2013 US Code
Title 10 - Armed Forces
Subtitle E - Reserve Components (§§ 10001 - 18506)
Part II - PERSONNEL GENERALLY (§§ 12001 - 12774)
Chapter 1205 - APPOINTMENT OF RESERVE OFFICERS (§§ 12201 - 12215)
Section 12204 - Commissioned officers: original appointment; limitation
| 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 E - Reserve Components PART II - PERSONNEL GENERALLY CHAPTER 1205 - APPOINTMENT OF RESERVE OFFICERS Sec. 12204 - Commissioned officers: original appointment; limitation |
| Contains | section 12204 |
| Date | 2013 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 16, 2014 |
| Positive Law | Yes |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 25, §594; Pub. L. 100-456, div. A, title XII, §1234(a)(1), Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 2059; renumbered §12204, Pub. L. 103-337, div. A, title XVI, §1662(c)(2), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2990; Pub. L. 109-163, div. A, title X, §1057(a)(2), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3440. |
| Statutes at Large References | 66 Stat. 487 102 Stat. 2059 108 Stat. 2990 119 Stat. 3440 |
| Public Law References | Public Law 100-456, Public Law 103-337, Public Law 109-163 |
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(a) No person may be appointed as a Reserve in a commissioned grade above major or lieutenant commander, unless—
(1) he was formerly a commissioned officer of an armed force; or
(2) such an appointment is recommended by a board of officers convened by the Secretary concerned.
(b) This section does not apply to adjutants general and assistant adjutants general of the several States, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 25, §594; Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title XII, §1234(a)(1), Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 2059; renumbered §12204, Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, §1662(c)(2), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2990; Pub. L. 109–163, div. A, title X, §1057(a)(2), Jan. 6, 2006, 119 Stat. 3440.)
| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 594(a) | 50:941(c) (less 1st 21 words). | July 9, 1952, ch. 608 §217(c), 66 Stat. 487. |
| 594(b) | 50:941(c) (1st 21 words). |
In subsection (a), the words "unless * * * he was formerly" are substituted for the words "has not held an appointment as". The words "or any component thereof" are omitted as surplusage.
AMENDMENTS2006—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 109–163 struck out "and Territories" after "States".
1994—Pub. L. 103–337 renumbered section 594 of this title as this section.
1988—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 100–456 struck out "the Canal Zone," after "Puerto Rico,".
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