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10 U.S.C. § 555 to 565 — Repealed. Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title XI, § 1112(a), Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1492]

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10 U.S.C. § 555 to 565 — Repealed. Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title XI, § 1112(a), Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1492]

### Statutory Notes Section 555, acts Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 20; Sept. 7, 1962, Pub. L. 87–649, §§ 6(f)(2), 14c(2), 76 Stat. 494, 501; July 30, 1977, Pub. L. 95–79, title III, § 302(a)(4), 91 Stat. 326; Nov. 8, 1985, Pub. L. 99–145, title V, § 531(a), title XIII, § 1303(a)(5), 99 Stat. 633, 739, related to warrant officer grades. See section 571(a) and (b) of this title. Section 556, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 20, related to credit for service of persons originally appointed in regular warrant officer grades under [section 555 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section555&num=0&edition=prelim). See [section 572 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section572&num=0&edition=prelim). Section 557, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 20, related to qualifications for promotion of regular warrant officers. Section 558, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 20, related to appointment of selection boards to consider promotions of regular warrant officers. See section 573(a), (b), (e), and (f) of this title. Section 559, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 21, related to eligibility of regular warrant officers for promotion. Section 560, acts Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 21; Sept. 2, 1958, Pub. L. 85–861, § 33(a)(3), 72 Stat. 1564, related to selection procedure for promotion of warrant officers. See section 576(a) to (e) of this title. Section 561, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 22, related to effect of failure of selection of regular warrant officers for promotion. See [section 577 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section577&num=0&edition=prelim). Section 562, act Aug. 10, 1956, c

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### Statutory Notes Section 555, acts Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 20; Sept. 7, 1962, Pub. L. 87–649, §§ 6(f)(2), 14c(2), 76 Stat. 494, 501; July 30, 1977, Pub. L. 95–79, title III, § 302(a)(4), 91 Stat. 326; Nov. 8, 1985, Pub. L. 99–145, title V, § 531(a), title XIII, § 1303(a)(5), 99 Stat. 633, 739, related to warrant officer grades. See section 571(a) and (b) of this title. Section 556, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 20, related to credit for service of persons originally appointed in regular warrant officer grades under [section 555 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section555&num=0&edition=prelim). See [section 572 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section572&num=0&edition=prelim). Section 557, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 20, related to qualifications for promotion of regular warrant officers. Section 558, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 20, related to appointment of selection boards to consider promotions of regular warrant officers. See section 573(a), (b), (e), and (f) of this title. Section 559, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 21, related to eligibility of regular warrant officers for promotion. Section 560, acts Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 21; Sept. 2, 1958, Pub. L. 85–861, § 33(a)(3), 72 Stat. 1564, related to selection procedure for promotion of warrant officers. See section 576(a) to (e) of this title. Section 561, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 22, related to effect of failure of selection of regular warrant officers for promotion. See [section 577 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section577&num=0&edition=prelim). Section 562, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 22, related to disapproval of promotion of regular warrant officers by Secretary concerned, President, or Senate. See [section 579 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section579&num=0&edition=prelim). Section 563, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 22, related to effective date of promotion of regular warrant officer. Section 564, acts Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 22; Sept. 7, 1962, Pub. L. 87–649, § 6(f)(3), 76 Stat. 494; Nov. 2, 1966, Pub. L. 89–718, § 3, 80 Stat. 1115; Dec. 12, 1980, Pub. L. 96–513, title V, § 501(6), 94 Stat. 2907, related to effect of second failure of promotion for regular warrant officers. See section 580(a) to (d) of this title. Section 565, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 24, related to suspension of laws for promotion or mandatory retirement or separation of regular warrant officers during war or emergency. #### Effective Date of Repeal Repeal effective Feb. 1, 1992, see section 1132 of Pub. L. 102–190, set out as an Effective Date of 1991 Amendment note under [section 521 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section521&num=0&edition=prelim). #### Preservation of Existing Law for Coast Guard Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title XI, § 1125(a), Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1505, provided that sections 555 to 565 of this title, as in effect on the day before Feb. 1, 1992, would continue to apply to the Coast Guard on and after that date, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title V, § 541(f)(1), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2766.

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10 U.S.C. § 521 — Authority to prescribe total strengths of officers on active duty and officer strengths in various categories

**(a)** Whenever the needs of the services require, but at least once each fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense shall prescribe the total authorized active-duty strength as of the end of the fiscal year for officers in grades above chief warrant officer, W–5, for each of the armed forces under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of a military department. **(b)** Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of each military department may, for an armed force under his jurisdiction, prescribe the strength of any category of officers that may serve on active duty.

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10 U.S.C. § 579 — Removal from a promotion list

**(a)** The name of a warrant officer recommended for promotion by a selection board convened under this chapter may be removed from the report of the selection board by the President. **(b)** The Secretary concerned may remove the name of a warrant officer who is on a promotion list as a result of being recommended for promotion by a selection board convened under this chapter at any time before the promotion is effective. **(c)** An officer whose name is removed from the list of officers recommended for promotion by a selection board continues to be eligible for consideration for promotion. **(d)** If the next selection board that considers the warrant officer for promotion under this chapter selects the warrant officer for promotion and the warrant officer is promoted, the Secretary concerned may, upon his promotion, grant him the same effective date for pay and allowances and the same date of rank, and the same position on the warrant officer active-duty list as the warrant officer would have had if his name had not been so removed. **(e)** If the next selection board does not select the warrant officer for promotion, or if his name is again removed under subsection (a) from the list of officers recommended for promotion by the selection board or under subsection (b) from the warrant officer promotion list, he shall be treated for all purposes as if he has twice failed of selection for promotion.

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10 U.S.C. § 572 — Warrant officers: original appointment; service credit

**(a)** For the purposes of promotion, persons originally appointed in regular or reserve warrant officer grades shall be credited with such service as the Secretary concerned may prescribe. However, such a person may not be credited with a period of service greater than the period of active service performed in the grade, or pay grade corresponding to the grade, in which so appointed, or in any higher grade or pay grade. **(b)** The Secretary concerned shall credit a person who is receiving an original appointment as a warrant officer in the regular component of an armed force under the jurisdiction of such Secretary concerned, and who has advanced education or training or special experience, with constructive service for such education, training, or experience, as follows: (1) For special training or experience in a particular warrant officer field designated by the Secretary concerned, if such training or experience is directly related to the operational needs of the armed force concerned, as determined by such Secretary concerned. (2) For advanced education in a warrant officer field designated by the Secretary concerned, if such education is directly related to the operational needs of the armed force concerned, as determined by such Secretary concerned.

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10 U.S.C. § 577 — Promotions: effect of failure of selection for

A warrant officer who has been considered for promotion by a selection board convened under [section 573 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section573&num=0&edition=prelim), but not selected, shall be considered for promotion by each subsequent selection board that considers officers in his grade (or grade and competitive category) until he is retired or separated or he is selected for promotion. However, the Secretary concerned may, by regulation, preclude from consideration by a selection board by which he would otherwise be eligible to be considered, a warrant officer who has an established separation date that is within 90 days after the date on which the board is convened or an approved retirement date.

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