32 CFR § 74.1 - Purpose.

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title: "32 CFR § 74.1 - Purpose."
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title_name: "National Defense"
section_number: "74.1"
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chapter_name: "OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE"
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part_number: "74"
part_name: "APPOINTMENT OF DOCTORS OF OSTEOPATHY AS MEDICAL OFFICERS"
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# 74.1 Purpose.

The purpose of this part is to implement the provisions of Pub. L. 763, 84th Congress (70 Stat. 608), relating to the appointment of doctors of osteopathy as medical officers.