PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 449-JUNE 12, 1948 Grades. 61 Stat. 883. 61 Stat. 884 . 10 U. S. C., Supp. I, § 506 (c). 61 Stat. 884. 10 U.S . C., Supp. I, 606 (d). 61 Stat. 888. 10 U.S.C., Snpp.I, 6559(b) (1). Colonel and lieuten- ant colonel grades, re- striction. 61 Stat. 889. 10 U. S.C., Supp. I, § 559 (c) (1). 61 Stat. 892. 10U.s. ., Supp. I, § 59a (a) (4). Selection board. 61 Stat. 894. 10U.S. C., Supp.I, 559c (a). Nonapplicability. 61 Stat. 897. 10 U.S.C., Supp.I, If 559c, 569d. persons in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by law for appoint- ment of male persons in the Regular Army except as may be necessary to adapt said provisions to the Women's Army Corps of the Regular Army. (c) Officers shall be permanently commissioned in the Women's Army Corps of the Regular Army in grades from second lieutenant to lieutenant colonel, inclusive. The authorized number in permanent grade of lieutenant colonel shall be such as the Secretary of the Army shall from time to time determine but shall not exceed 10 per centum of the total authorized commissioned strength of such corps. (d) Title V of the Officer Personnel Act of 1947 (Public Law 381, Eightieth Congress, approved August 7, 1947) is amended as follows: (1) Subsection 502 (c) of said Act is amended by inserting in the first sentence thereof immediately after the words "as chaplains," the additional words "in the Women's Army Corps,", and by inserting in the second sentence thereof immediately after the words "the Medical Department," the additional words "the Women's Army Corps,". (2) Subsection 502 (d) of said Act is amended by inserting immedi- ately after the words "of the chaplains of the Regular Army;" the additional words "of the Women's Army Corps of the Regular Army ;". (3) Subsection 505 (b) of said Act is amended by inserting immedi- ately after the first proviso contained in paragraph (1) thereof the following additionalproviso: "Providedfurther, That in the Women's Army Corps promotion list there shall be no officers in the permanent grade of colonel and the authorized number in the permanent grade of lieutenant colonel shall not exceed 10 per centum of the total strength authorized for that promotion list but the percentages not authorized in these grades by virtue of this proviso shall be allotted by the Secretary of the Army to grades below lieutenant colonel in such promotion list:". (4) Subsection 505 (c) of said Act is amended by inserting in para- graph (1) thereof immediately after the words "Air Corps," the addi- tional words "the Women's Army Corps,", and by inserting the follow- ing additional paragraph at the end of said subsection: (8) The Women's Army Corps promotion list shall contain the names of all promotion-list officers of the Women's Army Corps." (5) Subsection 507 (a) of said Act is amended by changing the period at the end of paragraph (4) thereof to a colon and inserting after such colon the following proviso: "Provided, That any selection board convened to consider and recommend officers of the Women's Army Corps of the Regular Army for promotion to any grade may contain officers of the Women's Army Corps of the Regular Army in any grade above that of major either in the Women's Army Corps of the Regular Army or under temporary appointment in the Army of the United States." (6) Subsection 509 (a) of said Act is amended by changing the period at the end of said subsection to a colon and inserting after such colon the following additional words: "Provided,That the provisions of this section shall not apply to promotion of officers of the Women's Army Corps of the Regular Army to the grade of lieutenant colonel." (7) Said Act is amended by inserting between sections 509 and 510 the following new section: 'WOMEN'S ARMTY CORPS PROMOTION-LIT OIPCER--PROMOTION TO GRADIE OF LIEUTENANT COLONEL "SEr. 509A. Women's Army Corps promotion-list officers shall be promoted to and appointed in the permanent grade of lieutenant colonel in the Regular Army only when a vacancy exists in the number 358 [62 STAT.
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