10 U.S.C. § 8101 — Prescribed number; vacancies

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This section defines the “prescribed number” of officers for a grade. It also limits the number in that grade and explains when a vacancy exists.

In this chapter, the term “prescribed number” or “number . . . prescribed” as applied to a grade, means the number of officers of a described corps, designation, or other category that shall be maintained in the grade concerned. Except as otherwise specifically provided, the actual number of officers in a grade may not exceed the prescribed number. Vacancies occur whenever, and to the extent that, the actual number falls below the prescribed number.

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In this chapter, the term “prescribed number” or “number . . . prescribed” as applied to a grade, means the number of officers of a described corps, designation, or other category that shall be maintained in the grade concerned. Except as otherwise specifically provided, the actual number of officers in a grade may not exceed the prescribed number. Vacancies occur whenever, and to the extent that, the actual number falls below the prescribed number.

Source credit: (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 299, § 5441; Pub. L. 96–513, title III, § 313(a), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2889; Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title XVI, § 1622(e)(8), Nov. 29, 1989, 103 Stat. 1605; renumbered § 8101, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(b)(1), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1834.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

1956Enacted · Act of Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041
1980Amended · Pub. L. 96-513 · 94 Stat. 2889
1989Amended · Pub. L. 101-189 · 103 Stat. 1605
2018Amended · Pub. L. 115-232 · 132 Stat. 1834

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 1041 on 1956-08-10.