2013 US Code
Title 10 - Armed Forces
Subtitle D - Air Force (§§ 8010 - 9842)
Part I - ORGANIZATION (§§ 8010 - 8084)
Chapter 805 - THE AIR STAFF (§§ 8031 - 8039)
Section 8036 - Surgeon General: appointment; grade
| 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 D - Air Force PART I - ORGANIZATION CHAPTER 805 - THE AIR STAFF Sec. 8036 - Surgeon General: appointment; grade |
| Contains | section 8036 |
| Date | 2013 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 16, 2014 |
| Positive Law | Yes |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Added Pub. L. 89-288, §5(a), Oct. 22, 1965, 79 Stat. 1050; amended Pub. L. 99-433, title V, §522(g)(2), Oct. 1, 1986, 100 Stat. 1063; Pub. L. 104-106, div. A, title V, §506(c), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 296. |
| Statutes at Large References | 79 Stat. 1050 100 Stat. 1063 110 Stat. 296 |
| Public Law References | Public Law 89-288, Public Law 99-433, Public Law 104-106 |
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There is a Surgeon General of the Air Force who is appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate from officers of the Air Force who are in the Air Force medical department. The Surgeon General, while so serving, has the grade of lieutenant general.
(Added Pub. L. 89–288, §5(a), Oct. 22, 1965, 79 Stat. 1050; amended Pub. L. 99–433, title V, §522(g)(2), Oct. 1, 1986, 100 Stat. 1063; Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title V, §506(c), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 296.)
AMENDMENTS1996—Pub. L. 104–106 substituted "in the Air Force medical department" for "designated as medical officers under section 8067(a) of this title".
1986—Pub. L. 99–433 substituted a semicolon for the comma in section catchline.
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