Pub. L. 91-121, tit. IV, sec. 406

Sec. 406. Section 2 of the Act of August 3, 1950 (64 Stat. 408), as amended, is further amended to read as follows: “Sec. 2. After July 1, 1970, the active duty personnel strength of the Armed Forces, exclusive of personnel of the Coast Guard, personnel of the Reserve components on active duty for training purposes only, and personnel of the Armed Forces employed in the Selective Service System, shall not exceed a total of 3,285,000 persons at any time during the period of suspension prescribed in the first section of this Act except when the President of the United States determines that the applica-83 Stat. 208tion of this ceiling will seriously jeopardize the national security interests of the United States and informs the Congress of the basis for such determination.”