Popular Name Statutized?:
U
Type:
Description
Date Enacted:
Tuesday, August 11, 1959
Short Title:
NO short title
PL:
86-155
Statute At Large:
73 Stat 333
Named For?:
The "hump" was the colloquial term used for the large group of officers commissioned during WWII. The law provides for a path to promotion by expanding the ranks of higher officers.
Link/Source:
105 Cong. Rec. 3227 (Mar. 4, 1959), Statement of Rep. Thornburry (PA).
Interesting Part Statutized?:
N
Notes:
don't see anything helplful in statute, but law deals with Navy so maybe "Hump" is a naval term?