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PUBLIC LAW 85-155-AUG. 21, 1957

(15) The analysis of chapter 335 is amended by striking out the following item:

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"3304. Commissioned oflScers; Army Nurse Corps and Women's Medical Specialist Corps: promotion to first lieutenant, captain, major, or lieutenant colonel."

and inserting the following item in place thereof: "3304. Commissioned officers; Army Nurse Corps and Army Medical Specialist: promotion to lieutenant colonel or colonel."

(16) Section 3305 is amended: (A) by amending the catchline to read as follows: "§ 3305. Commissioned officers other than officers in Army Nurse Cori)S and Army Medical Specialist Corps: promotion to colonel" (B) by inserting the following new sentence at the end of subsection (a): "No officer of the Army Nurse Corps or Army Medical Specialist Corps may be promoted under this section.' (17) The analysis of chapter 335 is amended by striking out the following item:

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"3305. Commissioned officers: promotion to colonel."

and inserting the following item in place thereof: "3305. Commissioned officers other than officers in Army Nurse Corps and Army Medical Specialist Corps: promotion to colonel."

(18) Section 3888 is amended— (A) by striking out the word "or" appearing after the words "clause (A), (B), (C), (D), " in clause (2) of that section; (B) by inserting the words "or (F), " after " (E), " in clause (2); and (C) by inserting the following new clause after clause (2)(E): " (F) For a commissioned officer appointed in the Army Nurse Corps or Army Medical Specialist Corps, the sum of— " (i) her years of active commissioned service in the Regular Army after that appointment; and "(ii) the service credited under sections 101 or 105 of the Army-Navy Nurses Act of 1947 (61 Stat. 41), as amended, or the service credited under section 3291(c) of this title, as the case may be." (19) Section 3915 is amended to read as follows: "§ 3915. Twenty-five years: regular majors; Women's Army Corps, Army Nurse Corps and Army Medical Specialist Corps " (a) Unless retired or separated at an earlier date, each officer of the Women's Army Corps whose regular grade is major shall be retired, except as provided by section 47a of title 5, on the thirtieth day after she completes 25 years of service computed under section 3927 (a) of this title. " (b) Unless retired or separated at an earlier date, each officer of the Army Nurse Corps and the Army Medical Specialist Corps whose regular grade is major shall be retired, except as provided by section 47a of title 5, on the thirtieth day after she completes 25 years of service computed under section 3927(a) of this title. However, if her name is carried on a list of officers recommended for appointment to the regular grade of lieutenant colonel, she shall be retained on the active list while her name is so carried. In addition, if the authorized strength of the corps concerned in officers on the active list is not exceeded, the Secretary of the Army may retain her on the active list until she completes 28 years of service computed under section 3927 (a) of this title, in which case she shall be retired, except as provided

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