AND SELECTEES IN MILITARY SERVICE BEYOND TWELVE MONTHS HEARINGS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON MILITARY AFFAIRS UNITED STATES SENATE SEVENTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION ON S. J. Res. 92 THE LENGTH OF SERVICE OF SELECTEES AND S. J. Res. 93 PONENTS IN ACTIVE MILITARY SERVICE JULY 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, AND 24, 1941 Printed for the use of the Committee on Mititary Affairs COMMITTEE ON MILITARY AFFAIRS ROBERT R. REYNOLDS, North Carolina, Chairman JAMES E. MURRAY, Montana WARREN R. AUSTIN, Vermont ELBERT D. THOMAS, Utah STYLES BRIDGES, New Hampshire EDWIN C. JOHNSON, Colorado CHAN GURNEY, South Dakota JOSH LEE, Oklahoma RUFUS C. HOLMAN, Oregon H. H. SCHWARTZ, Wyoming JOHN THOMAS, Idaho LISTER HILL, Alabama HENRY CABOT LODGE, JR., Massachusetts WESLEY E. McDONALD, Clerk II LIBRARY OF CONGRESS AUG 8-1941 RETENTION OF RESERVE COMPONENTS AND SELECTEES IN MILITARY SERVICE BEYOND TWELVE MONTHS THURSDAY, JULY 17, 1941 UNITED STATES SENATE, Washington, D. C. The committee met, pursuant to call, at 10_a. m., in room 318, Senate Office Building, Senator Robert R. Reynolds (chairman) presiding. Present: Senators Reynolds (chairman), Thomas of Utah, Lee, Schwartz, Hill, Downey, Chandler, Truman, Kilgore, Austin, Bridges, Gurney, and Thomas of Idaho. Also present: Senator Wheeler. Gentlemen, we have met this morning to consider Senate Joint Resolution 92 and Senate Joint Resolution 93. I will ask the reporter to embody in the record the full text of those Senate joint resolutions. (S. J. Res. 92 and S. J. Res. 93 are as follows:) [S. J. Res. 92, 77th Cong., 1st sess.) JOINT RESOLUTION To further provide for the strengthening of the national defense by removing the restrictions on numbers and length of service of selectees, and for other purposes Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, and during the period of the unlimited national emergency declared by him on May 27, 1941, the President is hereby authorized to induct from time to time into active military service under the provisions of the Act approved September 16, 1940, Public, Numbered 783, Seventy-sixth Congress, Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, such number of men, without limitation, to serve for such period beyond twelve months as the President may deem necessary in the interests of national defense: Provided, That the active military service of persons now on duty under said Act may be similarly extended by the President to such period of time as he may deem necessary in the interests of national defense. All persons inducted under the provisions of said Act whose periods of active military service are extended hereunder shall be deemed to be serving under said Act and shall be entitled to all the rights, privileges, and benefits extended and conferred thereby. SEC. 2. The provisions of the Act approved September 16, 1940, Public, Numbered 783, Seventy-sixth Congress, the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, are hereby extended to remain in full force and effect until six months following the termination of the unlimited national emergency declared by the President on May 27, 1941: Provided, That the provisions of said Act shall not in any event terminate prior to May 15, 1945. [S. J. Res. 93, 77th Cong., 1st sess.) JOINT RESOLUTION To further provide for the strengthening of the national defense by authorizing the retention in active military service of members and units of the Reserve components of the Army of the United States and for other purposes Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, all 1 |