Pub. L. 83-349, tit. II, sec. 203

Sec. 203. That portion of subsection 303 (g) of the Officer Personnel Act of 1947, as amended, occurring before the second proviso is further amended to read as follows: “(g) To determine the authorized number of line officers in each of the various grades above lieutenant, as provided in this section, computations shall be made by the Secretary of the Navy as of the date of approval of this Act and thereafter at such times that the needs of the service require but not less than once annually, and the resulting number in each of such various grades, as so computed, shall, subject to the provisions of subsection (k) of this section, be held and 68 Stat. 68 considered for all purposes as the authorized number of officers in each of such various grades and shall not be varied between such computations: Provided, That to determine the authorized number of line officers designated for limited duty in each of the various grades above lieutenant, the Secretary of the Navy, as of the date of approval of this Act and thereafter at such times that the needs of the service require but not less than once annually, shall compute the maximum number of such officers which may serve in each of such various grades, as provided in subsection (a) of this section, and shall determine the number of such officers in each of such various grades, not to exceed such maximum number, required to meet the needs of the service during the ensuing year, and the resulting number in each of such various grades, as so determined, shall be held and considered for all purposes as the authorized number of such officers in each of such various grades, and shall not be varied between such determinations:”.