Pub. L. 82-476, pt. VII, sec. 704

Sec. 704. The appropriate Secretary may by regulation authorize the temporary extension of Federal recognition to any officer of the National Guard or Air National Guard who shall have successfully passed the examination prescribed in section 75 of the National Defense Act, as amended, pending final determination of his eligibility for, and his appointment as, a Reserve officer of the Army or Air Force in the grade concerned. If and when so appointed the appointment shall be dated as of, shall be considered to have been accepted on, and shall be deemed to have been effective from, the date of such recognition. However, a temporary extension of Federal recognition shall be granted only when the officer takes oath that during such recognition he will perform all Federal duties and obligations required of him the same as though he were appointed as a Reserve officer of the Army or Air Force in the same grade. Such temporary recognition may be withdrawn at any time and if not sooner withdrawn or replaced by permanent recognition upon appointment as a Reserve officer in the same grade, it shall automatically terminate six months after its effective date: Provided, That temporary extension of Federal recognition may, as provided in this section, be granted to Reserve officers pending final determination of their eligibility for such Federal recognition.