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[71 Stat. 376]

376 70A Stat. 165.

70A Stat. 173,

70A Stat. 173.

70A Stat. 171.

PUBLIC LAW 85-155-AUG. 21, 1957

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(3^ The analjsis of chapter 307 is amended by striking out the following item: "3070. Women's Medical Specialist Corps: organization; Chief and assistant chiefs." and inserting the following item in place thereof: "3070. Army Medical Specialist Corps: organization; Chief and assistant chiefs." (4) Section 3206 is amended to read as follows: "§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 Eegular Army is 2500. " (b) Of the authorized strength of the Army Nurse Corps in commissioned officers on the active list of the Regular Army, not more than 5 may be in the regular grade of colonel, and not more than 107 may be in the regular grade of lieutenant colonel." (5) Section 3207 is amended to read as follows: "§ 3207. Regular Army: commissioned officers on active list; Army Medical Specialist Corps " (a) The authorized strength of the Army Medical Specialist Corps in commissioned officers on the active list of the Regular Army is 350. "(b) Of the authorized strength of the Army Medical Specialist Corps in commissioned officers on the active list of the Regular Army, not more than 1 may be in the regular grade of colonel, and not more than 20 may be in the regular grade of lieutenant colonel." ^Q-j 'pj^g analysis of chapter 331 is amended by striking out the following item: "3207. Regular Army: commissioned officers on active list; Women's Medical Specialist Corps."

and inserting the following item in place thereof: "3207. Regular Army: commissioned officers on active list; Army Medical Specialist Corps." 70A Stat. 183. 70A Stat. 183.

(7) Section 3288 is amended by inserting the words "section 3291 and" after the words "Except as provided in. (8) Section 3291 is amended to read as follows: "§ 3291. Commissioned officers: Army Nurse Corps and Army Medical Specialist Corps: original appointment; additional qualifications, grade " (a) An original appointment in the Regular Army in the Army Nurse Corps or the Army Medical Specialist Corps may be made in the grade of— "(1) second lieutenant, from women who have performed less than three years of service creditable for promotion under subsection (c), who on the date of nomination have not passed their twenty-seventh birthday, and who are not qualified for appointment in the grade of first lieutenant under clause (2); "(2) first lieutenant, from women who have performed less than seven years of service creditable for promotion under subsection (c), and who on the date of nomination have not passed their thirtieth birthday; and "(3) captain, from women who have performed at least seven years of service creditable for promotion under subsection (c), and who on the date of nomination have not passed their thirtyninth birthday. The maximum ages specified in clauses (1) and (2) of this subsection are increased by the period of active commissioned service in the armed forces after December 7, 1941, but not by more than five years.