10 U.S.C. § 7072 — Judge Advocate General’s Corps

Page 2996 TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES § 7072 RETIREMENT OF OFFICERS SERVING IN PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT SECTION Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title V, § 551(c), Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1370, provided that: ‘‘A member of the Army who on the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 5, 1991] is a warrant officer serving on active duty (other than for training) as a physician assistant and who is subse- quently appointed as a commissioned officer in, or is assigned to, the Physician Assistant Section of the Army Medical Specialist Corps may elect at the time of the officer’s retirement after 20 years or more of active service that could be credited to the officer under sec- tion 511 of the Career Compensation Act of 1949, as amended [act Oct. 12, 1949, ch. 681, title V, § 511, 63 Stat. 829, as amended, formerly set out as a note under sec- tion 580 of this title]— ‘‘(1) to revert to the highest warrant officer grade in which the officer served on active duty (other than for training) satisfactorily (as determined by the Sec- retary of the Army) for a period of more than 30 days; and ‘‘(2) to be retired under chapter 65 of title 10, United States Code.’’ CONSTRUCTIVE CREDIT FOR DETERMINATION OF GRADE AND RANK OF OFFICERS IN ARMY MEDICAL SPE- CIALIST CORPS Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title V, § 551(d), Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1371, provided that: ‘‘(1) For the purpose of determining the grade and rank within grade of a person who is appointed as a commissioned officer in the Army Medical Specialist Corps for service in the Physician Assistant Section, or who is assigned to the Army Medical Specialist Corps for service as a physician assistant, and who on the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 5, 1991] is a war- rant officer and a physician assistant on active duty or in an active reserve status, the Secretary of the Army shall credit that person at the time of such appoint- ment with any service on active duty, or in an active reserve status, as a physician assistant performed as a member of the Armed Forces before that appointment. ‘‘(2) The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regula- tions to carry out this subsection.’’ § 7072. Judge Advocate General’s Corps There is a Judge Advocate General’s Corps in the Army. The Judge Advocate General’s Corps consists of— (1) the Judge Advocate General; (2) the Assistant Judge Advocate General; (3) commissioned officers of the Regular Army appointed therein; and (4) other members of the Army assigned thereto by the Secretary of the Army. (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 169, § 3072; Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title V, § 502(q), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2104; renumbered § 7072, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 808(a), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1838.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 3072 ......... 10:61–1 (1st sentence, less applicability to strength). June 28, 1950, ch. 383, § 308 (1st sentence, less ap- plicability to strength), 64 Stat. 270. The words ‘‘authorized by sections 21f and 21h, re- spectively, of this title’’ are omitted as surplusage. The word ‘‘grade’’ is substituted for the word ‘‘rank’’. The words ‘‘but the Secretary shall not assign to the Judge Advocate General’s Corps any officer who has been ap- pointed and commissioned in some other special branch or in the Regular Army without specification of branch’’ are omitted as covered by section 3064 of this title. Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 3072 of this title as this section. 2016—Pars. (3) to (5). Pub. L. 114–328 redesignated pars. (4) and (5) as (3) and (4), respectively, and struck out former par. (3) which read as follows: ‘‘three offi- cers in the grade of brigadier general;’’. 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. § 7073. Chaplains (a) There are chaplains in the Army. The Chaplains include— (1) the Chief of Chaplains; (2) commissioned officers of the Regular Army appointed as chaplains; and (3) other officers of the Army appointed as chaplains in the Army. (b) The Chief of Chaplains, while so serving, holds the grade of major general. (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 170, § 3073; re- numbered § 7073 and amended Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title V, § 510(a), title VIII, § 808(a), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1751, 1838.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 3073 ......... 10:231a. June 28, 1950, ch. 383, § 309, 64 Stat. 270. The words ‘‘authorized by section 21f of this title’’, ‘‘as now or hereafter provided by law’’, and ‘‘and com- missioned * * * or in any component thereof’’ are omit- ted as surplusage. Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2018—Pub. L. 115–232, § 808(a), renumbered section 3073 of this title as this section. Pub. L. 115–232, § 510(a), designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b). 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. § 7074. Commands: territorial organization; engi- neer tactical units (a) Except as otherwise prescribed by law or by the Secretary of Defense, the Army shall be divided into such commands, forces, and organi- zations as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Army. (b) For Army purposes, the United States, the Commonwealths and possessions, and other