Providing for the Payment of Longevity Pay to Commissioned Officers of the U.S. Army Joining the Army of the Philippines
Commonwealth Act No. 150, enacted on November 8, 1936, establishes longevity pay for commissioned officers of the U.S. Army who join the Army of the Philippines. It allows for the inclusion of prior service in the U.S. Army and military academies when determining retirement pay and rights. Longevity pay is calculated as a 10% increase for every five years of service, capped at a maximum of 50%. The Act mandates that funds from yearly appropriations for the Army of the Philippines will be used to implement these provisions. The Act takes effect upon approval.
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- What is Providing for the Payment of Longevity Pay to Commissioned Officers of the U.S. Army Joining the Army of the Philippines about?
- Commonwealth Act No. 150, enacted on November 8, 1936, establishes longevity pay for commissioned officers of the U.S. Army who join the Army of the Philippines. It allows for the inclusion of prior service in the U.S. Army and military academies when determining retirement pay and rights. Longevity pay is calculated as a 10% increase for every five years of service, capped at a maximum of 50%. The Act mandates that funds from yearly appropriations for the Army of the Philippines will be used to implement these provisions. The Act takes effect upon approval.
- What type of law is Commonwealth Act No. 150?
- Providing for the Payment of Longevity Pay to Commissioned Officers of the U.S. Army Joining the Army of the Philippines (Commonwealth Act No. 150) is a Philippine Statutes enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was Providing for the Payment of Longevity Pay to Commissioned Officers of the U.S. Army Joining the Army of the Philippines enacted?
- Providing for the Payment of Longevity Pay to Commissioned Officers of the U.S. Army Joining the Army of the Philippines (Commonwealth Act No. 150) was enacted on Nov 8, 1936.
- What is the citation for Providing for the Payment of Longevity Pay to Commissioned Officers of the U.S. Army Joining the Army of the Philippines?
- Providing for the Payment of Longevity Pay to Commissioned Officers of the U.S. Army Joining the Army of the Philippines, Commonwealth Act No. 150, Nov 8, 1936 (Philippines)
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Commonwealth Act No. 150
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Commonwealth Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
November 8, 1936
COMMONWEALTH ACT NO. 150
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE PAYMENT OF LONGEVITY PAY TO COMMISSIONED OFFICERS OF THE ARMY OF THE UNITED STATES JOINING THE ARMY OF THE PHILIPPINES AND TO INCLUDE SERVICE IN THE ARMY OF THE UNITED STATES AND/OR IN THE UNITED STATES MILITARY OR NAVAL ACADEMY IN DETERMINING THE PAY AND RIGHTS OF RETIREMENT OF COMMISSIONED OFFICERS IN THE ARMY OF THE PHILIPPINES
SECTION 1. Commissioned officers of the Army of the United States who are appointed to any commissioned grade in the Regular Force of the Army of the Philippines, shall be entitled to receive longevity pay based on the length of service rendered up to January first, nineteen hundred and thirty-three: Provided, That, all former officers of the Army of the United States and graduates of the United States Military Academy and of the United States Naval Academy, who have been appointed to any commissioned grade in the Army of the Philippines prior to the date this Act takes effect, shall receive the benefits of the same.
SECTION 2. In determining the pay and rights of retirement of a commissioned officer of the Regular Force of the Army of the Philippines, active duty performed as a commissioned officer or as an enlisted man in the Army of the United States and/or as a cadet in the United States Military Academy or United States Naval Academy, shall be credited to the same extent as service under a regular commission or other active duty with the Army of the Philippines.
SECTION 3. In computing the pay of commissioned officers of the Army of the United States and graduates of the United States Military Academy or United States Naval Academy, mentioned in sections one and two hereof, the longevity pay shall be based on an increase of ten per centum for every five years of service compounded every five years: Provided, That, the increase in longevity pay shall not exceed fifty per centum.
SECTION 4. The funds appropriated for the Army of the Philippines in the yearly General Appropriation Acts and in the National Defense Act are hereby made available for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act.
SECTION 6. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved, November 8, 1936.
Cite This Law
Providing for the Payment of Longevity Pay to Commissioned Officers of the U.S. Army Joining the Army of the Philippines, Commonwealth Act No. 150, Nov 8, 1936 (Philippines)
Providing for the Payment of Longevity Pay to Commissioned Officers of the U.S. Army Joining the Army of the Philippines, Commonwealth Act No. 150 (Phil. 1936)
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