Pub. L. 91-297, tit. V, sec. 501

Sec. 501. (a) Section 7 of the Act entitled “An Act to provide for the organization of the militia of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes”, approved March 1, 1889 (D.C. Code, sec. 39–201), is amended (1) by inserting “(a)” immediately after “Sec. 7.”, and (2) by adding at the end thereof the following new subsections: “(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), any person serving as the commanding general of the militia of the District of Columbia shall be considered to be an employee of the Department of Defense, and of the United States, within the meaning of section 2105 of title 5, United States Code. “(c) Any officer of the Armed Forces of the United States who, while serving on active duty, is detailed to serve as commanding general of the militia of the District of Columbia shall, while so detuned, be entitled to receive only the pay and allowances to which he is entitled as an officer of the Armed Forces.” 84 Stat. 367 (b) The paragraph under the center heading “NATIONAL GUARD” in the first section of the District of Columbia Appropriation Act, 1961 (74 Stat. 25), is amended by striking out “at not to exceed $13,300 per annum”. (c) The amendment made by this section shall take effect on the first day of the first pay period beginning on or after the date of enactment of this title.