Pub. L. 84-737, tit. III, sec. 302

Sec. 302. Section 503 (a) of the Officer Personnel Act of 1947 (61 Stat. 885; 10 U. S. C. 506a (a)) is amended to read as follows: “(a) (1) The authorized strength of the Regular Army in general officers on the active list, exclusive of the number authorized for the Army Medical Service and the chaplains, is seventy-five ten-thousandths of the authorized strength of the Regular Army in commissioned officers on the active list, exclusive of the number of commissioned officers on the active list authorized for the Army Medical Service and the chaplains. Of this authorized strength, not more than one-half may be in a regular grade above brigadier general. The authorized strength of each of the following branches— (A) the Medical Corps; (B) the Dental Corps; (C) the Veterinary Corps; and (D) the Chaplains; in general officers on the active list of the Regular Army is five one-thousandths of the authorized strength of the branch concerned in commissioned officers on the active list of the Regular Army. Not more than one-half of the authorized strength in general officers in such a branch may be in a regular grade above brigadier general. When the application of the percentages and ratios specified in this subsection results in a fraction, a fraction of one-half or more is counted as one, and a fraction of less than one-half is disregarded. General officers on the active list of the Regular Army who are specifically authorized by law to hold any civil office under the United States, or any instrumentality thereof, are not counted in determining authorized strength under this Act. “(2) The authorized strength of the Regular Air Force in general officers on the active list is seventy-five ten-thousandths of the authorized strength of the Regular Air Force in commissioned officers on the active list. Of this authorized strength, not more than one-half may be in a regular grade above brigadier general. However, the number of officers on the active list of the Regular Air Force in any regular 70 Stat. 588grade above colonel on the last day of each fiscal year may not be more than the number of general officers authorized in title III of the Officer Grade Limitation Act of 1954 (68 Stat. 69; 10 U. S. C. 1843 et seq.) for the total number of commissioned officers of the Air Force on active duty as of that date, as determined by the Secretary of the Air Force. When the application of the percentage above specified results in a fraction, a fraction of one-half or more is counted as one, and a fraction of less than one-half is disregarded. General officers on the active list of the Regular Air Force who are specially authorized by law to hold any civil office under the United States, or any instrumentality thereof, are not counted in determining authorized strength under this Act.”