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 (2 STAT.] 80TH CONG., 2D SESS.-CH. 449-JUNE 12, 1948 enlistments of male persons in the Enlisted Reserve Corps, under such regulations, in such grades or ratings, and for such periods of time as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Army. (e) The President may form any or all female members of the Officers' Reserve Corps and the Enlisted Reserve Corps into such organizations and units as he may prescribe. SEC. 110. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 2a of the Act of July 25, 1947 (Public Law 239, Eightieth Congress), neither (1) the Act of July 1, 1943 (57 Stat. 371), nor (2) the Act of September 22, 1941 (55 Stat. 728, ch. 414), as amended, insofar as it pertains to officers of the Women's Army Corps heretofore appointed thereunder, shall be repealed until that date which is twelve months after the date of enactment of this Act. TITLE II 363 il Stat. 451 . 50U.S.C.app. 5 1551-1555; Supp. I, §§ 1551-1555 notes. 10U..C.§484 note; Supp. I, §484. NAVY AND MARINE CORPS SEC. 201. All laws or parts of laws which now or hereafter authorize enlistments in the Regular Navy and which now or hereafter authorize appointments of commissioned and warrant officers in the Regular Navy shall, subject to the provisions of this title, be construed to include authority to enlist and appoint women in the Regular Navy: Provided, That no woman shall be enlisted in the Regular Navy or Age requirement. Naval Reserve who has not attained the age of eighteen years: And provided further, That no woman under the age of twenty-one years orConnt of parents shall be enlisted in the Regular Navy or Naval Reserve without the gard written consent of her parents or guardians, if any. SEC. 202. The number of enlisted women on the active list of the sNumer on active Regular Navy at any one time shall not exceed 2 per centum of the enlisted strength now or hereafter authorized for the active list of the Regular Navy, and the number of commissioned and warrant women officers on the active list of the Regular Navy at any one time shall not exceed 10 per centum of the authorized number of enlisted women of the Regular Navy: Provided, That for a period of two years imme- nu0 imiteration on diately following the date of this Act, the actual number of women in the Regular Navy shall at no time exceed five hundred commissioned women officers, twenty warrant women officers, and six thousand enlisted women, and such number of commissioned women officers shall be appointed in increments of not to exceed 40 per centum, 20 per centum, 20 per centurn, and 20 per centum at approximately equally spaced intervals of time during the said period of two years. SEC. 203. Women commissioned in the Regular Navy under the lieCutmmanrs and provisions of this title shall not have permanent commissioned grade manders. on the active list of the Regular Navy above that of commander. The number of women officers on the active list of the line of the Regular Navy in the permanent grades of commander and lieutenant com- mander shall not exceed 10 per centum and 20 per centum, respectively, of the number of women officers on the active list of the line of the Regular Navy above commissioned warrant grade at any one time. Computations to determine such numbers shall be made as of January Determination of 1 of each year. Whenever a final fraction occurs in any computation made pursuant to this section, the nearest whole number shall be taken, and if such fraction be one-half the next higher whole number shall be taken. Upon determining such numbers, the Secretary of the Navy may further determine the number, which may be a lesser number, of women officers on the active list of the line of the Regular Navy which may serve in each of such grades and the numbers so further determined shall be held and considered as the authorized numbers until subsequent computations and determinations are made. No woman officer of the Regular Navy shall be reduced in grade or pay,

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