2013 US Code
Title 10 - Armed Forces
Subtitle A - General Military Law (§§ 101 - 2925)
Part II - PERSONNEL (§§ 501 - 1805)
Chapter 45 - THE UNIFORM (§§ 771 - 777a)
Section 777a - Wearing of insignia of higher grade before appointment to a grade above major general or rear admiral (frocking): authority; restrictions
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 10 - ARMED FORCES |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 10 - ARMED FORCES Subtitle A - General Military Law PART II - PERSONNEL CHAPTER 45 - THE UNIFORM Sec. 777a - Wearing of insignia of higher grade before appointment to a grade above major general or rear admiral (frocking): authority; restrictions |
Contains | section 777a |
Date | 2013 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 16, 2014 |
Positive Law | Yes |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Added Pub. L. 111-383, div. A, title V, §505(a)(1), Jan. 7, 2011, 124 Stat. 4208. |
Statutes at Large Reference | 124 Stat. 4208 |
Public Law Reference | Public Law 111-383 |
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(b)
(1) the Senate has given its advice and consent to the appointment of the officer to that grade;
(2) the officer has received orders to serve in a position outside the military department of that officer for which that grade is authorized;
(3) the Secretary of Defense (or a civilian officer within the Office of the Secretary of Defense whose appointment was made with the advice and consent of the Senate and to whom the Secretary delegates such approval authority) has given approval for the officer to wear the insignia for that grade before assuming the duties of a position for which that grade is authorized; and
(4) the Secretary of Defense has submitted to Congress a written notification of the intent to authorize the officer to wear the insignia for that grade.
(c)
(A) be paid the rate of pay provided for an officer in that grade having the same number of years of service as that officer; or
(B) assume any legal authority associated with that grade.
(2) The period for which an officer wears the insignia of a higher grade under such authority may not be taken into account for any of the following purposes:
(A) Seniority in that grade.
(B) Time of service in that grade.
(d)
(Added Pub. L. 111–383, div. A, title V, §505(a)(1), Jan. 7, 2011, 124 Stat. 4208.)
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