2013 US Code
Title 10 - Armed Forces
Subtitle E - Reserve Components (§§ 10001 - 18506)
Part II - PERSONNEL GENERALLY (§§ 12001 - 12774)
Chapter 1219 - STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES FOR RETENTION AND PROMOTION (§§ 12641 - 12647)
Section 12643 - Boards for appointment, promotion, and certain other purposes: composition
| 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 1219 - STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES FOR RETENTION AND PROMOTION Sec. 12643 - Boards for appointment, promotion, and certain other purposes: composition |
| Contains | section 12643 |
| 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. 11, §266; Pub. L. 96-513, title V, §501(4), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2907; Pub. L. 97-22, §2(c), July 10, 1981, 95 Stat. 124; renumbered §12643, Pub. L. 103-337, div. A, title XVI, §1662(h)(2), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2996. |
| Statutes at Large References | 66 Stat. 496 94 Stat. 2907 95 Stat. 124 108 Stat. 2996 |
| Public Law References | Public Law 96-513, Public Law 97-22, Public Law 103-337 |
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(a) Except as provided in section 612(a)(3) of this title and except for boards that may be convened to select Reserves for appointment in the Regular Army, Regular Navy, Regular Air Force, or Regular Marine Corps, each board convened for the appointment, promotion, demotion, involuntary release from active duty, discharge, or retirement of Reserves shall include at least one member of the Reserves, with the exact number of Reserves determined by the Secretary concerned in his discretion.
(b) Each member of a board convened for the selection for promotion, or for the demotion or discharge, of Reserves must be senior in rank to the persons under consideration by that board. However, a member serving in a legal advisory capacity may be junior in rank to any person, other than a judge advocate or law specialist, being considered by that board; and a member serving in a medical advisory capacity may be junior in rank to any person, other than a medical officer, being considered by that board.
(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 11, §266; Pub. L. 96–513, title V, §501(4), Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 2907; Pub. L. 97–22, §2(c), July 10, 1981, 95 Stat. 124; renumbered §12643, Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title XVI, §1662(h)(2), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2996.)
| Revised section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
|---|---|---|
| 266(a) 266(b) | 50:1005(a). 50:1005(b). | July 9, 1952, ch. 608, §254, 66 Stat. 496. |
In subsection (a), the words "under * * * prescribed" are substituted for the words "in accordance * * * established".
In subsection (b), the words "in rank" and "by that board" are inserted for clarity.
AMENDMENTS1994—Pub. L. 103–337 renumbered section 266 of this title as this section.
1981—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 97–22 substituted "Except as provided in section 612(a)(3) of this title and except for Boards that may be convened to select Reserves for appointment in the Regular Army, Regular Navy, Regular Air Force, or Regular Marine Corps, each board convened for the appointment, promotion, demotion, involuntary release from active duty, discharge, or retirement of Reserves shall include at least one member of the Reserves, with the exact number of Reserves determined by the Secretary concerned in his discretion" for "Except as provided in section 612(a)(3) of this title, each board convened for the appointment, promotion, demotion, involuntary release from active duty, discharge, or retirement of Reserves shall include an appropriate number of Reserves, as prescribed by the Secretary concerned under standards and policies prescribed by the Secretary of Defense".
1980—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 96–513 substituted "Except as provided in section 612(a)(3) of this title, each" for "Each".
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1980 AMENDMENTAmendment by Pub. L. 96–513 effective Sept. 15, 1981, see section 701 of Pub. L. 96–513, set out as a note under section 101 of this title.
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