10 U.S.C. § 9217 — Duties: chaplains; assistance required of

Page 3472 TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES § 9203 § 9203. Retired commissioned officers: status A retired commissioned officer of the Air Force or the Space Force who is on active duty is considered, for all purposes except promotion, to be an officer of the organization to which he is assigned. (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 526, § 8503; re- numbered § 9203, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 806(b)(5), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1832; amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, § 923(c)(4), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3810.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 8503 ......... 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are omitted, since, in the opinion of the Judge Advo- cate General of the Army (JAG 210.85, Feb. 21, 1923), they were repealed by the Act of July 31, 1935, ch. 422, 49 Stat. 505.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 words ‘‘arms, corps, department’’ are omitted, since the Air Force does not have organic corps created by statute. Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2021—Pub. L. 116–283 inserted ‘‘or the Space Force’’ after ‘‘the Air Force’’. 2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 8503 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 923—SPECIAL APPOINTMENTS, ASSIGNMENTS, DETAILS, AND DUTIES Sec. 9217. Duties: chaplains; assistance required of com- manding officers. 9218. Duties: warrant officers; limitations. Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2018—Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 806(d)(3)(A), (e)(1), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1833, redesignated chapter 843 of this title as this chapter and items 8547 and 8548 as 9217 and 9218, respectively. 2016—Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title V, § 502(pp)(2), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2106, struck out item 8543 ‘‘Aides: de- tail; number authorized’’. 1994—Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, § 1674(b)(5), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 3016, struck out items 8541 ‘‘Na- tional Guard Bureau: assignment of officers of regular or reserve components’’ and 8542 ‘‘Chief and assistant chief of staff of wings of Air National Guard in Federal service: detail’’. 1991—Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title V, § 531(a)(2), Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1365, struck out item 8549 ‘‘Duties: female members; limitations’’. 1980—Pub. L. 96–513, title V, § 504(14), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2917, struck out item 8531 ‘‘Chief of Staff to Presi- dent: appointment’’. 1968—Pub. L. 90–235, § 4(a)(11), (b)(4), Jan. 2, 1968, 81 Stat. 760, struck out item 8537 ‘‘Department of Com- merce: detail in aid of civil aviation’’, item 8544 ‘‘Du- ties: regular officers; performance of civil functions re- stricted’’, and item 8545 ‘‘Duties: officers; superintend- ence of cooking for enlisted members’’. 1964—Pub. L. 88–647, title III, § 301(24), Oct. 13, 1964, 78 Stat. 1073, struck out item 8540 ‘‘Educational institu- tions: detail of members of regular or reserve compo- nents as professors and instructors in air science and tactics’’. 1958—Pub. L. 85–861, § 1(182), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1533, struck out item 8546 ‘‘Duties: medical officers, contract surgeons; attendance on families of members’’. § 9217. Duties: chaplains; assistance required of commanding officers (a) Each chaplain shall, when practicable, hold appropriate religious services at least once on each Sunday for the command to which he is as- signed, and shall perform appropriate religious burial services for members of the Air Force or the Space Force who die while in that command. (b) Each commanding officer shall furnish fa- cilities, including necessary transportation, to any chaplain assigned to his command, to assist the chaplain in performing his duties. (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 528, § 8547; re- numbered § 9217, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 806(b)(6), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1832; amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, § 923(c)(5), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3811.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 8547(a) ..... 10:238. R.S. 1125. 8547(b) ..... 10:239. R.S. 1127. [Uncodified: Feb. 2, 1901, ch. 192, § 12 (last sen- tence), 31 Stat. 750]. Feb. 2, 1901, ch. 192, § 12 (last sentence), 31 Stat. 750. In subsection (a), the words ‘‘members of the Air Force’’ are substituted for the words ‘‘officers and sol- diers’’. In subsection (b), the words ‘‘regiments, hospitals, and posts’’, in 10:239, are omitted, since at the time of the enactment of section 1127 of the Revised Statutes, chaplains were authorized only for regiments, hos- pitals, and posts. The revised section preserves the broad coverage of the original statute. The words ‘‘each commanding officer shall’’ are substituted for the words ‘‘It shall be the duty of commanders’’, in 10:239. The word ‘‘furnish’’ is substituted for the words ‘‘to af- ford’’, in 10:239. The words ‘‘including necessary trans- portation’’ are substituted for the last sentence of sec- tion 12 of the Act of February 2, 1901, ch. 192, 31 Stat. 750. The words ‘‘his command’’ are substituted for the words ‘‘the same’’, in 10:239. The words ‘‘to assist’’ are substituted for the words ‘‘as may aid them’’, in 10:239. Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2021—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 116–283 inserted ‘‘or the Space Force’’ after ‘‘the Air Force’’. 2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 8547 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. Page 3473 TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES § 9225 § 9218. Duties: warrant officers; limitations Under regulations prescribed by the President, a warrant officer may be assigned to perform du- ties that necessarily include those normally per- formed by a commissioned officer. (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 528, § 8548; re- numbered § 9218, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 806(b)(6), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1832.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 8548 ......... 10:593 (1st sentence). Aug. 21, 1941, ch. 384, § 4 (1st sentence), 55 Stat. 653. 10:593 (1st sentence, less provisos) is omitted as super- seded by section 8012(e) of this title. 10:593 (last proviso) is omitted as covered by section 936(a)(4) of this title (article 136(a)(4) of the Uniform Code of Military Jus- tice). The words ‘‘may be assigned’’ are substituted for the words ‘‘shall be vested with power to’’. Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 8548 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 925—RANK AND COMMAND Sec. 9222. Rank: commissioned officers serving under temporary appointments. 9225. Rank: warrant officers. 9229. Command: commissioned officers in certain designated categories. 9231. Command: chaplains. 9233. Requirement of exemplary conduct. Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2018—Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 806(d)(3)(A), (e)(1), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1833, redesignated chapter 845 of this title as this chapter and items 8572, 8575, 8579, 8581, and 8583 as 9222, 9225, 9229, 9231, and 9233, re- spectively. 1997—Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title V, § 507(b)(2), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1727, added item 8583. 1980—Pub. L. 96–513, title V, § 504(15), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2917, struck out items 8571 ‘‘Rank: commissioned officers on active duty’’, 8573 ‘‘Rank: commissioned of- ficers in regular grades of brigadier general and major general; seniority list’’, 8574 ‘‘Rank: commissioned offi- cers in regular grades below brigadier general’’, and 8582 ‘‘Command: retired officers’’. 1974—Pub. L. 93–525, Dec. 18, 1974, 88 Stat. 1695, struck out item 8577 ‘‘Command: flying units’’. 1968—Pub. L. 90–235, § 5(a)(5), Jan. 2, 1968, 81 Stat. 761, struck out items 8576 ‘‘Command: when different com- mands of Air Force and Marine Corps join’’, and 8578 ‘‘Command, commissioned officers of Air Force in same grade on duty at same place’’. 1967—Pub. L. 90–130, § 1(30), Nov. 8, 1967, 81 Stat. 382, struck out item 8580 ‘‘Command: female members of Air Force’’. § 9222. Rank: commissioned officers serving under temporary appointments The President may, in accordance with the needs of the Air Force or the Space Force, ad- just dates of rank of commissioned officers of the Air Force or the Space Force serving in tem- porary grades. (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 529, § 8572; re- numbered § 9222, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 806(b)(7), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1832; amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title IX, § 923(c)(6), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3811.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 8572 ......... 10:506d(c) (last sentence). Aug. 7, 1947, ch. 512, § 515(c) (last sentence), 61 Stat. 907. The word ‘‘commissioned’’ is inserted for clarity, since the source statute related only to commissioned officers. The words ‘‘in his discretion, from time to time’’ are omitted as surplusage. Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2021—Pub. L. 116–283 inserted ‘‘or the Space Force’’ after ‘‘the Air Force’’ in two places. 2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 8572 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. § 9225. Rank: warrant officers Warrant officers rank next below second lieu- tenants and rank among themselves within each warrant officer grade under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Air Force. (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 530, § 8575; re- numbered § 9225, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 806(b)(7), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1832.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 8575 ......... 10:593 (less 1st sentence). Aug. 21, 1941, ch. 384, § 4 (less 1st sentence), 55 Stat. 653; May 29, 1954, ch. 249, § 19(e), 68 Stat. 167. 10:593 (2d sentence) is omitted as executed. The words ‘‘within each warrant officer grade’’ are inserted for clarity, since section 745 of this title covers rank be- tween warrant officers in different warrant officer grades. The words ‘‘they shall take precedence’’ are omitted as surplusage. Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 8575 of this title as this section.