Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-73not60
§7222 Rank: Commissioned Officers Serving Under Temporary Appointments
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Summary
The President can change the official date of rank for commissioned Army officers who are serving in temporary grades when the Army needs it.
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Title 10, §7222
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The President may, in accordance with the needs of the Army, adjust dates of rank of commissioned officers of the Army serving in temporary grades.
Legislative History
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 357210:506d(c) (last sentence).Aug. 7, 1947, ch. 512, § 515(c) (last sentence), 61 Stat. 907. The word “commissioned” is inserted for clarity, since the source statute related only to commissioned officers. The words “in his discretion, from time to time” are omitted as surplusage.
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Prior Provisions
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 3572 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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Citation
10 U.S.C. § 7222
Title 10 — Armed Forces
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60