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10 U.S.C. § 525 — Distribution of commissioned officers on active duty in general officer and flag officer grades
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**(a)** For purposes of the applicable limitation in [section 526(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section526/a&num=0&edition=prelim) on general and flag officers on active duty, no appointment of an officer on the active duty list or the Space Force officer list may be made—
(1) in the Army, if that appointment would result in more than—
(A) 8 officers in the grade of general;
(B) 46 officers in a grade above the grade of major general; or
(C) 90 officers in the grade of major general;
(2) in the Air Force, if that appointment would result in more than—
(A) 9 officers in the grade of general;
(B) 44 officers in a grade above the grade of major general; or
(C) 73 officers in the grade of major general;
(3) in the Navy, if that appointment would result in more than—
(A) 6 officers in the grade of admiral;
(B) 34 officers in a grade above the grade of rear admiral; or
(C) 49 officers in the grade of rear admiral;
(4) in the Marine Corps, if that appointment would result in more than—
(A) 2 officers in the grade of general;
(B) 18 officers in a grade above the grade of major general; or
(C) 21 officers in the grade of major general; and
(5) in the Space Force, if that appointment would result in more than—
(A) 2 officers on sustained duty orders in the grade of general;
(B) 7 officers on sustained duty orders in a grade above the grade of major general; or
(C) 6 officers on sustained duty orders in the grade of major general.
**(b)** The limitations of subsection (a) do not include the following:
(1) An officer released from a joint duty assignment, but only during the 60-day period beginning on the date the officer departs the joint duty assignment, except that the Se
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**(a)** For purposes of the applicable limitation in [section 526(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section526/a&num=0&edition=prelim) on general and flag officers on active duty, no appointment of an officer on the active duty list or the Space Force officer list may be made—
(1) in the Army, if that appointment would result in more than—
(A) 8 officers in the grade of general;
(B) 46 officers in a grade above the grade of major general; or
(C) 90 officers in the grade of major general;
(2) in the Air Force, if that appointment would result in more than—
(A) 9 officers in the grade of general;
(B) 44 officers in a grade above the grade of major general; or
(C) 73 officers in the grade of major general;
(3) in the Navy, if that appointment would result in more than—
(A) 6 officers in the grade of admiral;
(B) 34 officers in a grade above the grade of rear admiral; or
(C) 49 officers in the grade of rear admiral;
(4) in the Marine Corps, if that appointment would result in more than—
(A) 2 officers in the grade of general;
(B) 18 officers in a grade above the grade of major general; or
(C) 21 officers in the grade of major general; and
(5) in the Space Force, if that appointment would result in more than—
(A) 2 officers on sustained duty orders in the grade of general;
(B) 7 officers on sustained duty orders in a grade above the grade of major general; or
(C) 6 officers on sustained duty orders in the grade of major general.
**(b)** The limitations of subsection (a) do not include the following:
(1) An officer released from a joint duty assignment, but only during the 60-day period beginning on the date the officer departs the joint duty assignment, except that the Secretary of Defense may authorize the Secretary of a military department to extend the 60-day period by an additional 120 days, but no more than three officers from each armed forces may be on active duty who are excluded under this paragraph.
(2) The number of officers required to serve in joint duty assignments as authorized by the Secretary of Defense under section 526(b) for each military service.
**(c)**
(1) Subject to paragraph (3), the President—
(A) may make appointments in the Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space Force in the grades of lieutenant general and general in excess of the applicable numbers determined under this section if each such appointment is made in conjunction with an offsetting reduction under paragraph (2); and
(B) may make appointments in the Navy in the grades of vice admiral and admiral in excess of the applicable numbers determined under this section if each such appointment is made in conjunction with an offsetting reduction under paragraph (2).
(2) For each appointment made under the authority of paragraph (1) in the Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Space Force in the grade of lieutenant general or general or in the Navy in the grade of vice admiral or admiral, the number of appointments that may be made in the equivalent grade in one of the other armed forces (other than the Coast Guard) shall be reduced by one. When such an appointment is made, the President shall specify the armed force in which the reduction required by this paragraph is to be made.
(3)
(A) The number of officers that may be serving on active duty in the grades of lieutenant general and vice admiral by reason of appointments made under the authority of paragraph (1) may not exceed 15.
(B) The number of officers that may be serving on active duty in the grades of general and admiral by reason of appointments made under the authority of paragraph (1) may not exceed 5.
(4) Upon the termination of the appointment of an officer in the grade of lieutenant general or vice admiral or general or admiral that was made in connection with an increase under paragraph (1) in the number of officers that may be serving on active duty in that armed force in that grade, the reduction made under paragraph (2) in the number of appointments permitted in such grade in another armed force by reason of that increase shall no longer be in effect.
**(d)** An officer continuing to hold the grade of general or admiral under [section 601(b)(5) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section601/b/5&num=0&edition=prelim) after relief from the position of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Chief of Staff of the Army, Chief of Naval Operations, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Commandant of the Marine Corps, or Chief of Space Operations shall not be counted for purposes of this section.
**(e)** The following officers shall not be counted for purposes of this section:
(1) An officer of that armed force in the grade of brigadier general or above or, in the case of the Navy, in the grade of rear admiral (lower half) or above, who is on leave pending the retirement, separation, or release of that officer from active duty, but only during the 60-day period beginning on the date of the commencement of such leave of such officer.
(2) At the discretion of the Secretary of Defense, an officer of that armed force who has been relieved from a position designated under [section 601(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section601/a&num=0&edition=prelim) or by law to carry one of the grades specified in such section, but only during the 60-day period beginning on the date on which the assignment of the officer to the first position is terminated or until the officer is assigned to a second such position, whichever occurs first.
**(f)** An officer while serving as Attending Physician to the Congress is in addition to the number that would otherwise be permitted for that officer’s armed force for officers serving on active duty in grades above brigadier general or rear admiral (lower half) under subsection (a).
**(g)** A naval officer while serving as the Medical Officer of the Marine Corps is in addition to the number that would otherwise be permitted for the Navy for officers serving on active duty in the grade of rear admiral (lower half) under subsection (a).
**(h)**
(1) The limitations of this section do not apply to a reserve component general or flag officer who is on active duty for a period in excess of 365 days, but not to exceed three years, except that the number of officers from each reserve component who are covered by this subsection and are not serving in a position that is a joint duty assignment for purposes of chapter 38 of this title may not exceed 5 per component, unless authorized by the Secretary of Defense.
(2) Not later than 30 days after authorizing a number of reserve component general or flag officers in excess of the number specified in paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall notify the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives of such authorization, and shall include with such notice a statement of the reason for such authorization.
(3) The limitations of this section do not apply to a Space Force general officer serving in a Space Force active status but not on sustained duty orders, and who is on active service for a period in excess of 365 days but not to exceed three years. Unless authorized by the Secretary of Defense, the number of Space Force general officers covered by this subsection and not serving in a joint duty assignment for purposes of chapter 38 of this title may not exceed two. Not later than 30 days after authorizing more than two Space Force general officers covered by this subsection, the Secretary of Defense shall provide the notification required in accordance with paragraph (2).
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(2) **Limitation on statutory construction** — Nothing in this chapter, including any amendment made by this chapter, shall be construed as preventing the Under Secretary of Transportation for Security from implementing and training Federal air marshals.
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**(a)** The President may designate positions of importance and responsibility to carry the grade of general or admiral or lieutenant general or vice admiral. The President may assign to any such position an officer of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Space Force who is serving on active duty in any grade above colonel or, in the case of an officer of the Navy, any grade above captain. An officer assigned to any such position has the grade specified for that position if he is appointed to that grade by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Except as provided in subsection (b), the appointment of an officer to a grade under this section for service in a position of importance and responsibility ends on the date of the termination of the assignment of the officer to that position.
**(b)** An officer who is appointed to the grade of general, admiral, lieutenant general, or vice admiral for service in a position designated under subsection (a) or by law to carry that grade shall continue to hold that grade—
(1) while serving in that position;
(2) while under orders transferring him to another position designated under subsection (a) or by law to carry one of those grades, beginning on the day his assignment to the first position is terminated and ending on the day before the day on which he assumes the second position;
(3) while hospitalized, beginning on the day of the hospitalization and ending on the day he is discharged from the hospital, but not for more than 180 days;
(4) at the discretion of the Secretary of Defense, while the officer is awaiting orders after being relieved from the position designated under subsection (a) or by law to carry one of those grades, but not for more than 60 days beginning on the day the officer
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### Statutory Notes
Section, added Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title V, § 554(a)(1), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 616, related to selection of officers for certain senior reserve component positions.
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**(a) Limitations.—** The number of general officers on active duty in the Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space Force, and the number of flag officers on active duty in the Navy, may not exceed the number specified for the armed force concerned as follows:
(1) For the Army, 219.
(2) For the Navy, 150.
(3) For the Air Force, 168.
(4) For the Marine Corps, 64.
(5) For the Space Force, 24.
**(b) Limited Exclusion for Joint Duty Requirements.—**
(1) **In general.—** — The Secretary of Defense may designate up to 232 general officer and flag officer positions that are joint duty assignments for purposes of chapter 38 of this title for exclusion from the limitations in subsection (a).
(2) **Minimum number.—** — Unless the Secretary of Defense determines that a lower number is in the best interest of the Department of Defense, the minimum number of officers serving in positions designated under paragraph (1) for each armed force shall be as follows:
(A) For the Army, 75.
(B) For the Navy, 53.
(C) For the Air Force, 68.
(D) For the Marine Corps, 17.
(E) For the Space Force, 6.
**(c) Exclusion of Certain Officers of Reserve Components and of the Space Force.—** The limitations of this section do not apply to the following:
(1) A general or flag officer of a reserve component or of the Space Force who is on active duty—
(A) for training; or
(B) under a call or order specifying a period of less than 180 days.
(2)
(A) A general or flag officer of a reserve component who is authorized by the Secretary of the military department concerned to serve on active duty for a period of at least 180 days and not longer than 365 days.
(B) The Secretary of the military department concerned may authorize a number, determined under subparagraph (C), of of
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**(a)** On or after the first Monday in January but not later than the first Monday in February of each year, the President shall submit a budget of the United States Government for the following fiscal year. Each budget shall include a budget message and summary and supporting information. The President shall include in each budget the following:
(1) information on activities and functions of the Government.
(2) when practicable, information on costs and achievements of Government programs.
(3) other desirable classifications of information.
(4) a reconciliation of the summary information on expenditures with proposed appropriations.
(5) except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, estimated expenditures and proposed appropriations the President decides are necessary to support the Government in the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted and the 4 fiscal years after that year.
(6) estimated receipts of the Government in the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted and the 4 fiscal years after that year under—
(A) laws in effect when the budget is submitted; and
(B) proposals in the budget to increase revenues.
(7) appropriations, expenditures, and receipts of the Government in the prior fiscal year.
(8) estimated expenditures and receipts, and appropriations and proposed appropriations, of the Government for the current fiscal year.
(9) balanced statements of the—
(A) condition of the Treasury at the end of the prior fiscal year;
(B) estimated condition of the Treasury at the end of the current fiscal year; and
(C) estimated condition of the Treasury at the end of the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted if financial proposals in the budget are adopted.
(10) essential information about the debt of the Government.
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**(a) In General.—** The following definitions apply in this title:
(1) The term “United States”, in a geographic sense, means the States and the District of Columbia.
(2) Repealed. Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title X, § 1057(a)(1), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3440.]
(3) The term “possessions” includes the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Guano Islands, so long as they remain possessions, but does not include any Commonwealth.
(4) The term “armed forces” means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, and Coast Guard.
(5) The term “uniformed services” means—
(A) the armed forces;
(B) the commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and
(C) the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service.
(6) The term “department”, when used with respect to a military department, means the executive part of the department and all field headquarters, forces, reserve components, installations, activities, and functions under the control or supervision of the Secretary of the department. When used with respect to the Department of Defense, such term means the executive part of the department, including the executive parts of the military departments, and all field headquarters, forces, reserve components, installations, activities, and functions under the control or supervision of the Secretary of Defense, including those of the military departments.
(7) The term “executive part of the department” means the executive part of the Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Department of the Navy, or Department of the Air Force, as the case may be, at the seat of government.
(8) The term “military departments” means the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, and the Department of the Air Force.
(9) The term
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The Secretary of Defense shall require each qualified commercial firm for which a loan is guaranteed under this subchapter to submit to the Secretary a report on the improvements financed or refinanced with the loan. The report shall include an assessment of the value of the improvements for the protection of the critical infrastructure of that commercial firm. The Secretary shall prescribe the time for submitting the report.
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
[§ 524
1 So in original. The period probably should not appear.
Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title IV, § 403(c)(2), Sept. 23, 1996,
110 Stat. 2506.
TEMPORARY VARIATION OF END STRENGTH LIMITATIONS
FOR MARINE CORPS MAJORS
AND LIEUTENANT COLO-
NELS
Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title IV, § 402, Nov. 30, 1993, 107
Stat. 1639, as amended by Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title
IV, § 403, Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2743, provided that num-
ber of officers of the Marine Corps authorized under
subsec. (a)(1) of this section to be serving on active
duty in grades of major and lieutenant colonel for fis-
cal years 1994 through 1997 was limited to numbers set
forth in table prior to repeal by Pub. L. 104–201, div. A,
title IV, § 403(c)(1), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2505.
TEMPORARY INCREASE IN OFFICER GRADE LIMITATIONS
Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title IV, § 403, Nov. 29, 1989, 103
Stat. 1431, authorized the Secretary of Defense, until
Sept. 30, 1991, to increase the strength-in-grade limita-
tions specified in subsec. (a) of this section by a total
of 250 positions, to be distributed among grades and
services as the Secretary considers appropriate and di-
rected the Secretary to submit to Congress a com-
prehensive report on the adequacy of the strength-in-
grade limitations prescribed in subsec. (a) of this sec-
tion.
TEMPORARY REDUCTION IN NUMBER OF AIR FORCE
COLONELS
Pub. L. 101–189, div. A, title IV, § 402, Nov. 29, 1989, 103
Stat. 1431, as amended by Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title
IV, § 404, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1545, provided that the
number of officers authorized under subsec. (a) of this
section to be serving on active duty in the Air Force in
the grade of colonel during fiscal year 1992 was reduced
by 250.
Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, ti
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