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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 5441. Prescribed number; vacancies
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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