Department of Defense Appropriations for 1960: Hearings Before the Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives, Eighty-sixth Congress, First Session, Volume 9, Parts 3-6

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Page 715 - Benefits" category includes the amounts estimated to be required to make payments to survivors of retired personnel pursuant to the retired serviceman's family protection plan. This plan permits members of the uniformed services to receive a reduced amount of retired pay in order to provide one or more annuities specified in the plan for his survivors.
Page 152 - Congress, The Housing Act of 1954, aids in providing homes for members of the Armed Forces of the United States and their families through a system of FHA mortgage insurance, specially designed to assist such members in financing the construction or purchase of homes.
Page 327 - I am pleased to appear before this committee in my capacity as Chief of Naval Personnel and Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Personnel and Naval Reserve...
Page 191 - Reserve shall be composed of units or members, or both, who are liable for active duty only in time of war or national emergency declared by the Congress, or when otherwise authorized by law.
Page 350 - Death occurring after active service. (a) Under Title 10, US Code, section 1476, the death gratuity will be paid in any case where a member or former member dies on or after January 1, 1957, during the 120-day period which begins on the day following the date of his discharge or release from active duty, active duty for training, on inactive duty training, if the Administrator of Veterans...
Page 32 - ... complete information than we have. In discussing the matter of air alert I have reference to the proposal that we keep a certain percentage of the Strategic Air Command, that is a certain percentage of the aircraft, in the air at all times ready for war operation in the event of an emergency. Mr.
Page 26 - That portion of the quality in long supply which It has been determined will be retained for future peacetime issue or consumption as being more economical than future replenishment by procurement...
Page 174 - USC 303b) , or any other provision of law, any such lease may provide for the maintenance, protection, repair, or restoration by the lessee, of the property leased or of the entire unit or installation where a substantial part thereof is leased, as a part or all of the consideration for the lease of such property.
Page 51 - Force, the Chief of Naval Operations and the Commandant of the Marine Corps in overseas areas on attache or mission aircraft.
Page 98 - ... military personnel and units involved in permanent change of station. Cadets at the Military Academy are included in these items. Miscellaneous budget items not appropriate to the four headings mentioned are grouped under the caption "Other." Included therein are expenses connected with apprehension of deserters, absentees, and escaped military prisoners, interest on soldiers' deposits, death gratuities, and mortgage insurance payments for the new in service home loans.

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