Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73
§9218 Duties: warrant officers; limitations
Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle D— - Air Force and Space Force › Part PART II— - PERSONNEL › Chapter CHAPTER 923— - SPECIAL APPOINTMENTS, ASSIGNMENTS, DETAILS, AND DUTIES › § 9218
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Title 10, §9218
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Under regulations prescribed by the President, a warrant officer may be assigned to perform duties that necessarily include those normally performed by a commissioned officer.
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 854810:593 (1st sentence).Aug. 21, 1941, ch. 384, § 4 (1st sentence), 55 Stat. 653. 10:593 (1st sentence, less provisos) is omitted as superseded by section 8012(e) of this title. 10:593 (last proviso) is omitted as covered by section 936(a)(4) of this title (article 136(a)(4) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice). The words “may be assigned” are substituted for the words “shall be vested with power to”.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 8548 of this title as this section.
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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. § 9218
Title 10 — Armed Forces
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73