Pub. L. 83-773, tit. III, subtit. D, sec. 323
appointment of adjutants general and assistant adjutants general as reserve officers
appointment of adjutants general and assistant adjutants general as reserve officers Sec. 323. An adjutant general or assistant adjutant general of a State, Territory, or the District of Columbia, upon being extended Federal recognition in his grade, may be appointed as a Reserve officer of the Army effective upon the date of extension of Federal recognition, notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act.