Public Law 83–549

That sections 5 (a) and 5 (c) of the Act of April 18, 1946 (60 Stat. 92), as amended (34 U. S. C. 15), are hereby reenacted and amended so as to extend the authority granted therein to July 1, 1955, and by deleting in the first sentence of section 5 (a) the words “in the Regular Navy and Marine Corps, respectively.” and inserting in lieu thereof the words “not above lieutenant in the Regular Navy and captain in the Regular Marine Corps,”.

Sec. 2.

A person permanently appointed in the Regular Navy or

Temporary grade.

Regular Marine Corps, under the authority of this Act, may also be temporarily appointed to a higher grade appropriate to the lineal position assigned, and such temporary appointment shall be regarded as having been effected pursuant to the law under which officers of the Regular Navy and Regular Marine Corps having comparable lineal position were temporarily appointed to such higher grade.