Longevity pay for US Army officers in PH army

Section 1 covers 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.
Covered commissioned officers are entitled to receive longevity pay based on the length of service rendered up to January 1, 1933.
Section 1 grants the same benefits to former officers of the Army of the United States and to graduates of the United States Military Academy and the United States Naval Academy who were appointed to any commissioned grade in the Army of the Philippines prior to the date this Act takes effect.
Section 2 further treats a commissioned officer or enlisted man in the Army of the United States and/or a cadet in the United States Military Academy or United States Naval Academy for purposes of crediting service in computing pay and retirement rights.

Section 3 provides that longevity pay for the covered commissioned officers and academy graduates is based on an increase of 10% for every 5 years of service.
The 10% increase is compounded every 5 years.
Section 3 limits the longevity pay increase so that it shall not exceed 50%.

Section 2 requires that, in determining the pay and rights of retirement of a commissioned officer or enlisted man in the Army of the United States, and/or a cadet in the United States Military Academy or United States Naval Academy, service is credited to the same extent as service under a regular commission or other active duty with the Army of the Philippines.
Section 2 expressly commands that the credited service includes service in the Army of the United States and/or service as a cadet in the United States Military Academy or United States Naval Academy.

Section 4 makes funds appropriated for the Army of the Philippines in the yearly General Appropriation Acts and in the National Defense Act available to carry out the Act’s provisions.
Section 4 ties the availability of appropriated funds to the purposes of implementing the longevity pay and service-crediting rules established by the Act.

Section 6 provides that Commonwealth Act No. 150 takes effect upon its approval on November 8, 1936.