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§7203 Retired commissioned officers: status
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Title 10, §7203
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A retired commissioned officer of the Army who is on active duty is considered, for all purposes except promotion, to be an officer of the branch or organization to which he is assigned.
Legislative History
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 350310:999.
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are omitted, since, in the opinion of the Judge Advocate General of the Army (JAG 210.85, Feb. 21, 1923), they were repealed by the Act of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 President, employed * * * assigned to duty” are omitted as surplusage. The word “branch” is substituted for the words “arms, corps, department” to conform to section 3063 and 3064 of this title.
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
A prior section 7203, acts Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 442; Sept. 2, 1958, Pub. L. 85–861, § 33(a)(34), 72 Stat. 1566, authorized Secretary of the Navy to make expenditures for scientific investigations and research from any naval appropriation available for those purposes and to delegate this authority within Navy, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103–355, title III, § 3025(a), Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3334. Prior section 7204 and 7205 were renumbered section 8604 and 8605 of this title, respectively. A prior section 7206, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 443, related to minor
Construction
and extension of structures, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 85–861, § 36B(22), Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1571. A prior section 7207 was renumbered section 8607 of this title. A prior section 7208, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 443, authorized the Secretary of the Navy to pay the travel, subsistence, special compensation, and other expenses of officers and students of Latin American countries that the Secretary considers necessary for Latin American cooperation, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 98–525, title XIV, §§ 1401(d)(3)(A), 1404, Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2616, 2621, effective Oct. 1, 1985. A prior section 7209, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 444, related to rewards for recovery of missing naval property, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 100–370, § 1(e)(3)(A), July 19, 1988, 102 Stat. 845. See section 2252 of this title. A prior section 7210, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 444, authorized Secretary of the Navy to purchase patents, patent applications, and licenses, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title VIII, § 824(a)(2), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1707. Prior section 7211 and 7212 were renumbered section 8611 and 8612 of this title, respectively.
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 3503 of this title as this section.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 2018 AmendmentAmendment 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.
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10 U.S.C. § 7203
Title 10 — Armed Forces
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