For the purpose of this chapter, service as a nurse in the armed forces before April 16, 1947, is considered as commissioned service.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 394, § 6324; Pub. L. 86–197, § 1(6), Aug. 25, 1959, 73 Stat. 426; Pub. L. 89–609, § 1(15), Sept. 30, 1966, 80 Stat. 853; Pub. L. 90–130, § 1(23)(A), Nov. 8, 1967, 81 Stat. 380; renumbered § 8324, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(b)(15), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1836.)