10 U.S.C. § 7225 — Rank: warrant officers

Page 3010 TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES § 7222 ‘‘Command: commissioned officers of Army in same grade on duty at same place’’. § 7222. Rank: commissioned officers serving under temporary appointments The President may, in accordance with the needs of the Army, adjust dates of rank of com- missioned officers of the Army serving in tem- porary grades. (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 204, § 3572; re- numbered § 7222, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 808(b)(7), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1838.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 3572 ......... 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 PRIOR PROVISIONS Prior sections 7222 to 7224 were renumbered sections 8622 to 8624 of this title, respectively. AMENDMENTS 2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 3572 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. § 7225. 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 Army. (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 205, § 3575; re- numbered § 7225, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 808(b)(7), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1838.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 3575 ......... 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. Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS Prior sections 7225 to 7228 were renumbered sections 8625 to 8628 of this title, respectively. AMENDMENTS 2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 3575 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. § 7229. Command: commissioned officers of Army Medical Department (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a commissioned officer of the Army Medical De- partment is not entitled to exercise command because of his rank, except within the Army Medical Department. (b) An officer of the Medical Service Corps may exercise command of troops that are not part of the Army Medical Department whenever authorized by the Secretary of the Army. The Secretary of the Army may delegate such au- thority to appropriate commanders as the inter- est of the Army may require. (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 206, § 3579; Pub. L. 85–861, § 1(60), (87), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1462, 1482; Pub. L. 87–142, Aug. 17, 1961, 75 Stat. 364; Pub. L. 90–329, June 4, 1968, 82 Stat. 170; Pub. L. 96–513, title II, § 212(a), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2885; Pub. L. 98–525, title XIV, § 1405(46), Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2625; renumbered § 7229, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 808(b)(7), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1838.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES 1956 ACT Revised section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 3579(a) ..... 10:82. R.S. 1169. 3579(b) ..... 10:166e (less 1st sen- tence). Apr. 16, 1947, ch. 38, § 106 (less 1st sentence), 61 Stat. 44. In subsection (a), the word ‘‘commissioned’’ is in- serted for clarity. The words ‘‘Except as provided in section 94 of this title’’, not contained in section 1169 of the Revised Statutes, but contained in 10:94, are omit- ted as surplusage, since 10:94 deals exclusively with as- signments. The words ‘‘except within the Army Medical Service’’ are substituted for the words ‘‘in the line or in other staff corps’’. Officers of the Army Nurse Corps and Women’s Medical Specialist Corps are not covered by subsection (a), since their command authority is specifically stated in subsection (b). In subsection (b), 10:166e (last 22 words of 1st sen- tence) is omitted as superseded by sections 3012(e) and 3065 of this title. The words ‘‘may exercise command only’’ are substituted for the words ‘‘shall not be enti- tled * * * to command except’’. The words ‘‘by virtue of their rank’’ and ‘‘by competent authority’’ are omitted as surplusage. 1958 ACT Revised section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 3579(a) ..... 10 App.:376(b). Aug. 9, 1955, ch. 654, § 2, 69 Stat. 579. The amendment of subsec. (b) also reflects the au- thority contained in section 3357 of this title to appoint males as reserve officers of the Corps concerned.