After the National Public Service Law (Act No. 120 of 1947) was put in force, the position of chamberlains was still a special position in government service exempted from the application of this law, and their classification such as the first grade officer and the second grade officer still existed (some descriptions such as "he was granted the second grade" were seen in official reports).
国家公務員法（昭和22年法律第120号）施行以降も、侍従は同法の適用を受けない特別職とされ、一級官・二級官などの区別が存続していた（官記に「二級に叙する」などと記載）。