Browse Arkansas Code titles and sections
10 U.S.C. § 7034 — Vice Chief of Staff
Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities
**(a)** There is a Vice Chief of Staff of the Army, appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, from the general officers of the Army.
**(b)** The Vice Chief of Staff of the Army, while so serving, has the grade of general without vacating his permanent grade.
**(c)** The Vice Chief of Staff has such authority and duties with respect to the Department of the Army as the Chief of Staff, with the approval of the Secretary of the Army, may delegate to or prescribe for him. Orders issued by the Vice Chief of Staff in performing such duties have the same effect as those issued by the Chief of Staff.
**(d)** When there is a vacancy in the office of Chief of Staff or during the absence or disability of the Chief of Staff—
(1) the Vice Chief of Staff shall perform the duties of the Chief of Staff until a successor is appointed or the absence or disability ceases; or
(2) if there is a vacancy in the office of the Vice Chief of Staff or the Vice Chief of Staff is absent or disabled, unless the President directs otherwise, the most senior officer of the Army in the Army Staff who is not absent or disabled and who is not restricted in performance of duty shall perform the duties of the Chief of Staff until a successor to the Chief of Staff or the Vice Chief of Staff is appointed or until the absence or disability of the Chief of Staff or Vice Chief of Staff ceases, whichever occurs first.
Source: Supplied U.S. Code snapshot — release unconfirmed · 10 U.S.C. § 7034
Stored review status: release_metadata_unconfirmed. A text match is a research starting point; applicability is not established.
Original supplied file — preserved unchanged
Download original Markdown file
File SHA-256: 42cbb5b7118a40c160cd97f37b27e66a90acc0352a2876d8e08fa524de6bac4e. The original may include catalog metadata, neighboring provisions, or embedded records outside this collection's scope. Search shows only the selected federal record. Historical editions and unverified snapshots are not a statement of current law.
Authority boundary: historical or unconfirmed source not current law verified.
Open the recorded source website ↗
Record provenance
Stable record: federal_law:legal_authorities:record_usc_cee77bfef2f577cdd47b84fe
Source file: Laws/federal/codes/united-states-code/title-10/section-7034-vice-chief-of-staff--05a494db7b.md
Pages: Not recorded – Not recorded
Passage SHA-256: 3364ea181ad8cba5778daf243cf2b187947c98ea9e04bdbb8bbe1ef9e2514eb4
Source location: Title 10, Chapter 705, § 7034; chapter-705-the-army-staff.md
Stored source content
**(a)** There is a Vice Chief of Staff of the Army, appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, from the general officers of the Army.
**(b)** The Vice Chief of Staff of the Army, while so serving, has the grade of general without vacating his permanent grade.
**(c)** The Vice Chief of Staff has such authority and duties with respect to the Department of the Army as the Chief of Staff, with the approval of the Secretary of the Army, may delegate to or prescribe for him. Orders issued by the Vice Chief of Staff in performing such duties have the same effect as those issued by the Chief of Staff.
**(d)** When there is a vacancy in the office of Chief of Staff or during the absence or disability of the Chief of Staff—
(1) the Vice Chief of Staff shall perform the duties of the Chief of Staff until a successor is appointed or the absence or disability ceases; or
(2) if there is a vacancy in the office of the Vice Chief of Staff or the Vice Chief of Staff is absent or disabled, unless the President directs otherwise, the most senior officer of the Army in the Army Staff who is not absent or disabled and who is not restricted in performance of duty shall perform the duties of the Chief of Staff until a successor to the Chief of Staff or the Vice Chief of Staff is appointed or until the absence or disability of the Chief of Staff or Vice Chief of Staff ceases, whichever occurs first.
Cross-references
Connections may be documented source relationships, shared citations or nearby passages. Each explains its basis; a connection alone does not establish applicability to your situation.
Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities
**(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).
Source: Supplied U.S. Code snapshot — release unconfirmed · 10 U.S.C. § 3001
Stored review status: release_metadata_unconfirmed. Explicit cross-reference supplied in source Markdown; currentness and applicability require review.
Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities
In this part, the term “chapter 137 legacy provisions” means the following sections of this title: sections 3002, 3004, 3011–3015, 3041, 3063–3069, 3134, 3151–3157, 3201–3208, 3221–3227, 3241, 3243, 3249, 3252, 3301–3309, 3321–3323, 3344, 3345, 3371–3375, 3377, 3401, 3403, 3405, 3406, 3501–3511, 3531–3535, 3571, 3572, 3573, 3701–3708, 3741–3750, 3761, 3771–3775, 3781–3786, 3791, 3794, 3801–3807, 3841, 3842, 3847, 3881, 3901, 3902, 4202(b), 4324, 4325, 4501, 4502, 4505, 4506, 4507, 4576, 4657, 4660, 4751, 4752, and 8751.
Source: Supplied U.S. Code snapshot — release unconfirmed · 10 U.S.C. § 3016
Stored review status: release_metadata_unconfirmed. Incoming connection: Explicit cross-reference supplied in source Markdown; currentness and applicability require review.
Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities
Page 2981
TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 7034
section (c) of this section’’ and ‘‘state of’’ are omitted
as surplusage.
In subsection (d), 10:38 (last par.) is omitted as cov-
ered by 10:21d(a). The words ‘‘by sections 1a–1g, 19,
21a–21h, 61–1, 81–1, 231a and 316–1 of this title and sec-
tion 181–3 to 181–5 of Title 5’’ are omitted as covered by
the words ‘‘other provisions of law’’.
1962 ACT
The changes correct references to section 202(j) of the
National Security Act of 1947, which is now set out as
section 124 of title 10.
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
Section 664(f) of this title, referred to in subsec.
(a)(2)(B), was redesignated as section 664(d) of this title
by Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title V, § 510(g)(1), Dec. 23,
2016, 130 Stat. 2111.
AMENDMENTS
2021—Subsec. (d)(5). Pub. L. 116–283, § 1847(e)(6)(B),
which directed substitution of ‘‘, 3103, and 4274’’ for
‘‘and
2547’’,
was
repealed
by
Pub.
L.
117–81,
§ 1701(r)(1)(B).
Pub. L. 116–283, § 1808(d)(3), as added by Pub. L. 117–81,
§ 1701(r)(2), substituted ‘‘and 3104’’ for ‘‘and 2547’’.
2018—Pub. L. 115–232, § 808(a), renumbered section 3033
of this title as this section.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 115–232, § 809(a), substituted ‘‘sec-
tion 7013(f)’’ for ‘‘section 3013(f)’’.
2015—Subsec. (d)(5). Pub. L. 114–92 substituted ‘‘sec-
tions 171 and 2547’’ for ‘‘section 171’’.
1988—Subsec. (a)(2)(B). Pub. L. 100–456 substituted
‘‘full tour of duty in a joint duty assignment (as de-
fined in section 664(f) of this title)’’ for ‘‘joint duty as-
signment’’.
1986—Pub. L. 99–433 renumbered section 3034 of this
title as this section, substituted ‘‘Chief of Staff’’ for
‘‘Chief of Staff: appointment; duties’’ in section catch-
line, and amended text generally. Prior to amendment,
text read as follows:
Source: Supplied 2024 U.S. Code historical extraction · 10 U.S.C. § 7034
Stored review status: historical_2024_not_currentness_verified. Same stored citation; legal effect and authority still require review.