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PUBLIC LAW 773-SEPT. 3, 1954

SEC. 412. (a) A Keserve officer not previously transferred to the Retired Reserve shall be so transferred on the date on which he becomes sixty-two years of age. However, a Reserve officer initially appointed prior to January 1, 1953, who cannot complete twenty years of satisfactory Federal service for retirement purposes by age sixtytwo, but can complete such service by age sixty-four, may be retained in an active status not later than the date on which he becomes sixtyfour years of age. (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a), the Secretary may authorize and designate a flag or general officer to be retained in an active status until he becomes sixty-four years of age. However, not more than such ten officers of the Naval Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve may be so retained in an active status at any one time, distributed between the Naval Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve as the Secretary may determine. SEC. 413. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, a Reserve officer above the grade of ensign or second lieutenant to whom this title applies may be promoted under regulations prescribed by the Secretary whenever any part or parts of the law governing the promotion of his running mate are suspended by the President. A Reserve officer of the grade of ensign or second lieutenant may be promoted under regulations prescribed by the Secretary whenever officers of the corresponding Regular component of the same grade are being promoted with less than three years' service. Such regulations shall provide for equality of opportunity for consideration for promotion among the officers of the Naval Reserve and among the officers of the Marine Corps Reserve, respectively. (b) Reserve officers may be promoted under this section in such numbers as the Secretary may prescribe. (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the promotion of the running mate of a Reserve officer is on a temporary basis, the promotion of the Reserve officer shall be on a temporary basis. If subsequently the running mate is reverted to a lower grade (for reasons other than disciplinary), the Reserve officer shall likewise revert to the same lower grade in the same manner as his running mate and take corresponding precedence. If the running mate is permanently appointed in the grade in which he is serving on a temporary basis, the Reserve officer likewise may be permanently appointed to the grade in which he is serving on a temporary basis.

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TITLE V—THE RESERVE COMPONENTS OF THE AIR FORCE SEC. 501. (a) This title applies only to the Air Force, (b) As used in this title— (1) "Promotion service" means service in an active status in current grade. (2) "Federal recognition board" means a board of officers appointed under section 75 of the National Defense Act, as amended. (3) "Deferred officer" means— (A) any Reserve officer in the grade of first lieutenant; (B) any Reserve officer in the ^rade of captain, except those designated as nurses or women medical specialists; and (C) any Reserve officer in the grade of major, except those designated as nurses or women medical specialists and female Reserve officers appointed under section 310 of the Women's Armed Services Integration Act of 1948 (5 U.S.C. 627i); who is considered for promotion by a selection board under this title for the first time and is not recommended for promotion, or who for

48 Stat. 158. 32 USC 113.

62 Stat. 374; 66 Stat. 506.

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