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§12772 Reserve Commissioned Officers Who Have Served as Attending Physician to the Congress: Grade on Transfer to Retired Reserve

Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle E— Reserve Components › Part II— PERSONNEL GENERALLY › Chapter 1225— RETIRED GRADE › § 12772

Last updated Apr 3, 2026|Official source

Summary

When a reserve commissioned officer who served as the Attending Physician to Congress moves into the Retired Reserve, they must be put on the retired list at the same rank they held while serving as Attending Physician, unless another law gives them a higher rank.

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Title 10, §12772

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Unless entitled to a higher grade under another provision of law, a reserve commissioned officer who is transferred to the Retired Reserve after having served in the position of Attending Physician to the Congress is entitled to be placed on the retired list established by section 12774(a) of this title in the grade held by the officer while serving in that position.

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Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 1374(e) of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103–337, § 1662(k)(2).

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Effective Date

Section effective Dec. 1, 1994, except as otherwise provided, see section 1691 of Pub. L. 103–337, set out as a note under section 10001 of this title.

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Citation

10 U.S.C. § 12772

Title 10Armed Forces

Last Updated

Apr 3, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60