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Title 10 — Armed Forces

Part I · Chapter 703 — Department of the Army

§ 7011. Organization

Statutory text

The Department of the Army is separately organized under the Secretary of the Army. It operates under the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of Defense.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Pub. L. 87–651 title II § 210(a) · 76 Stat. 506

    Enacted · 10 U.S.C. § 7011

    Added Pub. L. 87–651, title II, § 210(a), Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 524, § 3010

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Added Pub. L. 87–651, title II, § 210(a), Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 524, § 3010

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (a) Chapter 303 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting before section 3011: “§ 3010. Organization “The Department of the Army is separately organized under the Secretary of the Army. It operates under the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of Defense.”

  2. Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986

    Pub. L. 99–433 title V § 501(a)(2) · 100 Stat. 992

    Changed · 10 U.S.C. § 7011

    Pub. L. 99–433 renumbered section 3010 of this title as this section

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 99–433 renumbered section 3010 of this title as this section.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (2) 10 USC 3031 et seq. Sections 3010, 3011, 3012, 3013, and 3014 are redesignated as sections 3011, 3012, 3013, 3014, and 3015, respectively.

  3. John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019

    Pub. L. 115–232 div. A title VIII § 808(a) · 132 Stat. 1636

    Changed · 10 U.S.C. § 7011

    Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 3011 of this title as this section

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 3011 of this title as this section.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (a) Subtitle B, Part I, Section Numbers.— Each section in part I of subtitle B of title 10, United States Code, is redesignated so that the number of the section, as redesignated, is the number equal to the previous number plus 4,000.

    Effective date note
    Amendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.

3 of 3 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Notes

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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
30105:171a(c)(7) (1st sentence, as applicable to Department of Army).July 26, 1947, ch. 343, § 202(c)(7) (1st sentence, as applicable, to Department of Army); added Aug. 6, 1958, Pub. L. 85–599, § 3(a) (1st sentence of 8th par., as applicable to Department of Army), 72 Stat. 516.

The word “operates” is substituted for the words “shall function”.

Editorial Notes

Amendments1986–2018 · 2 rounds

2018

Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 3011 of this title as this section.

1986

Pub. L. 99–433 renumbered section 3010 of this title as this section.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2018 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective , with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.

Credits

1962–2018 · 3 acts
  1. 1962Added Pub. L. 87–651, title II, § 210(a), , 76 Stat. 524, § 3010
  2. 1986renumbered § 3011, Pub. L. 99–433, title V, § 501(a)(2), , 100 Stat. 1034
  3. 2018renumbered § 7011, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 808(a), , 132 Stat. 1838.
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(Added Pub. L. 87–651, title II, § 210(a), , 76 Stat. 524, § 3010; renumbered § 3011, Pub. L. 99–433, title V, § 501(a)(2), , 100 Stat. 1034; renumbered § 7011, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 808(a), , 132 Stat. 1838.)

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