62 STAT.] 80TH CONG. , 2D SESS.-CH. 625-JUNE 24, 1948 SEC. 246. Section 8 of the National Defense Act, as amended (10 39Stat.169. U. S. C. 61), is amended to read as follows: § 6note. su "SEC. 8. JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL'S CoRPS.-The Judge Advocate General's Corps shall consist of one Judge Advocate General with the rank of major general, one assistant with the rank of major general, three officers with the rank of brigadier general, and an active list commissioned officer strength to be determined by the Secretary of the Department of the Army, but such strength shall not be less than 11/2 per centum of the authorized active list commissioned officer strength of the Armed Services of the National Military Establishment who are subject to the Articles of War, and in addition warrant officers and enlisted men in such numbers as the Secretary of the Department of the Army shall determine." SEC. 247 . Regular Army officers shall be permanently appointed ReApP'mAry' office by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, in the Judge Advocate General's Corps in the commissioned officer grades of major general, brigadier general, colonel, lieutenant colonel, major, captain, and first lieutenant. The names of commissioned officers of Promotion list. the Judge Advocate General's Corps below the grade of brigadier general shall be carried on the Judge Advocate's promotion list. The Judge Advocate's promotion list shall be established by entering thereon the names of the officers concerned without change in their order of precedence on the existing promotion list. The authorized beAuthorized num- numbers in each of the several grades in the Judge Advocate's pro- motion list shall be prescribed by the Secretary of the Department of the Army, but the numbers thus authorized shall not exceed the follow- ing percentages of the total strength authorized for that list: 8 per centum in the grade of colonel; 14 per centum in the grade of lieu- tenant colonel; 19 per centum in the grade of major; 23 per centum in the grade of captain; and 36 per centum in the grade of first lieu- tenant: Provided, That numbers may be authorized for any grade in lieu of authorization in higher grades: Provided further, That this provision shall not operate to require a reduction in permanent grade of any officer now holding permanent appointment. Officers whose names are carried on the Judge Advocate's promo- tion list shall be promoted to the several grades as now or hereafter prescribed for promotion of promotion-list officers generally and the authorized numbers in grades below colonel on such list shall be temporarily increased from time to time in order to give effect to the promotion system now or hereafter prescribed by law for promo- tion-list officers. Within the authorized strength of the Judge Advocate General's Additional officers. Corps additional officers may be appointed by transfer of qualified officers from other branches of the Army, by appointment of Reserve judge advocates or qualified civilian graduates of accredited law schools. Those originally appointed in the Regular Army in the Judge Advocate General's Corps shall be credited with an amount of service for the purpose of determining grade, position on promotion list, permanent-grade seniority, and eligibility for promotion as now or hereafter prescribed by law. SEc. 248. The Judge Advocate General shall, in addition to such Legal advser of De- other duties as may be prescribed by law, be the legal adviser of the enom Secretary of the Department of the Army and of all officers and agencies of the Department of the Army; and all members of the Judge Advocate General's Corps shall perform their duties under the direction of the Judge Advocate General. SEC. 249. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the Judge Appointmentof ' - Advocate General, the Assistant Judge Advocate General and general officers of the Judge Advocate General's Corps shall be appointed by 643
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