 101. For the purposes of this Act— 
(1) "Department" means the Post Office Department estab-
lished by section 388 of the Revised Statutes (5 U. S. C, sec. 361), 
and the postal field service of the Post Office Department; 
(2) "postal field service" includes all operations and organiza-
tion units of the Department, other than the departmental opera-
tions and organization units in the headquarters offices of the Post 
Office Department at the seat of the Government, and includes 
postal inspectors assigned to the headquarters offices of the Post 
Office Department at the seat of the Government; 
(3) "employee", unless the context otherwise indicates, includes 
postmasters, officers, supervisors, and all other persons employed 
in the postal field service, regardless of title, other than persons 
who provide services for the Department on a fee, contract, job, 
or piecework basis; 
(4) "position" means the duties and responsibilities assigned to 
an employee, other than duties performed on a fee, contract, job, 
or piecework basis;