CHAPTER 765 —ISSUE OF SERVICEABLE MATERIAL TO ARMED FORCES
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§7561. Rations
(a) The President may prescribe the components, and the quantities thereof, of the Army ration. He may direct the issue of equivalent articles in place of the prescribed components whenever, in his opinion, economy and the health and comfort of the members of the Army so require.
(b) Under the direction of the Secretary of the Army, the branch, office, or officer designated by him shall issue the components of the Army ration.
(c) An enlisted member of the Army on active duty is entitled to one ration daily. The emergency ration, when issued, is in addition to the regular ration.
(d) Fresh or preserved fruits, milk, butter, and eggs necessary for the proper diet of the sick in hospitals shall be provided under regulations prescribed by the Surgeon General and approved by the Secretary.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041,
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4561(a) 4561(b) 4561(c) 4561(d) |
10:724. 10:1195a (as applicable to issue). 10:716b. 10:725. 10:726. |
R.S. 1141 (as applicable to issue); June 28, 1950, ch. 383, §402(a), |
R.S. 1293; July 16, 1892, ch. 195 (last 15 words before proviso under "Subsistence of the Army"), |
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Mar. 2, 1907, ch. 2511 (1st proviso under "Subsistence Department"), R.S. 1175. |
In subsection (a), the words "the components, and the quantities thereof" are substituted for the words "the kinds and quantities of the component articles". The words "substitutive" and "a due regard" are omitted as surplusage.
In subsection (b), the words "the components of the Army ration" are substituted for the words "such supplies as enter into the composition of the ration".
In subsection (c), the words "on active duty" are inserted for clarity. The words "under such regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Army", in 10:725, are omitted, since the Secretary has inherent authority to issue regulations appropriate to exercising his statutory functions. The words "or reserve", "prescribed for use on emergent occasions", and "furnished", in 10:725, are omitted as surplusage.
In subsection (d), the words "Such quantities of" and "may be allowed" are omitted as surplusage.
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Delegation of Authority
Authority of President under subsec. (a) of this section to prescribe uniform military ration applicable to Army delegated to Secretary of Defense by section 3(a) of Ex. Ord. No. 12781, Nov. 20, 1991, 56 F.R. 59203, set out as a note under
§7562. Clothing
The President may prescribe the quantity and kind of clothing to be issued annually to members of the Army.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041,
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4562 | 10:831. | R.S. 1296 (less 1st 9 words). |
The words "members of the Army" are substituted for the words "troops of the United States".
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§7563. Clothing: replacement when destroyed to prevent contagion
Upon the recommendation of the Surgeon General, the Secretary of the Army may order a gratuitous issue of clothing to any enlisted member of the Army who has had a contagious disease, and to any hospital attendant who attended him while he had that disease, to replace clothing destroyed by order of an officer of the Medical Corps to prevent contagion.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041,
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4563 | 10:834. | R.S. 1298. |
The words "enlisted member" are substituted for the word "soldiers". The words "any articles of their" are omitted as surplusage. The words "while he had that disease" are inserted for clarity. The words "an officer of the Medical Corps" are substituted for the words "proper medical officers".
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§7564. Navy and Marine Corps: camp equipment and transportation; when on shore duty with Army
While any detachment of the Navy or Marine Corps is on shore duty in cooperation with troops of the Army, the officer of the Army designated by the Secretary of the Army shall, upon the requisition of the officer of the Navy or Marine Corps in command of the detachment, issue rations and camp equipment, and furnish transportation, to that detachment.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041,
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4564 | 10:1259d. 10:1259e. 34:541. |
R.S. 1143; June 28, 1950, ch. 383, §402(a), |
R.S. 1135; June 28, 1950, ch. 383, §402(a), |
The words "While * * * on shore duty" are substituted for the words "under orders to act on shore", in 10:1259d and 1259e, and 34:541. The words "branch, office, or" and "during the time such detachment is so acting or proceeding to act", in 10:1259d and 1259e, and 34:541, are omitted as surplusage. The words "their baggage, provisions, and cannon", in 10:1259e and 34:541, are omitted as surplusage. The words "and shall furnish the naval officer commanding any such detachment, and his necessary aides, with horses, accouterments, and forage", in 10:1259e and 34:541, are omitted as obsolete.
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§7565. Colors, standards, and guidons of demobilized organizations: disposition
(a) The Secretary of the Army may dispose of colors, standards, and guidons of demobilized organizations of the Army, as follows:
(1) Those brought into Federal service by the Army National Guard of a State may be returned to that State upon the request of its governor.
(2) Those that cannot be returned under clause (1) may, upon the request of its governor, be sent to the State that, as determined by the Secretary, furnished the majority of members of the organization when it was formed.
Those that cannot be returned or sent under clause (1) or (2) of this subsection shall be delivered to the Secretary for such national use as the Secretary may direct.
(b) Title to colors, standards, and guidons of demobilized organizations of the Army remains in the United States.
(c) No color, standard, or guidon may be disposed of under this section unless provision satisfactory to the Secretary has been made for its preservation and care.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041,
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4565(a) | 5:202 (less 3d and last sentences). | Mar. 4, 1921, ch. 166, §2, |
4565(b) | 5:202 (3d sentence). | |
4565(c) | 5:202 (last sentence). |
In subsection (a), the words "Any which were used during their service by such organizations and" are omitted as surplusage. The first 15 words of the last sentence are substituted for 5:202 (1st 45 words of 2d sentence).
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Prior Provisions
Prior sections 7571 to 7573 were renumbered
Prior sections 7574 and 7575 were repealed by
Section 7574, acts Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041,
Section 7575, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041,
Prior sections 7576 and 7577 were renumbered
A prior section 7578, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041,
Prior sections 7579 to 7582 were renumbered
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1966—Subsec. (a).
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