Pub. L. 83-179, tit. VI, sec. 631

Sec. 631. (a) During the last quarter of the fiscal year 1954, no funds appropriated by this Act shall be used for the pay, compensation, or allowances of commissioned officer personnel on active duty in the Armed Forces (excluding Reserve officers on active duty training or Reserve officers and Retired officers ordered to active duty for periods of thirty days or less) in excess of the following numbers in each grade: Ranks Army Navy Air Force Marine Corps General of the Army or fleet admiral of the Navy 3 3 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ General or admiral 9 7 9 1 Lieutenant general or vice admiral 27 24 23 5 Major general or rear admiral 170 128 152 24 Brigadier general or rear admiral 291 128 244 31 Colonel or contain of the Navy 5,102 3,131 4,349 521 Lieutenant colonel or commander 13,560 8,438 8,401 1,280 Major or lieutenant commander 18,250 10,911 20,916 2,620 (b) Vacancies within the allowances prescribed by subsection (a) of this section for any grade may be assigned to any lower grade or grades: Provided, That the officer of the Army now assigned as special assistant to the Comptroller, Department of Defense, shall, effective May 1, 1954, be considered to hold the grade of major general for all purposes, without regard to subsection (a) hereof, and while so serving shall receive the pay and allowances of an officer of that grade and his length of service, and when retired under any provision of law shall be advanced on the retired list to such grade and shall receive 67 Stat. 356 retired or retirement pay at the rate prescribed by law computed on the basis of the basic pay which he would receive if serving on active duty in such grade.