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10 U.S.C. § 7070 — Army Medical Specialist Corps: organization; Chief
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**(a)** The Army Medical Specialist Corps consists of the Chief of that corps, other officers in grades prescribed by the Secretary of the Army, and the following sections:
(1) The Dietitian Section.
(2) The Physical Therapist Section.
(3) The Occupational Therapist Section.
(4) The Physician Assistant Section.
(5) The Chiropractic Section.
**(b)** The Secretary of the Army shall appoint the Chief from the officers of the Regular Army in that corps whose regular grade is above captain and who are recommended by the Surgeon General. The Chief serves during the pleasure of the Secretary, but not for more than four years, and may not be reappointed.
**(c)** Chiropractors who are qualified under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army may be appointed as commissioned officers in the Chiropractic Section of the Army Medical Specialist Corps.
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**(a)** The Army Medical Specialist Corps consists of the Chief of that corps, other officers in grades prescribed by the Secretary of the Army, and the following sections:
(1) The Dietitian Section.
(2) The Physical Therapist Section.
(3) The Occupational Therapist Section.
(4) The Physician Assistant Section.
(5) The Chiropractic Section.
**(b)** The Secretary of the Army shall appoint the Chief from the officers of the Regular Army in that corps whose regular grade is above captain and who are recommended by the Surgeon General. The Chief serves during the pleasure of the Secretary, but not for more than four years, and may not be reappointed.
**(c)** Chiropractors who are qualified under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army may be appointed as commissioned officers in the Chiropractic Section of the Army Medical Specialist Corps.
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### Statutory Notes
Section, added Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title III, § 317(a), Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1338, § 2213; renumbered § 3070, Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1807(g)(1), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4159; amended Pub. L. 118–159, div. A, title VIII, § 812, Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 1979, related to limitation on acquisition of excess supplies.
A prior section 3070 was renumbered [section 7070 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section7070&num=0&edition=prelim).
A prior section 3071, acts Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 169; Sept. 7, 1962, Pub. L. 87–649, § 6(a)(2), (3), 76 Stat. 494; Nov. 8, 1967, Pub. L. 90–130, § 1(8)(C), 81 Stat. 374, prescribed composition of Women’s Army Corps and provided for a Director, a Deputy Director, and other positions for Women’s Army Corps, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 95–485, title VIII, § 820(b), Oct. 20, 1978, 92 Stat. 1627.
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In addition to the definitions in sections 1–5 of title 1, the following definitions apply in this title:
(1)
(A) The term “United States”, in a geographic sense, means the States and the District of Columbia.
(B) The term “continental United States” means the 48 contiguous States and the District of Columbia.
(2) The term “possessions” includes Guam, American Samoa, and the guano islands.
(3) The term “uniformed services” means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, Coast Guard, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and Public Health Service.
(4) The term “armed forces” means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force,and Coast Guard.
(5) The term “Secretary concerned” means—
(A) the Secretary of the Army, with respect to matters concerning the Army;
(B) the Secretary of the Navy, with respect to matters concerning the Navy, the Marine Corps, and the Coast Guard when it is operating as a service in the Navy;
(C) the Secretary of the Air Force, with respect to matters concerning the Air Force and the Space Force;
(D) the Secretary of Homeland Security, with respect to matters concerning the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy;
(E) the Secretary of Commerce, with respect to matters concerning the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and
(F) the Secretary of Health and Human Services, with respect to matters concerning the Public Health Service.
(6) The term “National Guard” means the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard.
(7) The term “Army National Guard” means that part of the organized militia of the several States, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Canal Zone, the Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia, active and inactive, that—
(A) is a land force;
(B)
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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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**(a)**
(1) Unless retired or separated sooner under some other provision of law, a regular chief warrant officer who has twice failed of selection for promotion to the next higher regular warrant officer grade shall be retired under paragraph (2) or (3) or separated from active duty under paragraph (4).
(2) If a warrant officer described in paragraph (1) has more than 20 years of creditable active service on (A) the date on which the Secretary concerned approves the report of the board under [section 576(e) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section576/e&num=0&edition=prelim), or (B) the date on which his name was removed from the recommended list under [section 579 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section579&num=0&edition=prelim), whichever applies, the warrant officer shall be retired. The date of such retirement shall be not later than the first day of the seventh calendar month beginning after the applicable date under the preceding sentence, except as provided by [section 8301 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section8301&num=0&edition=prelim). A warrant officer retired under this paragraph shall receive retired pay computed under [section 1401 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1401&num=0&edition=prelim).
(3) If a warrant officer described in paragraph (1) has at least 18 but not more than 20 years of creditable active service on (A) the date on which the Secretary concerned approves the report of the board under [section 576(e) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section576/e&num=0&edition=prelim), or (B) the date
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**(a) Approval of Terminations and Reductions of Joint Acquisition Programs.—** The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations that prohibit each military department participating in a joint acquisition program approved by the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment from terminating or substantially reducing its participation in such program without the approval of the Under Secretary.
**(b) Required Content of Regulations.—** The regulations shall include the following provisions:
(1) A requirement that, before any such termination or substantial reduction in participation is approved, the proposed termination or reduction be reviewed by the Joint Requirements Oversight Council of the Department of Defense.
(2) A provision that authorizes the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment to require a military department whose participation in a joint acquisition program has been approved for termination or substantial reduction to continue to provide some or all of the funding necessary for the acquisition program to be continued in an efficient manner.
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**(a)** Except as provided in subsection (b), for the purpose of determining whether a person is entitled to retired pay under [section 12731 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section12731&num=0&edition=prelim), the person’s years of service are computed by adding the following:
(1) The person’s years of service, before July 1, 1949, in the following:
(A) The armed forces.
(B) The federally recognized National Guard before June 15, 1933.
(C) A federally recognized status in the National Guard before June 15, 1933.
(D) The National Guard after June 14, 1933, if his service therein was continuous from the date of his enlistment in the National Guard, or his Federal recognition as an officer therein, to the date of his enlistment or appointment, as the case may be, in the National Guard of the United States, the Army National Guard of the United States, or the Air National Guard of the United States.
(E) The Navy Reserve Force.
(F) The Naval Militia that conformed to the standards prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy.
(G) The National Naval Volunteers.
(H) The Army Nurse Corps, the Navy Nurse Corps, the Nurse Corps Reserve of the Army, or the Nurse Corps Reserve of the Navy, as it existed at any time after February 2, 1901.
(I) The Army under an appointment under the Act of December 22, 1942 (ch. 805, 56 Stat. 1072).
(J) An active full-time status, except as a student or apprentice, with the Medical Department of the Army as a civilian employee—
(i) in the dietetic or physical therapy categories, if the service was performed after April 6, 1917, and before April 1, 1943; or
(ii) in the occupational therapy category, if the service was performed before appointment in the Army Nurse
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Chiropractors who are qualified under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy may be appointed as commissioned officers in the Medical Service Corps of the Navy.
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 7070
title V, § 504(a)(1), Dec. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 2531;
Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title V, § 502(o), Dec. 23,
2016, 130 Stat. 2103; renumbered § 7069, Pub. L.
115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 808(a), Aug. 13, 2018,
132 Stat. 1838.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Revised
section
Source (U.S. Code)
Source (Statutes at Large)
3069 .........
10:81–1 (5th through 8th
words of last sentence).
10:166(a) (words of last
sentence before pro-
viso).
10:166(b).
June 28, 1950, ch. 383, § 307
(5th through 8th words
of last sentence), 64
Stat. 270.
Apr. 16, 1947, ch. 38
§§ 101(a) (words of last
sentence before pro-
viso), 101(b), 61 Stat.
41.
The words ‘‘officers of the Regular Army in that
corps’’ are substituted for the words ‘‘officers perma-
nently commissioned in such Army Nurse Corps’’. The
words ‘‘but not for more than’’ are substituted for the
words ‘‘for a term not to exceed’’, in 10:166(a). The
words ‘‘vacating her regular grade’’ are substituted for
the words ‘‘vacation of her permanent grade’’.
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 3069 of this
title as this section.
2016—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 114–328 struck out second
sentence which read as follows: ‘‘An appointee who
holds a lower regular grade shall be appointed in the
regular grade of major general.’’
2002—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 107–314 substituted ‘‘major
general’’ for ‘‘brigadier general’’.
1996—Pub. L. 104–201, § 502(a)(3), inserted ‘‘; grade’’ at
end of section catchline.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 104–201, § 502(a)(1), substituted
‘‘lieutenant colonel’’ for ‘‘major’’ in first sentence, in-
serted ‘‘An appointee who holds a lower regular grade
shall be appointed in the regular grade of brigadier gen-
eral.’’ after first sente
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