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173 (d) In time of war, or of national emergency declared after May 5, 1954, by Congress or the President, the President may suspend the operation of any provision of this section. § 3203. Regular Army: members on active duty The authorized strength of the Regular Army in members on active duty, exclusive of officer candidates, is 837,000 less the number of members of the Army on active duty who are neither members of the Regular Army nor members of the Army in the categories listed in section 3201(a)(l) - (4) of this title. § 3204. Regular Army: commissioned officers on active list The authorized strength of the Regular Army in commissioned officers on the active list is the sum of the numbers authorized by sections 3205, 3206, and 3207 of this title, the number of permanent professors of the United States Military Academy authorized by section 4331 of this title, and the numbers in designated categories specifically authorized by law as additional numbers. §3205.

Regular Army: commissioned officers on active list, exclusive of certain categories The authorized strength of the Regular Army in commissioned officers on the active list, exclusive of— (1) members of the Army Nurse Corps; (2) members of the Women's Medical Specialist Corps; (3) permanent professors of the United States Military Academy; and (4) members in designated categories specifically authorized by law as additional numbers; is 30,600. §3206.

Regular Army: commissioned officers on active list; Army Nurse Corps (a) The authorized strength of the Army Nurse Corps in commissioned officers on the active list of the Regular Army is 2,009, or 6/1,000 of the authorized strength prescribed by section 3203 of this title, whichever is greater. (b) Of the authorized strength of the Army Nurse Corps in commissioned officers on the active list of the Regular Army, not more than 7/1,000 may be in the regular grade of lieutenant colonel, and not more than 16/1,000 may be in the regular grade of major. The Secretary of the Army shall prescribe the authorized strength of the Army Nurse Corps in officers on the active list in the regular grade of captain. §3207.

Regular Army: commissioned officers on active list; Women's Medical Specialist Corps (a) The authorized strength of the Women's Medical Specialist Corps in commissioned officers on the active list of the Regular Army is 356, or 9/10,000 of the authorized strength prescribed by section 3203 of this title, whichever is greater.