Chapter 302. To provide for forfeiture of pay of persons in the military and naval services of the United States who are absent from duty on account of the direct effects of the intemperate use of alcoholic liquor or habit-forming drugs or because of venereal disease
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CHAP. 302.— An Act To provide for forfeiture of pay of persons in the military and naval services of the United States who are absent from duty on account of the direct effects of the intemperate use of alcoholic liquor or habit-forming drugs or because of venereal disease.May 17, 1926.[[S. 2828](/us/bill/69/s/2828).][[Public, No. 230](/us/pl/69/230).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Army and Navy.No pay to person in active service absent more than a day from use of intoxicants or habit-forming drugs.
That hereafter no person in active service in the military or naval service who shall be absent from his regular duties for more than one day at any one time on account of the effects of a disease, as distinguished from injury, which is directly attributable to and immediately follows his own intemperate use of alcoholic liquor or habit-forming drugs, shall, except as hereinafter provided, be entitled to any pay, as distinguished from allowances, for the period of such absence.
Sec. 2. That hereafter no person in active service in the militaryNo pay to person in active service absent more than a day from effects of a venereal disease. or naval service who shall be absent from Iris regular duties for more than one day at any one time on account of the direct effects of a venereal disease due to his own misconduct, shall, except as hereafter provided, be entitled to any pay, as distinguished from allowances, for the period of such absence: *Provided*, That such*Proviso*.Period of absence. absence is within a period of one year following the appearance of the initial symptoms of such venereal disease and regardless of whether the appearance of the initial symptoms occurs prior or subsequent to the date of entry into the service.
Sec. 3. That for all purposes within the scope of this Act theRegulations to be prescribe. period of absence and the cause thereof shall be determined under such procedure and regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary of War or the Secretary of the Navy, and such determination shall be final and conclusive for all purposes. 558 Sec. 4. Allowance for personal expenses if forfeiture in excess of one month. That each person whose pay, as distinguished from allowance, is forfeited for a period in excess of one month at any one time pursuant to the provisions of this Act shall be paid for necessary personal expenses the sum of $5 for each full month during which his pay is so forfeited.
Sec. 5. Previous provisions repealed.Vol. 38, p, 353; Vol. 39, p. 580; Vol. 40, p. 717. That the Acts approved April 27, 1914 (Thirty-eighth Statutes at Large, pages 353 and 354), August 29, 1916 (Thirty-ninth Statutes at Large, page 580), and July 1, 1918 (Fortieth Statutes at Large, page 717). so far as relates to forfeiture of pay on account of absence from duty due to injury, sickness, or disease resulting from the intemperate use of drugs or alcohol liquors, or other misconduct, are hereby repealed.
Approved, May 17, 1926.