2016 US Code
Title 10 - Armed Forces
Subtitle D - Air Force
Part II - Personnel
Chapter 843 - Special Appointments, Assignments, Details, and Duties
Sec. 8547 - Duties: chaplains; assistance required of commanding officers

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Citation 10 U.S.C. § 8547 (2016)
Section Name §8547. Duties: chaplains; assistance required of commanding officers
Section Text

(a) Each chaplain shall, when practicable, hold appropriate religious services at least once on each Sunday for the command to which he is assigned, and shall perform appropriate religious burial services for members of the Air Force who die while in that command.

(b) Each commanding officer shall furnish facilities, including necessary transportation, to any chaplain assigned to his command, to assist the chaplain in performing his duties.

Source Credit

(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 528.)

Editorial Notes
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
8547(a) 10:238. R.S. 1125.
8547(b) 10:239. R.S. 1127.
  [Uncodified: Feb. 2, 1901, ch. 192, §12 (last sentence), 31 Stat. 750]. Feb. 2, 1901, ch. 192, §12 (last sentence), 31 Stat. 750.

In subsection (a), the words "members of the Air Force" are substituted for the words "officers and soldiers".

In subsection (b), the words "regiments, hospitals, and posts", in 10:239, are omitted, since at the time of the enactment of section 1127 of the Revised Statutes, chaplains were authorized only for regiments, hospitals, and posts. The revised section preserves the broad coverage of the original statute. The words "each commanding officer shall" are substituted for the words "It shall be the duty of commanders", in 10:239. The word "furnish" is substituted for the words "to afford", in 10:239. The words "including necessary transportation" are substituted for the last sentence of section 12 of the Act of February 2, 1901, ch. 192, 31 Stat. 750. The words "his command" are substituted for the words "the same", in 10:239. The words "to assist" are substituted for the words "as may aid them", in 10:239.

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 4, 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 II - PERSONNEL
CHAPTER 843 - SPECIAL APPOINTMENTS, ASSIGNMENTS, DETAILS, AND DUTIES
Sec. 8547 - Duties: chaplains; assistance required of commanding officers
Contains section 8547
Date 2016
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 6, 2017
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large Reference 31 Stat. 750
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