Public Law 75–146

That the authorized commissioned strength of the Regular Army, including the sixty-seven general officers of the line as now authorized by law, shall be fourteen thousand six hundred and fifty-nine officers, of which number one thousand seven hundred and ninety-three shall

Assignments.

be assigned to the non-promotion-list branch in numbers proportionate to the numbers now fixed by law for such branches, and twelve thousand seven hundred and ninety-nine to the promotion-list branches in numbers proportionate to the numbers now designated by the President for such branches pursuant to law, except

Exceptions.

Dental Corps.

Ante, p. 8.

that the proportional increases as computed under this Act for the Medical Administrative Corps and Veterinary Corps shall be assigned to the Dental Corps and that the Air Corps shall be increased

Air Corps.

so as to provide within the total of fourteen thousand six hundred and fifty-nine an authorized commissioned strength of two thousand and ninety-two: Provided, That the President may increase or

Provisos.

Powers of President to modify assignments.

Appointment in lowest commissioned grade of each branch.

diminish the number of officers assigned to any branch by not more than a total of 30 per centum: Provided further, That the additional officers authorized by this Act shall be appointed in the lowest commissioned grade now provided by law for the respective branches in which appointments are to be made: And provided further, That

Reserve officers; annual appointments in combatant arms, etc.

49 Stat. 1028.

10 U. S. C., Supp. III, §§ 369a, 487a.

this Act shall not affect the Act approved August 30, 1935 (49 Stat. 1028), except that the total number of Reserve officers to be appointed annually under authority of that Act, in the combatant arms, Chemical Warfare Service and the Air Corps in the grade of second lieutenant, Regular Army, shall be 10 per centum of the total number authorized to be trained annually under appropriation Acts in pursuance of the Act of August 30, 1935, and in no event less than fifty, and that any officers added to the Army under existing authorizations

Increases not to exceed existing authorizations.

shall be within the total authorized commissioned strength of fourteen thousand six hundred and fifty-nine herein provided.