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10 U.S.C. § 7063 — Basic branches
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**(a)** The Secretary of the Army may assign members of the Army to its basic branches. The basic branches are—
(1) Infantry;
(2) Armor;
(3) Artillery;
(4) Corps of Engineers;
(5) Signal Corps;
(6) Adjutant General’s Corps;
(7) Quartermaster Corps;
(8) Finance Corps;
(9) Ordnance Corps;
(10) Chemical Corps;
(11) Transportation Corps;
(12) Military Police Corps; and
(13) such other basic branches as the Secretary considers necessary.
**(b)** The Secretary may discontinue or consolidate basic branches of the Army for the duration of any war, or of any national emergency declared by Congress.
**(c)** The Secretary may not assign to a basic branch any commissioned officer appointed in a special branch.
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**(a)** The Secretary of the Army may assign members of the Army to its basic branches. The basic branches are—
(1) Infantry;
(2) Armor;
(3) Artillery;
(4) Corps of Engineers;
(5) Signal Corps;
(6) Adjutant General’s Corps;
(7) Quartermaster Corps;
(8) Finance Corps;
(9) Ordnance Corps;
(10) Chemical Corps;
(11) Transportation Corps;
(12) Military Police Corps; and
(13) such other basic branches as the Secretary considers necessary.
**(b)** The Secretary may discontinue or consolidate basic branches of the Army for the duration of any war, or of any national emergency declared by Congress.
**(c)** The Secretary may not assign to a basic branch any commissioned officer appointed in a special branch.
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For purposes of any provision of law referring to this section, the agencies named in this section are the following:
(1) The Department of Defense.
(2) The Department of the Army.
(3) The Department of the Navy.
(4) The Department of the Air Force.
(5) The Coast Guard.
(6) The National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
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**(a) Defense Acquisition System.—** In this part, the term “defense acquisition system” means—
(1) the workforce engaged in carrying out the acquisition of property and services for the Department of Defense;
(2) the management structure responsible for directing and overseeing the acquisition of property and services for the Department of Defense; and
(3) the statutory, regulatory, and policy framework that guides the acquisition of property and services for the Department of Defense.
**(b) Element of the Defense Acquisition System.—** In this part, the term “element of the defense acquisition system” means an organization that—
(1) employs members of the acquisition workforce;
(2) carries out acquisition functions; and
(3) focuses primarily on acquisition.
**(c) Acquisition.—** In this part, the term “acquisition” has the meaning provided in [section 131 of title 41](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title41-section131&num=0&edition=prelim).
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 7063
(1) military organizations of the Army with
their installations and supporting and auxil-
iary elements, including combat, training, ad-
ministrative, and logistic elements; and
(2) members of the Army, including those
not assigned to units;
necessary to form the basis for a complete and
immediate mobilization for the national defense
in the event of a national emergency.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 166, § 3062; Pub.
L. 109–163, div. A, title X, § 1057(a)(6), Jan. 6, 2006,
119 Stat. 3441; renumbered § 7062, Pub. L. 115–232,
div. A, title VIII, § 808(a), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat.
1838.)
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10:20.
5:181–1(e).
10:1b.
10:20i.
July 10, 1950, ch. 454, § 2,
§ 101, 64 Stat. 321.
July 26, 1947, ch. 343,
§ 205(e), 61 Stat. 501.
50:1021.
June 28, 1950, ch. 383,
§ 301, 64 Stat. 268; July
9, 1952, ch. 608, § 807(b),
66 Stat. 508.
July 9, 1952, ch. 608, § 301,
66 Stat. 498.
In subsection (a), 10:20 (1st 19 words) is omitted as
surplusage. The word ‘‘Commonwealth’’ is inserted to
reflect the present status of Puerto Rico. The words
‘‘any areas occupied by the United States’’ are sub-
stituted for the words ‘‘occupied areas wherever lo-
cated’’.
In subsection (c), the words ‘‘consists of’’ are sub-
stituted for the word ‘‘includes’’.
In subsection (c)(1), the words ‘‘the Army National
Guard while in the service of the United States’’ are
substituted for the words ‘‘all persons serving in the
Army under call * * * under any provision of law, in-
cluding members of the National Guard of the several
States, Territories, and the District of Columbia when
in the s
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