10-U.S.C.-12204
§12204 – Commissioned officers: Original Appointment; Limitation
Pathway
Title 10 > Subtitle E > Part II > Chapter 1205 > Section 12204
Details
- Reference: Section 12204
- Legend: §12204 – Commissioned officers: Original Appointment; Limitation
- USCode Year: 2013
Provision Content
(a) No person may be appointed as a Reserve in a commissioned grade above major or lieutenant commander, unless—
(1) he was formerly a commissioned officer of an armed force; or
(2) such an appointment is recommended by a board of officers convened by the Secretary concerned.
(b) This section does not apply to adjutants general and assistant adjutants general of the several States, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 25, §594; Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title XII, §1234(a)(1), Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 2059; renumbered §12204, Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, §1662(c)(2), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2990; Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title X, §1057(a)(2), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3440.)
| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 594(a) | 50:941(c) (less 1st 21 words). | July 9, 1952, ch. 608 §217(c), 66 Stat. 487. |
| 594(b) | 50:941(c) (1st 21 words). |
In subsection (a), the words unless * * * he was formerly are substituted for the words has not held an appointment as. The words or any component thereof are omitted as surplusage.
Amendments
2006—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 109–163 struck out and Territories after States.
1994—Pub. L. 103–337 renumbered section 594 of this title as this section.
1988—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 100–456 struck out the Canal Zone, after Puerto Rico,.
U.S. Encyclopedia of Law Coverage
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