10 U.S.C. § 7084

Current through P.L. 118-62 (published on www.congress.gov on 05/13/2024)

Section 7084 - Chief of Veterinary Corps

The Chief of the Veterinary Corps of the Army shall be appointed from among officers of the Veterinary Corps.

10 U.S.C. § 7084

Added Pub. L. 107-314, div. A, title V, §504(b)(1), Dec. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 2531, §3084; amended Pub. L. 108-136, div. A, title V, §502(a), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1456; Pub. L. 109-163, div. A, title X, §1056(c)(11), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3440; Pub. L. 114-328, div. A, title V, §502(r)(1), (2), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2104; Pub. L. 115-91, div. A, title V, §506(b), Dec. 12, 2017, 131 Stat. 1374; renumbered § 7084,Pub. L. 115-232, div. A, title VIII, §808(a)7084,, 132 Stat. 1838.

EDITORIAL NOTES

PRIOR PROVISIONSPrior sections 7084 to 7088 were renumbered sections 8584 to 8588 of this title, respectively.

AMENDMENTS2018- Pub. L. 115-232 renumbered section 3084 of this title as this section. 2017- Pub. L. 115-91 struck out at end "An officer appointed to that position who holds a lower grade shall be appointed in the grade of brigadier general."2016- Pub. L. 114-328 amended section catchline generally, substituting "Chief of Veterinary Corps" for "Chief of Veterinary Corps: grade", and struck out second sentence of text which read as follows: "The Chief of the Veterinary Corps serves in the grade of brigadier general."2006- Pub. L. 109-163 substituted colon for semicolon in section catchline. 2003- Pub. L. 108-136 inserted "shall be appointed from among officers of the Veterinary Corps. The Chief of the Veterinary Corps" after "Army".

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.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2003 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 108-136, div. A, title V, §502(b), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1456, provided that: "The amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall apply to appointments of the Chief of the Veterinary Corps of the Army that are made on or after the date of the enactment of this Act [Nov. 24, 2003]."

grade

The term "grade" means a step or degree, in a graduated scale of office or military rank, that is established and designated as a grade by law or regulation.

officer

The term "officer" means a commissioned or warrant officer.