# 10 U.S.C. § 521: Authority to prescribe total strengths of officers on active duty and officer strengths in various categories

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## Section

- **Citation:** 10 U.S.C. § 521
- **Heading:** Authority to prescribe total strengths of officers on active duty and officer strengths in various categories
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** April 17, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 10—ARMED FORCES > Subtitle A—General Military Law > PART II—PERSONNEL > CHAPTER 32—OFFICER STRENGTH AND DISTRIBUTION IN GRADE

## Text

Whenever the needs of the services require, but at least once each fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense shall prescribe the total authorized active-duty strength as of the end of the fiscal year for officers in grades above chief warrant officer, W–5, for each of the armed forces under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of a military department.

(Added Pub. L. 96–513, title I, § 103 , Dec. 12, 1980 , 94 Stat. 2841 ; amended Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title XI, § 1131(1)(A) , Dec. 5, 1991 , 105 Stat. 1505 .)

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