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Page 3006
TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 7191
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2018 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019,
with provision for the coordination of amendments and
special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800
of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section
3001 of this title.
CHAPTER 721—ACTIVE DUTY
Sec.
7191.
Non-regular officers: status.
7203.
Retired commissioned officers: status.
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2018—Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 808(e)(2)(A),
(f)(1), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1839, redesignated chapter
341 of this title as this chapter and items 3491 and 3503
as 7191 and 7203, respectively.
1994—Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, § 1672(b)(4),
Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 3015, struck out items 3495 ‘‘Army
National Guard of United States: status’’, 3496 ‘‘Army
National Guard of United States: commissioned offi-
cers; duty in National Guard Bureau’’, 3497 ‘‘Army Na-
tional Guard of United States: members; status in
which ordered into Federal service’’, 3498 ‘‘Army Na-
tional Guard of United States: mobilization; mainte-
nance of organization’’, 3499 ‘‘Army National Guard in
Federal service: status’’, 3500 ‘‘Army National Guard in
Federal service: call’’, 3501 ‘‘Army National Guard in
Federal service: period of service; apportionment’’, and
3502 ‘‘Army National Guard in Federal service: physical
examination’’.
1980—Pub. L. 96–513, title V, § 502(12), Dec. 12, 1980, 94
Stat. 2910, struck out item 3494 ‘‘Commissioned officers:
grade in which ordered to active duty’’ and item 3504
‘‘Retired members: limitations; grade’’.
1968—Pub. L. 90–235, § 1(a)(3), (b), Jan. 2, 1968, 81 Stat.
753, struck out item 3492 ‘‘Members: service extension
during war’’,
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Page 3006
TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 7191
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2018 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019,
with provision for the coordination of amendments and
special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800
of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section
3001 of this title.
CHAPTER 721—ACTIVE DUTY
Sec.
7191.
Non-regular officers: status.
7203.
Retired commissioned officers: status.
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2018—Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 808(e)(2)(A),
(f)(1), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1839, redesignated chapter
341 of this title as this chapter and items 3491 and 3503
as 7191 and 7203, respectively.
1994—Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, § 1672(b)(4),
Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 3015, struck out items 3495 ‘‘Army
National Guard of United States: status’’, 3496 ‘‘Army
National Guard of United States: commissioned offi-
cers; duty in National Guard Bureau’’, 3497 ‘‘Army Na-
tional Guard of United States: members; status in
which ordered into Federal service’’, 3498 ‘‘Army Na-
tional Guard of United States: mobilization; mainte-
nance of organization’’, 3499 ‘‘Army National Guard in
Federal service: status’’, 3500 ‘‘Army National Guard in
Federal service: call’’, 3501 ‘‘Army National Guard in
Federal service: period of service; apportionment’’, and
3502 ‘‘Army National Guard in Federal service: physical
examination’’.
1980—Pub. L. 96–513, title V, § 502(12), Dec. 12, 1980, 94
Stat. 2910, struck out item 3494 ‘‘Commissioned officers:
grade in which ordered to active duty’’ and item 3504
‘‘Retired members: limitations; grade’’.
1968—Pub. L. 90–235, § 1(a)(3), (b), Jan. 2, 1968, 81 Stat.
753, struck out item 3492 ‘‘Members: service extension
during war’’, and item 3493 ‘‘Army Reserve: commis-
sioned officers with Corps of Engineers’’.
1958—Pub. L. 85–861, § 1(82)(B), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat.
1481, added item 3494.
§ 7191. Non-regular officers: status
A commissioned officer of the Army, other
than of the Regular Army, who is on active duty
in any commissioned grade has the rights and
privileges, and is entitled to the benefits, pro-
vided by law for a commissioned officer of the
Army Reserve—
(1) whose reserve grade is that in which the
officer not of the Regular Army is serving;
(2) who has the same length of service as the
officer not of the Regular Army; and
(3) who is on active duty in his reserve
grade.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 198, § 3491; re-
numbered § 7191, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title
VIII, § 808(b)(5), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1838.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Revised
section
Source (U.S. Code)
Source (Statutes at Large)
3491 .........
10:506d(h).
Aug. 7, 1947, ch. 512,
§ 515(h), 61 Stat. 908.
The first 12 words are substituted for 10:506d(h) (1st 11
words). The words ‘‘has the rights and privileges, and is
entitled to the benefits’’ are substituted for the words
‘‘shall be entitled * * * to the same rights, privileges,
and benefits’’. Clause (1) is substituted for the words
‘‘in a grade the same as such ‘active-duty grade’ ’’. The
words ‘‘as the officer not of the Regular Army’’ are sub-
stituted for the words ‘‘holding appointment in the
Army Reserve’’. The words ‘‘his reserve grade’’ are sub-
stituted for the words ‘‘the grade held in the Army Re-
serve’’.
Editorial Notes
PRIOR PROVISIONS
Prior section 7201, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat.
442, authorized Secretary of the Navy to conduct re-
search and development relating to guided missiles and
to procure and construct guided missiles, prior to re-
peal by Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title VIII, § 824(a)(1),
Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1707.
Prior section 7202, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat.
442, related to authority of Secretary of the Navy to
provide for emergency and extraordinary expenses and
to delegation of such authority to other persons in the
Department of the Navy, prior to repeal by Pub. L.
94–106, title VIII, § 804(b), Oct. 7, 1975, 89 Stat. 538. See
section 127 of this title.
AMENDMENTS
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 3491 of this
title as this section.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2018 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019,
with provision for the coordination of amendments and
special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800
of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section
3001 of this title.
§ 7203. Retired commissioned officers: status
A retired commissioned officer of the Army
who is on active duty is considered, for all pur-
poses except promotion, to be an officer of the
branch or organization to which he is assigned.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 200, § 3503; re-
numbered § 7203, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title
VIII, § 808(b)(5), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1838.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Revised
section
Source (U.S. Code)
Source (Statutes at Large)
3503 .........
10:999.
July 9, 1918, ch. 143,
subch. XX (2d par.), 40
Stat. 893.
The words ‘‘and shall be an extra number therein’’
are omitted, since, in the opinion of the Judge Advo-
cate General of the Army (JAG 210.85, Feb. 21, 1923),
they were repealed by the Act of July 31, 1935, ch. 422,
49 Stat. 505. The words ‘‘in the discretion of the Presi-
dent, employed * * * assigned to duty’’ are omitted as
surplusage. The word ‘‘branch’’ is substituted for the
words ‘‘arms, corps, department’’ to conform to sec-
tions 3063 and 3064 of this title.
Editorial Notes
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 7203, acts Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A
Stat. 442; Sept. 2, 1958, Pub. L. 85–861, § 33(a)(34), 72 Stat.
1566, authorized Secretary of the Navy to make expend-
itures for scientific investigations and research from
any naval appropriation available for those purposes
and to delegate this authority within Navy, prior to re-
peal by Pub. L. 103–355, title III, § 3025(a), Oct. 13, 1994,
108 Stat. 3334.
Prior sections 7204 and 7205 were renumbered sections
8604 and 8605 of this title, respectively.
A prior section 7206, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A
Stat. 443, related to minor construction and extension
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 7214
of structures, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 85–861, § 36B(22),
Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1571.
A prior section 7207 was renumbered section 8607 of
this title.
A prior section 7208, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A
Stat. 443, authorized the Secretary of the Navy to pay
the travel, subsistence, special compensation, and
other expenses of officers and students of Latin Amer-
ican countries that the Secretary considers necessary
for Latin American cooperation, prior to repeal by Pub.
L. 98–525, title XIV, §§ 1401(d)(3)(A), 1404, Oct. 19, 1984, 98
Stat. 2616, 2621, effective Oct. 1, 1985.
A prior section 7209, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A
Stat. 444, related to rewards for recovery of missing
naval property, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 100–370,
§ 1(e)(3)(A), July 19, 1988, 102 Stat. 845. See section 2252
of this title.
A prior section 7210, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A
Stat. 444, authorized Secretary of the Navy to purchase
patents, patent applications, and licenses, prior to re-
peal by Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title VIII, § 824(a)(2),
Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1707.
Prior sections 7211 and 7212 were renumbered sections
8611 and 8612 of this title, respectively.
AMENDMENTS
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 3503 of this
title as this section.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2018 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019,
with provision for the coordination of amendments and
special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800
of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section
3001 of this title.
CHAPTER 723—SPECIAL APPOINTMENTS,
ASSIGNMENTS, DETAILS, AND DUTIES
Sec.
7213.
Corps of Engineers: assignment or transfer of
officers to duties involving civil functions.
7214.
Corps of Engineers: detail of officers to assist
Mayor of District of Columbia.
7216.
Leader of Army Band: appointment.
7217.
Duties: chaplains; assistance required of com-
manding officers.
7218.
Duties: warrant officers; limitations.
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2018—Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 808(e)(2)(A),
(f)(1), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1839, redesignated chapter
343 of this title as this chapter and items 3533, 3534,
3536, 3547, and 3548 as 7213, 7214, 7216, 7217, and 7218, re-
spectively.
2016—Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title V, § 502(s)(2), Dec.
23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2104, struck out item 3543 ‘‘Aides: de-
tail; number authorized’’.
1994—Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, § 1672(b)(5),
Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 3015, struck out items 3541 ‘‘Na-
tional Guard Bureau: assignment of officers of regular
or reserve components’’ and 3542 ‘‘Chief and assistant
chief of staff of divisions of Army National Guard in
Federal service: detail’’.
1980—Pub. L. 96–513, title V, §§ 502(13), 512(5)(C), Dec.
12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2910, 2929, struck out items 3531 ‘‘Chief
of Staff to President: appointment’’, 3532 ‘‘Assistant to
Comptroller of Department of Defense: detail, grade’’,
and 3535 ‘‘Assistant to Chief of Engineers’’, and in item
3534 substituted ‘‘Mayor’’ for ‘‘Commissioner’’.
1968—Pub. L. 90–623, § 2(6), Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1314,
substituted ‘‘Corps of Engineers: detail of officers to as-
sist Commissioner of District of Columbia’’ for ‘‘Engi-
neer Commissioner of the District of Columbia; assist-
ants; detail’’ in item 3534.
Pub. L. 90–235, § 4(a)(3), (10), (b)(2), Jan. 2, 1968, 81 Stat.
759, 760, struck out item 3538 ‘‘Geological Survey: detail
of officers of Ordinance Corps’’, item 3539 ‘‘American
National Red Cross: detail of officers of Army Medical
Service’’, item 3544 ‘‘Duties: regular officers; perform-
ance of civil functions restricted’’, and item 3545 ‘‘Du-
ties: officers; superintendence of cooking for enlisted
members’’.
1964—Pub. L. 88–647, title III, § 301(8), Oct. 13, 1964, 78
Stat. 1071, struck out item 3540 ‘‘Educational institu-
tions: detail of members of regular or reserve compo-
nents as professors and instructors in military science
and tactics’’.
1958—Pub. L. 85–861, § 1(84), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1481,
struck out item 3546 ‘‘Duties: officers of Medical Corps,
contract surgeons; attendance on families of mem-
bers’’.
§ 7213. Corps of Engineers: assignment or trans-
fer of officers to duties involving civil func-
tions
Officers of the Corps of Engineers may be as-
signed or transferred to and from duties involv-
ing the civil functions of the Corps of Engineers
only with the approval of the Secretary of the
Army.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 201, § 3533; Pub.
L. 89–718, § 26, Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1119; renum-
bered § 7213, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII,
§ 808(b)(6), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1838.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Revised
section
Source (U.S. Code)
Source (Statutes at Large)
3533 .........
10:506(c) (proviso).
Aug. 7, 1947, ch. 512,
§ 502(c) (proviso), 61
Stat. 883.
The words ‘‘and reassignments’’ are omitted as sur-
plusage.
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 7213, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A
Stat. 445, related to relief of contractors and their em-
ployees from losses by enemy action, prior to repeal by
Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title VIII, § 824(a)(3), Nov. 30,
1993, 107 Stat. 1707.
AMENDMENTS
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 3533 of this
title as this section.
1966—Pub. L. 89–718 struck out provisions requiring
the recommendation of the Chief of Engineers in order
to transfer officers of the Corps of Engineers to or from
the civil functions of the Corps of Engineers.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2018 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019,
with provision for the coordination of amendments and
special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800
of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section
3001 of this title.
§ 7214. Corps of Engineers: detail of officers to
assist Mayor of District of Columbia
The President may detail not more than three
officers assigned to the Corps of Engineers to as-
sist the Mayor of the District of Columbia in
discharging his duties.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 201, § 3534; Pub.
L. 90–623, § 2(5), Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1314; Pub.
L. 96–513, title V, § 512(5)(A), (B), Dec. 12, 1980, 94
Stat. 2929; renumbered § 7214, Pub. L. 115–232, div.
A, title VIII, § 808(b)(6), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat.
1838.)
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