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Be it enacted in the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That the first
sentence of section 206 (c) of the National
Security Act of 1947 is hereby amended to
read as follows: “The United States Marine
Corps, within the Department of the Navy,
shall be so organized as to include not
less than three combat divisions and three
airwings, and such other land combat,
aviation, and other services as may be
organic therein, and except in time of war
or national emergency hereafter declared by
the Congress the personnel strength of the
Regular Marine Corps shall be maintained
at not more than four hundred thousand.”
SEC. 2. Section 211 (a) of the National
Security Act of 1947 (61 Stat. 505), as
amended, is hereby further amended by adding
at the end thereof the following new paragraph:
“The Commandant of the Marine Corps shall
indicate to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs
of Staff any matter scheduled for consideration
by the Joint Chiefs of Staff which directly
concerns the United States Marine Corps.
Unless the Secretary of Defense, upon request
from the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
for a determination, determines that such matter
dose not concern the United States Marine Corps,
the Commandant of the Marine Corps shall meet
with the Joint Chiefs of Staff when such matters
are under consideration by them and on such
occasion and with respect to such matter the
Commandant of the Marine Corps shall have co-
equal status with the members of the Joint Chiefs
of Staff.”
SEC. 3. Section 2 (b) of the Act of April 18,
1946 (60 Stat. 92), is hereby repealed.
Approved June 28, 1952
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